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26/05/2005

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An examination of the work of South Uist priest Fr Colin MacInnes.

Obair Mgr Cailean MhacAonghais ann an Ecuador fichead bliadhna an dèidh dha a dhol ann. Revisiting the work of Father Colin MacInnes in Ecuador 20 years on.

Tha am prògram seo a' tilleadh gu obair Mgr Cailean MhacAonghais, sagart a Uidhist a Deas fichead bliadhna an dèidh dha tòiseachadh ag obair a-measg sluagh bochda na dùthcha.

Documenting the work South Uist priest, Fr Colin MacInnes, has undertaken with the poor people of Quito, Ecuador since 1984. In 20 years, Fr Colin has helped establish a hospital, banks, schools, churches, roads and running water for the 100,000 inhabitants of the Comite del Pueblo, a hillside shantytown on the outskirts of the city. The programme is a close examination of one man's humanity and documents the daily uphill struggle that informs and shapes the life of Father Colin MacInnes in Ecuador.

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