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Examines every facet of the diamond trade from the prospectors to the miners, cutters, jewelers, smugglers and dealers, and advocates for fair trade. | |
 | | Silent Killer
Highlights promising attempts in Africa, and in South and Central America, to end world hunger. | |
 | | this black soil:
Chronicles the successful struggle of Bayview, VA, to pursue a new vision of prosperity. | |
 | | A Tribe of His Own
Indian journalist reminds us of the meaning of responsible journalism. | |
 | | Water First
An inspiring story from Malawi shows that clean water is essential for the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals. | |
 | | Which Way Home
The personal side of immigration as child migrants from Mexico and Central America risk everything to make it to the US riding atop freight trains. | |
| | Which Way Home
The personal side of immigration as child migrants from Mexico and Central America risk everything to make it to the US riding atop freight trains. | |
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An Act of Faith
A group of health professionals tours the most deprived regions of South Africa providing care.
Aiming High
Focuses on Uganda's successful economic recovery in the wake of Idi Amin's regime.
Back In Business?
After 11 years of civil war, can Sierra Leone expect tourism to improve the economy?
Because They're Worth It
Micro-credit, education, health information, and hope provided to impoverished Chinese.
Biker Boys of the Dirt Island
In Nairobi's Korogocho slum, a group of former thieves trying to go straight now provide an informal motorcycle taxi service.
Bolivian Blues
Explores the success of new initiative to reduce widespread poverty.
The Boxer
A young male looks to escape Mexican poverty by becoming a boxer in the United States.
Brazil's Land Revolution
In the state of Bahia, a new initiative encourages the landless to band together to buy up land -- with low-interest government loans.
Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos
An uplifting story about Jupiter, Florida's humane response to an influx of day laborers from Jacaltenango, Guatemala.
Burning in the Sun
An inspirational portrait of a young West African man who starts a business building solar panels from scratch and selling them to rural customers in Mali.
Busto Toxico
Mediante la combinación de técnicas narrativas y documentales, Busto Tóxico plantea estas preguntas, haciendo la propuesta de que muchos de estos cánceres son prevenibles.
Cash Flow Fever
One in ten people on the planet either send or receive money from abroad.
Cheated of Childhood
The International Labor Organization tries to rescue and rehabilitate the street children of St. Petersburg.
City Life
22-part series examining the effect of globalization on people and cities worldwide.
The Coffee-Go-Round
Many coffee-producing countries like Ethiopia are facing economic disaster even as the demand for coffee increases worldwide.
Credit Where Credit is Due
Micro-credit organization in Bangladesh provides loans to village poor.
Crisis Control
Ukraine's emerging HIV epidemic is contrasted with Africa's longstanding HIV/AIDS catastrophe.
Cultivating Opportunity
Hard-pressed farmers in the southeast US and in Mozambique find co-ops work.
Danger: Children at Work
Guatemalan agencies try to discourage child labor and fireworks production by poor families.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Hungarian filmmaker Arpád Bogdan sets out to discover what's behind the new wave of anti-Roma sentiment in Hungary today.
The Debt Police
Uganda seeks external debt relief and fights internal corruption.
Detropia
A vivid portrait of Detroit, America's first major post-industrial city, as it struggles to deal with the consequences of a broken economic system.
Diamond Road
Examines every facet of the diamond trade from the prospectors to the miners, cutters, jewelers, smugglers and dealers, and advocates for fair trade.
Doing the Right Thing
Porto Alegre, Brazil has benefited from urban revitalization.
The Donor Circus
Zambia tries to change the conditions for international aid.
Désounen
Impressionistic look reveals the reality of daily life in Haiti.
Escaping from History
Poverty and consumerism clash in Mexico City. What can we do?
Extreme By Design
In a Stanford multidisciplinary, project-based course, student design teams are building a better world...one product at a time.
For Richer, For Poorer
In Brazil the gulf between the rich and the poor is one of the biggest in the world.
Forgive Us Our Debts
Tells the story of the international grassroots movement to eliminate Third World debt.
Game Over:
Explores the changing face of conservation in Kenya.
Geraldo's Brazil
Five years later, Life rejoins a Brazilian factory worker affected by the globalized economy.
Heart of the Congo
Documents the work done, and difficulties faced, by international aid workers in the Congo.
Helping Ourselves!
In India, two community projects help people move out of poverty and gain control of their lives.
How Green Is My Valley?
Documents efforts to revitalize the polluted, impoverished communities in the former coal and steel producing valleys of South Wales.
In The Mayor's Footsteps - Brazil
Mayor Amilcar Huancahuari visits Brazil to assess efforts to promote early childhood development there.
