Education Dec 06 Watch 8:53 In Liberia, private management of public schools draws scrutiny Founded by freed American slaves, Liberia has a past marred in recent years by civil war and Ebola. The country’s public education system is ineffective, and in an effort to rebuild it, the government has reached across the Atlantic for… By PBS NewsHour
Education Oct 10 Watch 7:01 This plantation-turned-university grows environmental entrepreneurs A former banana plantation in Costa Rica is now a school -- but the curriculum still involves growing fruit. EARTH University, founded in 1992, trains students from developing nations in responsible, sustainable agriculture. Graduates then apply their knowledge in their… By PBS NewsHour
World Aug 04 Watch 6:49 Preserving what’s left of a once-thriving Jewish community in India The coastal Indian city of Cochin was once home to a thriving Jewish community; immigrants came for the spice trade and ended up settling there. But in 1955, the community largely vanished as its residents departed en masse to the… By PBS NewsHour
World Jun 08 Watch 8:18 Can earthquake-stricken Nepal eliminate brick industry’s reliance on child labor? Heavy lifting is a way of life in Nepal. But the 250,000 workers -- many of them children -- manning the Himalayan country’s brick kilns suffer on a different level, toiling in terrible conditions and earning less than one cent… By PBS NewsHour
Jun 08 Watch 8:18 Can earthquake-stricken Nepal eliminate brick industry’s reliance on child labor? By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 6:22 ‘A curse from God’ — the stigma of mental illness in Pakistan By PBS NewsHour Although up to 40 percent of the population could have mental health issues, getting help isn’t easy in Pakistan. The stigma against mental illness is prevalent, and even for those who do want to get help, psychiatrists are in short… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch In Vietnam, new hospital equipment gives more infants a breath of life By PBS NewsHour Hospitals in Vietnam used to rely on imported equipment that often broke down. Now, cheaper, more usable neonatal machines are made within the country and are tailored to local conditions. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Hanoi on… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Vietnam battles sex trafficking along China’s border By PBS NewsHour China is like a giant magnet to neighboring Vietnam, luring workers with higher wages and transportation to other countries. But many women are taken to China involuntarily to be sold into marriage or to work in brothels. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Healing wounds of Rwanda’s genocide by reconciling survivor and perpetrator By PBS NewsHour Twenty years after nearly a million Tutsis were killed the genocide in Rwanda, many Hutus — who were driven out in retribution — are returning to their communities. To facilitate the integration, many small groups are bringing rapprochement between pairs… Continue watching