A Calling to Care (2001)

Overview : A Calling to Care is the inspiring story of 55 year-old Grace Stanley, a Canadian nurse who left her home and prestigious career behind to answer a calling halfway around the world in Karachi, Pakistan. Teaching nursing to local women in a strict Muslim culture that forbids them to even to touch men is a formidable task. However, Grace challenges her own values and belief systems to find common ground with her students, helping them to excel and feel respect for themselves in a culture that doesn't respect them. Whether it is getting her hands painted with henna, swimming fully-clothed in the ocean, or marching bravely with them on International Women's Day, Grace bonds with her students in a very special way, and ultimately discovers how the West can learn a lot more from the Third World than she ever thought.

Release Date : September 28, 2001

Runtime : 25m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Kanopy Streaming, Documentary Educational Resources, Kanopy (Firm), Esperanto Productions Inc.

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : nurse, islam, education, pakistan, social documentary, inspiring, cultural identity, karachi, short film