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India: Learning to ...
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Social entrepreneur Brij Kothari has set up an innovative project to teach Indians how to read and write by simply singing film songs in front of the television. K...

India: Learning to Read with Bollywood Karaoke

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India: Learning to Read with Bollywood Karaoke

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Social entrepreneur Brij Kothari has set up an innovative project to teach Indians how to read and write by simply singing film songs in front of the television. Kothari's trick is to caption Indian film songs in the same language in which they are sung in an effort to appeal to the 300 million or so Indians who can't read or write. He's capitalizing on the huge popularity of film songs in his country and has set up a company that creates subtitles in various Indian languages.

The Fishermen of Limbe
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Cameroon's coasts are suffering from overfishing. Foreign trawlers have depleted stocks to the point where there are few fish left. The city of Limbe in southweste...

The Fishermen of Limbe

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The Fishermen of Limbe

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Cameroon's coasts are suffering from overfishing. Foreign trawlers have depleted stocks to the point where there are few fish left. The city of Limbe in southwestern Cameroon has been hard hit - entire neighborhoods here live off the sea. Raphael Ayuk is the director of a local NGO. He says that the local population also bears responsibility. To smoke their fish, they take wood from mangroves that serve as spawning grounds for the fish. Fewer trees equals fewer fish. But newly developed smoking ovens - which require only half the wood and half the time - could help tackle the problem.

Natural Reserve in ...
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The Sierra Madre Oriental is one of Mexico's most diverse natural habitats. But climate change and unsustainable forestry practices are threatening the ecosystem. ...

Natural Reserve in Mexico

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Natural Reserve in Mexico

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The Sierra Madre Oriental is one of Mexico's most diverse natural habitats. But climate change and unsustainable forestry practices are threatening the ecosystem. Parts of the mountain range have been under official protection for decades. But that hasn't made much of a difference: the area is large and difficult to control, and it's impossible to stop people who live in the region from cultivating food crops. But Mexico's National Commission on Protected Natural Areas, helped by a German development organization, is bringing a new focus to the task of protecting biodiversity.

The Worldwide Livin...
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Jim Lowry lives with his wife Miriam on the edge of the city of Dublin. His favorite room has a beautiful view of the sea - and also contains a collection of troph...

The Worldwide Living Room: a Visit to Jim Lowry in Dublin, Ire...

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The Worldwide Living Room: a Visit to Jim Lowry in Dublin, Ireland

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Jim Lowry lives with his wife Miriam on the edge of the city of Dublin. His favorite room has a beautiful view of the sea - and also contains a collection of trophies from his days as head coach of a rugby team.

The Power of Music ...
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15:30:00 05/14/12

Less and less people in South Africa are interested in the traditional music of their homeland. Dizu Plaatjies is working to turn this around. Dizu Plaatjies teach...

The Power of Music - How an artist is preserving South African...

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The Power of Music - How an artist is preserving South African tradition

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Less and less people in South Africa are interested in the traditional music of their homeland. Dizu Plaatjies is working to turn this around. Dizu Plaatjies teaches African music performance at the University of Cape Town. He also founded the Ibuyambo Music and Art Exhibition Center, which aims to keep traditional culture alive in the modern day.

Undocumented - How ...
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In 1999, Macedonia was confronted with hundreds of thousands of refugees who had fled Kosovo. Many of them were Roma and stayed in the capital city of Skopje. We t...

Undocumented - How the Roma people struggle in Macedonia

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Undocumented - How the Roma people struggle in Macedonia

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In 1999, Macedonia was confronted with hundreds of thousands of refugees who had fled Kosovo. Many of them were Roma and stayed in the capital city of Skopje. We take a look at one of Skopje’s 10 municipalities - and one that is home to many Roma. Šuto Orizari is home to over 22,000 people and also has the largest Roma settlement in the world. Living conditions are poor and most are unemployed. Ljatife Sikovska is Roma herself and wants to help improve the situation for her community. She does this with her organization "Ambrela", which offers programs on education, human rights and gender equality.

Global Snack: Chile
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The fish market in the Chilean port city of Coquimbo is extremely popular. People don’t just shop here - they also stop by for a bite to eat. Alejandro Fernández s...

Global Snack: Chile

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Global Snack: Chile

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The fish market in the Chilean port city of Coquimbo is extremely popular. People don’t just shop here - they also stop by for a bite to eat. Alejandro Fernández sells a popular Chilean specialty from his takeaway shop. They are "Empanadas de Marisco", small, crispy pastries filled with seafood or cheese.

Nepal - Efficient w...
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How can traditional forms of technology be developed to become more environmentally friendly? In Nepal, farmers have been grinding rice and grains with water mills...

Nepal - Efficient water mills produce electricity

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Nepal - Efficient water mills produce electricity

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How can traditional forms of technology be developed to become more environmentally friendly? In Nepal, farmers have been grinding rice and grains with water mills, called ghattas, for centuries. Now they're being converted to become more energy-efficient and even to produce electricity. Nepal has about 25,000 traditional water mills scattered throughout the country. 6,500 of them already have been converted. These new and improved water mills are a climate-friendly alternative, and could serve as a model for other countries in Asia.

