The New Heroes: Power of EnterpriseCategory:
DocumentariesThe New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, tells the dramatic stories of social entrepreneurs who are working to solve social problems around the world. This episode looks at micro-financing in Bangladesh, Peru and Brazil.
CINEMONDO: Almost BrothersCategory:
World CinemaThis award-winning, poignant film tells the story of two men in Brazil: white, middle-class Miguel, and black favela-dweller Jorge, who meet as boys through their fathers’ passion for music.
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals In the year 2000, the UN called a Millennium Summit, and government leaders established 8 attainable development goals to combat the challenges that human kind faces today. Here we look at poverty, gender equality and environmental sustainability.