WHY DID WE PICK THIS TITLE?
BOTTOM OF THE LIST

IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, OUR TEAM WENT TO NIGER TO FILM AND DOCUMENT THE STATUS OF THE WELLS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. 

BEING ABLE TO HAVE A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW DURING THE EDITING PROCESS, THE FOOTAGE WAS EYE-OPENING. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE VILLAGERS WERE EXPERIENCING BASED ON ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER OR NOT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

THE VILLAGES THAT HAD RECEIVED A WELL YEARS AGO, HAD DEVELOPED SO QUICKLY.  LEVELS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND INCOME IN THE VILLAGES WITH A WELL COMPARED TO THE VILLAGES WITHOUT A WELL WERE DRASTICALLY HIGHER.

THIS REALIZATION CAUSED CONVERSATION, WHICH LED THE TEAM TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX AND ITS SUBSEQUENT REPORT.

THIS REPORT REVEALED DATA THAT RANKED THE WORLD'S 189 COUNTRIES ON OVERALL HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND INCOME.  YES, NIGER WAS THE 189TH COUNTRY AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

SO, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO RELEASE OUR DOCUMENTARY, WE COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE FITTING NAME THAN THAT.

THANKFULLY, NIGER IS NO LONGER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.  THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ADDED NEW EMERGING COUNTRIES TO THE REPORT.  SO, AS OF THE 2023 UNHDR THERE ARE 193 COUNTRIES RATED, BUT NIGER IS STILL 189.