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Shathi's Story: Married Young and Speaking Out

In southern Bangladesh, the average girl is married by age 15, drops out of school, and has her first child by 16. This puts both mother and baby at far greater risk of death in a region where maternal and newborn mortality are already high. She has no voice in these decisions. Her parents, husband, and in-laws decide. What happens when you give a girl a voice?

Shilpi's Story: Proving the Value of Girls in Bangladesh

Save the Children's "Girls' Voices" project started in Southern Bangladesh in 2006 with the aim of encouraging young women to take control of their lives and their futures. It has touched 42,000 lives since then—including those of Shilpi and her family.

The Team - Episode 4: Change of Guard

In the wake of a disastrous loss in their first match together, massive changes are afoot in the leadership of Imani FC. Tension around ethnic, economic, and gender differences rises to the surface as players struggle to deal with the past. Will the roster, captain, and coach of Imani FC all be different by their next match?

The Team - Episode 6: Desperate Situations

After coach punishes the team for having a party by cutting short their leave, Kezia and Oli happen upon a group of people beating up Kezia's brother Rodez. The team must confront the reality of mob justice and an unfair health care system, and joins together to help Rodez.

The Team - Episode 7: Under Pressure

The team pulls together to help Kezia's brother Rodez, who is in critical condition in the hospital after suffering a beating fueled by ethnic conflict. As the world around them is consumed by violence and hatred, Imani FC begins to look past their differences and act as one team.

The Team - Episode 12: Challenging Moments

Still reeling from Priest's murder, Imani FC must begin the process of grieving while dealing with the trial of the policeman who assaulted Tina. Will these challenging moments bring them together as a team?

explore: Oasis of Peace

Problems arise when people simply do not understand one another. At the community school in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam—named in both Hebrew and Arabic—children learn both languages at a very young age, thus cultivating a spirit of communication and mutual understanding. The village is a true rarity, as Jews and Palestinian Arabs live together in cooperation and respect.

Alagados Project: Joice

Meet Joice, a determined student from Alagados in Salvador, Brazil. In a community where the average income for a family of four to eight people is just $200 a month, education can make all the difference in helping to reduce poverty. So the fact that Joice comes from a semi-literate family but is now attending university makes her an important role model in her community.

Africa's Daughters

In Uganda, most girls never get to attend high school, and even fewer graduate. But attitudes are changing. This film follows two hard-working young female students, Hoctavia and Ruth, whose education is giving them hope for the future.

MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education

The Australian Government has made education a flagship of its Laos aid program. Already the number of children, especially girls, staying in supported schools to grade 5 has doubled.

UNESCO Assists Teachers' Training In Morocco

Teachers in Morocco need basic resources and up-to-date information to face the fifty-five percent illiteracy rate. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, has joined forces with ITU, the International Telecommunications Union, to introduce electronic instruction via satellite technology for eleven thousand teachers.

ViewChange: The Mothers Index

Being a new mom is rewarding and challenging. But what extra burdens do mothers in poor and rural communities face? Take a tour of the world's best and worst places to be a mom, in this report from Save the Children and ViewChange.org.

Global Education: Skilling Pacific Workers

The Australia-Pacific Technical College's vocational training centers in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuata are helping Pacific Islanders improve their employment opportunities at home and abroad. But the ultimate aim is to make the system self-sufficient by training local instructors to replace the Australian tutors.

UNICEF: New Schools for Indigenous Children in Republic of Congo

The Baka indigenous people of Central Africa are oppressed and discriminated against by the Bantu majority. UNICEF and the Catholic Church are seeking to reverse this discrimination by starting at the foundation level: teaching Baka children the skills they need to succeed in school and society.

UNICEF: Youth Leaders in Soweto Greet Queen Rania

UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan, spends time with members of the Girls’ and Boys’ Empowerment Movement (GEM/BEM) club at the Phefeni Senior Secondary school in Soweto, South Africa. The club offers a safe place to share problems, learn leadership skills, and build confidence to withstand peer group pressure.

UNICEF: Radio For and By Children in Banda Aceh

UNICEF has been working to build a long-lasting protective environment for children and women in Aceh, Indonesia, who were affected by the 2004 tsunami. Nineteen children’s centers have been built and provincial law revised to address issues of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.