SYNOPSIS

project fiftyone is an inspiring and hope-filled story that showcases how every one of us can make a difference by offering kindness and compassion to others.

In remembrance of the 51 people killed in Christchurch’s mosque attacks, a young Kiwi-Afghan couple, Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi, raise money to travel to Afghanistan to empower some of Kabul’s most poverty stricken people by funding 51 micro-business projects. As little as USD $250 is enough to change lives with the gift of a small but essential item such as a sewing machine or a portable food cart, and we watch as their hopes and dreams are fulfilled.

At the same time, this humanitarian act works to deeply change Bariz and Saba. Their own stories as Muslim refugees living in the Western World weave through this story of making a powerful choice to meet hate with love.