In Vietnam, small coastal communities are planting mangrove trees to protect their land from flooding, but are discovering that the new forests are also valuable resources that create economic opportunities.
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From the ruins of the World Trade Center to those of Kabul, Susan Retik and Patti Quigley embark on a journey of personal strength and international reconciliation. Through empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression, they believe that peace can be forged one woman at a time.
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Small village banks aren't just helping Africans to save money and invest in their communities, they also empower women and help families break the cycle of poverty. This film profiles two microcredit success stories from Malawi.
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Filmmaker Phil Borges travels to India to learn about an innovative education program called Udaan. It targets girls who missed out on education earlier in their lives. They not only master skills, but also find their voices and prepare to become leaders in their communities and nation.
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Sometimes improving healthcare isn't simply a matter of building new hospitals or training more doctors. Filmmaker Phil Borges travels to the southern Peru, to learn about how local people are working with medical professionals to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for everyone.
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Pastoralist communities in Ethiopia are being hit hard by global climate change, a problem these nomadic people did nothing to create. By working with the local government and NGOs, they are finding ways to adapt and solve the challenges they face.
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