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TED: Chimamanda Adichie – The Danger of a Single Story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice—and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Tumaini Letu: Our Hope

In the villages of western Kenya, AIDS has robbed hundreds of thousands of children of their parents. This film follows the lives, struggles, and indomitable spirit of three women left to care for these orphans, as they fight to give the children a chance of a better future.

UNICEF: Refuge for Burundians Expelled from Tanzania

Burundians who fled to Tanzania during conflict in 1993 are now being forced to move back home. Many end up at a transit camp at Kinazi, where help is available for the expelled people to reclaim lost homes and reunite with their families, as they begin to rebuild their lives.

Living Proof: Malawi – Grandparents Shaping Safe Childbirth

In Malawi, agogos (grandparents) are responsible for passing on tradition. Through the Agogo Program, they are educating future parents on proper pre- and post-natal care to help increase the odds of safe childbirth.

Access to Survival

Malaria kills a million people in Africa every single year. But it is a preventable disease, and now a unique public-private partnership is helping to spread awareness and increase the use of the best defense there is against it: treated mosquito nets.

Shooting Poverty: Bang for Your Buck

In post-conflict Burundi, one thing remains affordable to all: the grenade. Journalist Teddy Mazina follows the stories behind the headlines of never-ending explosive lethal attacks.

Intended Consequences: Valentine

Valentine is a genocide survivor whose second daughter was a product of rape. Here, she tells the story of her trauma and how she's been able to move past it with help from Avega Agahozo, a Rwandan non-profit that helps survivors of genocide.

A Dollar A Day: The Price of Cotton

Factors such as government subsidies, overproduction, and even currency exchange rates are steadily depressing the price of cotton worldwide. Ultimately, it is farmers living in places like Mali and Texas who are impacted the most. But can they do anything to change the situation?

On the Ground with Nicholas D. Kristof: Anyak vs. The Guinea Worm

The guinea worm is a waterborne parasite that has plagued humans since ancient times, but organizations such as the Carter Center are determined to eradicate it completely. In this video, Nicholas D. Kristof follows a young Sudanese boy who is being quarantined for treatment.