You may recall that in February 2007 we followed Shawn Rubin, a teacher at Providence's CVS Highlander School and cofounder of Providence nonprofit Longitude, when he went to Akeba, Ghana during school-vacation week. (Providence teacher bringing school aid to Ghana this week blogs it.)

The documentary about the trip is finally finished and will be shown tonight. Big World, Small World premiers at 7 p.m. at the The MET Black Box Theater, 325 Public Street between Eddy St. and Prairie Ave (directions).
The suggested donation for tickets is $10 per person.  Tickets can be
purchased at the door.

Here's a clip:

Background:

Shawn Rubin, a Providence kindergarten teacher and founder of the non-profit organization, Longitude and filmmakers John Lavall and Jessica Jennings teamed up to produce a documentary film about a school based in Abeka, Ghana that provides young adults secretarial skills. The film documents the work that Longitude supports in Ghana, and profiles the Professional Secretarial Academy of Ghana (PROFESA) and it's founder Meshach Bondzie. The film is titled "Big World, Small World" and is the story of one man making a difference in his community and his country by educating students who would otherwise have no chance to escape the perpetual cycle of abject poverty that impacts so many Ghanaian families.