Jul 03 Uneasy alliance in Bangladesh reveals complex social issues By Fred de Sam Lazaro A partnership with multinational corporations in Bangladesh reveals the complex social issues that underlie poverty and compromises anti-poverty activists must make to achieve growth and self-sustainability. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch Vietnam battles sex trafficking along China’s border By PBS News Hour 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
Jun 04 In Nairobi slums, girl boxers learn how to fight for themselves By Victoria Fleischer Photographer Mia Collis captures the story of Boxgirls, a program that teaches boxing and life skill to young girls growing up in the Kariobangi slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Continue reading
Jun 02 Radio drama encounters real-life trauma in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko A new radio drama in South Sudan called Sawa Shabab coaches young listeners on life skills and getting along with others. But just as production was set to begin, violence erupted in the country -- the same violence the show's… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Rwanda rebuilds after genocide with focus on community health care By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 28 Watch Healing wounds of Rwanda’s genocide by reconciling survivor and perpetrator By PBS News Hour 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
May 19 Inspired by a plastic bag’s potential, nonprofit trains mothers in Ghana By Larisa Epatko Friends Rebecca Brandt and Callie Brauel quickly learned two things while they were studying and volunteering in Ghana’s capital Accra: everyone drinks water out of disposable bags, which end up discarded in the streets, and tens of thousands of children… Continue reading
May 01 Watch Making small improvements in the lives of India’s vulnerable domestic workers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 01 Charity database offers wedding bliss of a different kind By Larisa Epatko When wedding season rolls around and that invitation to the nuptials arrives, it can be a mad dash to get the newlyweds just the right gift. Kendall Webb fondly remembers the Hummel porcelain figurine she received. “You’re supposed to put… Continue reading