Garbage man turned lord of the books
The story of a trash truck driver who has collected thousands of thrown-away books and made a library out of his home for the poorer community.
5
views
Play for change
PeaceCraft is a Belgium-based theater company that is made up of refugees from all corners of the World. We follow Roxette as she tells us her story and how theater has helped her not only overcome difficult moments in her personal life, but also create a more positive view of the status of refugee.
7
views
This is the new grassroots movement in Cuba
Raymel goes out every weekend with his megaphone to bring music to the poor neighborhoods of Havana. He wants to show children that there are other types of music than reggaeton, which is heavy on the sexual imagery. He wants people to hear clean, traditional Cuban music.
5
views
MolenGeek: bring Silicon Valley to Belgium's 'jihad central'
Molenbeek is depicted as 'jihad central'. But Ibrahim wants to change this. The tech industry helped him find his own path in life, and he wants to share that with young people in the neighborhood, and created MolenGeek.
5
views
South Africa: Bringing education to the rondavel
Dawn worked in the tourism industry before deciding to become a Montessori teacher. This is what led and inspired her to build a school in one of the country's most remote areas.
5
views
Once upon a castle: rescuing France's crumbling ruins
Castles are a signa of wealth and privilege So how does that link into helping society's cast offs? Meet the man who is saving the past, nurturing the present and looking to the future.
5
views
How many Chinglish phrases do you know?
This powerful phrase is commonly used by Mandarine speakers, and it's become popular enough to make it into the Oxford Dictionary. Curious to know what it is?
5
views
The billion peso secret: What 3 Mexican journalists found
Mexican journalists already have a target on their back, but when 3 journalists uncovered a major government scandal involving billions, they decided there's no going back.
5
views
'Nobody even knew it was a cult until way later'
Flor Edwards was born and raised in the apocalyptic sex cult 'The Children of God'. She spent her entire childhood knowing only what the cult leader had told her, her parents, and her group, including 'God's warning of a 1993 apocalypse', leading her to live every day preparing to die at 12 years old.
5
views
Waiting for the call: Life as a lung transplant patient
In Russia, waiting for a lung transplant can take as long as three years. Oksana has cystic fibrosis and knows this wait all too well, so she created a social media page, where those who have already had the surgery and patients still on the waiting list can connect and support each other.
5
views
Into the sinkhole
Tarek is recovering his fellow divers' bodies - people who lost their lives in the world’s deadliest diving site: the Blue Hole.
7
views
Meet Roza, the oldest gynecologist in the world
Roza is a legend at Perm hospital, where, 72 years into her career, she's still taking on the most complicated cases the hospital sees.
6
views
Mass slaughter: how Russia is cleaning up its streets
Russia is hosting the World Cup and so local governments have begun a witch hunt to clean the streets, and stray cats and dogs are the target. But Yana is doing everything in her power to change the situation.
5
views
Diary of a Palestinian girl: Trapped
Can you go traveling when you live in a war zone? Here's the third episode of our new series following Janna, an 11-year-old journalist living in Nabi Saleh, a small village in the West Bank.
6
views
The Eye Maker
Take a walk through the Indonesian city of Jakarta and meet Rizwan, the hero who's making prosthetic eyes for the children who have lost theirs to cancer.
4
views
A Woman's Simple Secret For Defeating Guerrilla Fighters
Mariela Lopez from llano Grande in Columbia, has just proven that forgiveness is not only possible, but it may just be the answer Colombia needs to finally heal the wounds inflicted from the FARC conflict.
"We need to learn to forgive, because as long as we don’t do that, conflict will continue to live on inside of us."
Mariela is one of the 9 million victims of the FARC armed conflict. In 2015, during the peace dialogues, FARC rebels killed her husband. She has three daughters, now left orphans. However, the crisis only brought out their strengths. Mariela went through a transformation: she decided to open her heart and start a new chapter in their lives.
Since Llano Grande became a FARC transition zone, the school’s population increased. Now, one third of the students are children of former combatants.
Despite the difficulties for her and her family, and the enormous fear of change and post-conflict instability, of the social problems following the peace agreement, she knew that she had to serve as an example not only for her daughters, but also for her students and for all the people around her. Gradually the children learned how to live in harmony. There is no <a href="https://rumble.com/v3qd3v-the-lady-uncovering-aeroflots-severe-discrimination.html" target="_blank">discrimination</a> for being a former guerrilla’s son, or the son of a combatant, or the victim of the conflict. It is a place where many stories of peace and reconciliation can be heard.
"Everyone has to say what they think peace means."
"For me, peace means that there is no more war."
"It means that everyone lives in harmony."
She draws her greatest motivation to continue fighting exactly from those <a href="https://rumble.com/v4de91-simple-weaving-shapes-for-children-with-autism.html" target="_blank">children</a>, these promises of a better generation.
In an imperfect world it is key to recognize that we all make mistakes and start again. One day, hopefully, one could say that in Columbia you can live in peace.
5
views
The alternative gold rush
Gaza's farms have taken a massive hit over the years, and has affected one of their biggest exports: the humble strawberry. But this farmer's approach to planting has rejuvenated the strawberry farming industry, and it sure is environmentally friendly, too.
7
views
Meet the man who stops time
Sego is a passionate watch maker from Hong Kong. He creates the timepieces from scratch, and takes him a painstaking six months to complete. But he's in a dying trade, so what can he do to rectify this?
6
views
Meet the father of ocean animals
Richard Tesore helps sea animals in danger and treats them as if they were part of his own family, until they are ready to continue on their own way.
4
views
A Chinese professor invented a new way of teaching
Song Peilun was a sculpture teacher. Upon retirement, he decided to dedicate his life to building a shrine to Yelang culture. Until his last day he will build his castle inspired by the ancient culture of the region.
4
views
Reviving the Reef
UNESCO heritage site Cabo Pulmo is known for its outstanding beauty. But this was not the case twenty years ago. Damaged by overfishing, and worried the reef was permanently destroyed, the locals decided to take a stand. The recovery is breathtaking.
5
views
Drinking game rules for Trump's 1st State of the Union
The time has come for President Trump to give his first State of the Union address and the event can only be made easier with a bit of alcohol.
4
views
3 fast facts about Japan's new Cryptocurrency pop group
Japan has just announced a new Bitcoin inspired pop group and their agenda is clear.
4
views
Loving Imperfections
Did you know that most fruit and vegetables don't make it to grocery stores because they look weird? This Spanish social project on the other hand, embraces the ugly side of produce.
4
views
Egypt's canine guardian
Do you know how badly dogs are treated in Egypt? So far Engy has rescued 800 injured animals through her organization 'CART' that saves street dogs.
4
views