Kenya - Multimedia ...
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15:30:00 05/07/12

For outsiders, the slums of Africa's cities seem like a world apart. The media usually report only the most horrific stories. But a couple of Kenyan journalists sa...

Kenya - Multimedia Project in Nairobi’s Biggest Slum

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Kenya - Multimedia Project in Nairobi’s Biggest Slum

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For outsiders, the slums of Africa's cities seem like a world apart. The media usually report only the most horrific stories. But a couple of Kenyan journalists say that it doesn't have to be that way. Instead of making movies about slum dwellers, they'd rather help these young people become media professionals themselves.

Environment - Brazi...
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Brazil is Latin America's pioneer in solar energy - covering stadiums with solar panels two years before it hosts the World Cup. The first to get the solar treatme...

Environment - Brazil Builds Solar Stadiums

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Environment - Brazil Builds Solar Stadiums

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Brazil is Latin America's pioneer in solar energy - covering stadiums with solar panels two years before it hosts the World Cup. The first to get the solar treatment: Pituaçu Stadium in Salvador de Bahia. The solar array is the biggest to be installed on a single roof in Latin America. And installation work is going full speed at the legendary Maracanã Stadium.

Questionnaire - Turkey
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Selahattin Sas is 55 years old and lives in Karatas, in the southern Turkish province of Adana. He's a fisherman and opened a restaurant with his wife nine years ago.

Questionnaire - Turkey

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Questionnaire - Turkey

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Selahattin Sas is 55 years old and lives in Karatas, in the southern Turkish province of Adana. He's a fisherman and opened a restaurant with his wife nine years ago.

Australia: From Tun...
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15:30:00 04/30/12

Bluefin tuna are threatened by extinction as the global appetite for the fish soars. A fishing ban is unlikely, so one solution is to breed the fish in underwater ...

Australia: From Tuna Hunter to Sushi Saver

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Australia: From Tuna Hunter to Sushi Saver

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Bluefin tuna are threatened by extinction as the global appetite for the fish soars. A fishing ban is unlikely, so one solution is to breed the fish in underwater cages. But they're not easy to rear in captivity. In Australia, German-born Hagen Stehr is working to mimic natural living conditions of the fish in his onshore farm. The idea is to create an artificial model of the journey to their spawning grounds in order to trick the fish into reproducing.

Saving Madagascar's...
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The inhabitants of Madagascar traditionally use wood charcoal for cooking. But it's expensive and also leads to deforestation. Once a lush, green island, Madagasca...

Saving Madagascar's Forests with Solar Cookers

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Saving Madagascar's Forests with Solar Cookers

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The inhabitants of Madagascar traditionally use wood charcoal for cooking. But it's expensive and also leads to deforestation. Once a lush, green island, Madagascar loses around 200,000 hectares of forest each year. Solar cookers are meant to cut the reliance on firewood and save the threatened forests. The latest cooker model developed by Swiss development group ADES boasts a special feature - an integrated battery that can help charge electrical devices.

Global Living Room:...
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This time we visit a typical old wooden house in the Komi Republic. Lydia Jakimovna is 52 years old and has been working in the village library for the past 30 yea...

Global Living Room: Russia

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Global Living Room: Russia

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This time we visit a typical old wooden house in the Komi Republic. Lydia Jakimovna is 52 years old and has been working in the village library for the past 30 years. Hanging photographs of ancestors on the walls is a cultural tradition in the region.

Colombia: Climate-f...
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15:30:00 04/23/12

Palm oil is processed for use in cosmetics, food and bio-fuel. But it remains controversial because rainforest is often destroyed to make way for palm plantations,...

Colombia: Climate-friendly palm oil production

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Colombia: Climate-friendly palm oil production

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Palm oil is processed for use in cosmetics, food and bio-fuel. But it remains controversial because rainforest is often destroyed to make way for palm plantations, thus eliminating an important carbon sink. A company in Colombia is rethinking the process by growing its palm oil plantations on disused fields. The methane produced during production is captured and used to generate electricity.

Questionnaire: Fili...
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Filip Ledinscak is 28 and lives in Zagreb. He’s a trained graphic designer and is trying to make his living as an illustrator. Because there aren’t many jobs in th...

Questionnaire: Filip Ledinscak from Croatia

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Questionnaire: Filip Ledinscak from Croatia

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Filip Ledinscak is 28 and lives in Zagreb. He’s a trained graphic designer and is trying to make his living as an illustrator. Because there aren’t many jobs in the field, he also works as a sound engineer. He’d love to travel to the Netherlands. The Croatian likes how the Dutch interact and live together.

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India: Learning to Read with Bollywood Karaoke

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India: Learning to Read with Bollywood Karaoke
05/21/12

Social entrepreneur Brij Kothari has set up an innovative project to teach Indians how to read and write by simply singing film songs in front of the television. Kothari's trick is to caption Indian film songs in the same language in which they are sung in an effort to appeal to the 300 million or so Indians who can't read or write. He's capitalizing on the huge popularity of film songs in his country and has set up a company that creates subtitles in various Indian languages.