In The Mayor's Footsteps - Peru
Mayor Amilcar Huancahuari is trying to convert his native Peru to his optimistic philosophy of promoting early childhood development.
Killing Poverty
Has the corruption in Kenya lessened under its new president?
The Legacy of Malthus
Argues that overpopulation is not the real cause of poverty in India or elsewhere.
Let's Make Money
Erwin Wagenhofer's incredible odyssey tracking our money through the worldwide finance system.
Life
30-part series that looks at the effect of globalization on individuals and communities around the world.
Life 3
A 12-part series about Globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world.
Life 4
A 27-part series about global efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
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Life 5
A new 13-part series about globalization and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Life 6
An 11-part series about the effects of globalization on people around the world, and the difficult choices they face as their countries struggle to meet the UN's MDGs.
Life 8
A new 16-part series about the effects of globalization on people around the world, and the difficult choices they face.
Life and Debt
Economics and the murder of street children in Rio de Janeiro.
Listen to the Kids!
A UNICEF initiative involves children in decisions that affect their own futures, their families and communities.
Lost Generations
Poor health and poverty condemn people in India to sub-standard lives.
Milking the Rhino
The promise of community-based conservation in Africa.
The Millennium Goals
Explores the ambition and scope of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, and the obstacles to their achievement.
Missing Out
Anemia threatens the population of Niger and Tanzania.
My Mother Built This House
Large homeless contingent in South Africa has organized to build houses for each other.
The Other Side
Poor Mexicans attempt perilous border crossing to US, often at the expense of family, traditional culture, and their lives.
Pavements of Gold
Increase in urban poverty and population, caused by globalization, threatens Peruvians.
The Perfect Famine
Examines the causes of, and solutions to, severe famine conditions in Malawi.
Ramiro Garcia in Peru
Social change is possible through the arts and humor.
Reaching Out to the Grassroots
Education and community-driven development combat poverty in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
The Real Leap Forward
Reports on China's successful efforts to reduce poverty through sustainable development and targeted programs.
The Road from Rio
Questions the relevance and success of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Roma Rights
Breaking the cycle of Roma poverty and persecution.
Running On Empty
Highlights the plight of two young mothers - one in South Wales and the other in Northern Ethiopia.
Scent of the Streets
Nigeria has had some success in getting more women into government and business. But what about in the crowded and often violent slums of Lagos?
The Silent Crisis
The Central African Republic struggles to avoid economic and social chaos.
Silent Killer
Highlights promising attempts in Africa, and in South and Central America, to end world hunger.
Slum Futures
The slums of Mumbai are an important microcosm of how slums are developing around the world.
Sorie K and the MDGs
Blind musician, Sorie Kondi, from Sierra Leone looks at what's happening with girls' education in his country 10 years after civil war.
Staying Alive!
Poverty combined with lack of education and health services affect maternal mortality rates in Bangladesh.
Stop the Traffick
Investigates horror of child sex industry in Cambodia.
The Story of Pintinho
A young Brazilian athlete hopes soccer will be his ticket out of poverty.
this black soil:
Chronicles the successful struggle of Bayview, VA, to pursue a new vision of prosperity.
Together Against Violence
Poor Jamaican community overcomes violence.
Toxic Bust
Explores the relationship between breast cancer and exposure to toxic chemicals.
Trawler Girl
A female trawler captain in Namibia exemplifies goals set forth for women in the Millennium Development Goals.
A Tribe of His Own
Indian journalist reminds us of the meaning of responsible journalism.
Up in Smoke
Dependence on tobacco crops and manipulation by the tobacco industry has stunted the economy of Malawi.
The Waiting Room
A day in the life of a public hospital's ER waiting room captures what it means for millions of Americans to live without health insurance.
Water First
An inspiring story from Malawi shows that clean water is essential for the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
What's On Your Plate?
A witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics.
Spanish subtitles also available on DVD
When China Met Africa
Examines China's expanding footprint in Africa through the stories of three people in Zambia: a Chinese farmer, a Chinese multinational's road project manager and Zambia's trade minister.
When the Cows Come Home
Despite the success of the "Jamaica Hope" milk cow, Jamaica's dairy industry is facing a crisis, as EU trade undercuts island production.
Which Way Home
The personal side of immigration as child migrants from Mexico and Central America risk everything to make it to the US riding atop freight trains.
Which Way Home
The personal side of immigration as child migrants from Mexico and Central America risk everything to make it to the US riding atop freight trains.
Whose Agenda Is It Anyway?
To fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, many poor countries are now implementing "Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs".
Yemeni Futures
More than a decade after its unification, Yemen is still struggling to improve the standard of living.
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