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TED: Nathan Wolfe's Jungle Search for Viruses

Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge (passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa) before they claim millions of lives.

explore: Rescue Foundation

In Mumbai, thousands of young girls are forced into the sex trade against their will after being kidnapped or sold by their families. This film documents the work of the Rescue Foundation, which searches out imprisoned girls, and provides a refuge for them after their escape.

India's Free Lunch

Since 2001, all Indian primary schools have provided pupils with a free midday meal. Since then, truancy rates have been slashed and child health is soaring. Western governments are beginning to take note.

A Floating Future

In Bangladesh, a visionary architect is using solar-powered floating schools to transform the front lines of climate change into a community of learning.

The Mozambique Poo Tour

Water and sanitation are some of the biggest challenges facing the developing world. Yet they continue to be low on the political agenda. In a bid to raise the profile of this human crisis, Australian soap star turned comedian Mark Little and a group of musicians set off to Mozambique to discover how communities are tackling the issues of human waste.

TED: William Kamkwamba – How I Harnessed the Wind

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. At age 22, William Kamkwamba spoke at TED for the second time, sharing in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

TED: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Want to Help Africa? Do Business Here

We know the negative images of Africa: famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth, and business opportunity.

Peanuts

Film technician Jock Brandis is a man with a mission: to design and build a simple, hand-operated peanut sheller that will enable villagers around the world to more easily grow peanuts for food, which in turn will also help them cultivate cotton as a cash crop. Jock is a living example of the difference that one person, with good will and determination, can make in the lives of countless others.

TED: Eleni Gabre-Madhin on Ethiopian Economics

Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers, and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.

Rising Voices: Coming Together

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a nation divided by ethnicity and poverty. But the Dzemaludin Causevic Primary School in Sarajevo has an inclusive policy that is teaching a new generation how to grow together, rather than apart.

TED: Jacqueline Novogratz Invests in Africa's Own Solutions

Jacqueline Novogratz applauds the world's heightened interest in Africa and poverty, but argues persuasively for a new approach.

A Seat's Journey

Part documentary and part African tale, this film tells the story of a brand new cinema seat arriving in the Bamako cinema, which has been closed for years like hundreds of other cinemas in Africa. Co-produced by the 'Cinemas for Africa' Association, this poetic and musical film aims to promote the renovation of African cinemas at a time when many countries only have one cinema in operation.

TED: Iqbal Quadir Says Mobiles Fight Poverty

Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi

Rising Voices: Dreams for My Daughter

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.

Papua New Guinea: Coconut Oil

It's cheap, in plentiful supply, doesn't destroy the ozone layer, and smells great. The people of Bougainville have found their own solution to the energy crisis: it's the humble coconut tree. Reporter Steve Marshall met up with German emigrant Matthias Horn who established a "coconut refinery" several years ago, and now produces an oil that can replace diesel.

TED: Euvin Naidoo on Investing in Africa

South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense.