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In rural Ghana, children often struggle to get an education, with girls missing out far more frequently than boys of a similar age. But 12-year-old Elizabeth Napari, through her family's sacrifice, is taking advantage of changing attitudes.

Pedal=Sight

For many children in the West, usually a bicycle is little more than a toy. For Bharati it is a means to an education, a means to a better future, and a tool to achieve what women in her mother's generation could not. Bharati wants to change her world with a little help from her own two wheels.

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.

Living Proof: Nepal – Dangerous Day

The dangers of childbirth become amplified when mothers live in remote and poverty-stricken areas. In the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, far from any clinics or hospitals, a young mother struggles with the fear of complications during the birth of her daughter. This film examines how skilled birth attendants can dramatically improve the survival odds for both the mother and child.

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.

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.

The Art of Activism: Martha Ryan

The founder of San Francisco's Homeless Prenatal Program talks about how her experiences of volunteering in the developing world gave her the inspiration to help people in need closer to home.

Parteras

Midwives in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, represent the front line in a nationwide battle to improve the lives of women. They are helping to reduce domestic violence and improve education, while also working hard to maintain a maternal mortality rate of close to zero.

Climate Change Hardest Hit: Empowered Women of Ethiopia

Southern Ethiopia is being hit hard by climate change, and the region's women often bear the brunt of hardships caused by unpredictable weather patterns and drought. But these women are reacting by empowering themselves, partnering with a local organization to share information and improve their living conditions.

Living Proof: Nepal – Community Health Workers Saving Lives

Nepal's mother and child mortality rates are among the highest in the world, but now women are training each other as community health volunteers to save lives in their villages.

Colombia: Justice in the Region of Death

The Mid-Magdalena region of Colombia is one of the most macho parts of Latin America, a place where violence against women is a casual part of everyday life. But change is coming. One of the "change-makers" is Judge Esperanza Gonzalez, a woman in her late 40s who is seeking to bring justice for females both inside her courtroom and out.

Rwanda: Sexual Violence

A unique education campaign targeting the military, the police, and the general public in Rwanda is helping to prevent sexual violence against women.

Using Religious Values to Advance Women's Rights in Afghanistan

In Friday prayers and community meetings, religious leaders are teaching Afghan men about the dangers of domestic violence and the importance of protecting the health of women and children.

Ecuador Provides Birth Choices to Save Lives

Among indigenous people in remote parts of Ecuador, expectant mothers are often reluctant to give birth away from home, leading to possible complications during labor. But local hospitals are beginning to realize that a little cultural sensitivity can go a long way toward changing their minds.

Feminin, Masculin

In Iran there are different entrances and sections for men and women on public buses: women sit at the back, men at the front. Except on Farahnaz Shiri's bus. She's the first female bus driver in Tehran, and everything on her bus is vice-versa. She is the governor and the only lawmaker of her own little society. But what do her passenger's think?

An Incubator Hatches New Businesses for Chinese Laid-Off Women Workers

Supported by the UN Development Programme, the Tianjin Women Business Incubator is helping unemployed workers set up in business, including one woman who has created a chain of 60 car wash stores.