 | INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY Tim Lewis | Empowerment | 04:57 Indonesian civil society delegates travel to Brussels to urge European Union (EU) member states to outlaw illegal Indonesian timber entering their markets. One delegate, a Papuan tribal leader, speaks on behalf of his community. These meetings and the continued work of Indonesian civil society has meant that they have now been officially recognised as an integral part of the negotiations between t. ... More |
 | Intended Consequences: Josephine Jonathan Torgovnik | Empowerment | 02:08 In 1994, in the East African nation of Rwanda, one million ethnic Tutsi people were slaughtered, in a genocide committed by their Hutu countrymen. But the scars left by these murderous militiamen go well beyond the numbers of the dead: they live on, in the lives of the women they held captive, raped - and left pregnant. Intended Consequences tells the stories of some of these women, victims of ? ... More |
 | Intended Consequences: Valentine Jonathan Torgovnik | Overcoming Conflict | 02:23 In 1994, in the East African nation of Rwanda, one million ethnic Tutsi people were slaughtered, in a genocide committed by their Hutu countrymen. But the scars left by these murderous militiamen go well beyond the numbers of the dead: they live on, in the lives of the women they held captive, raped - and left pregnant. Intended Consequences tells the stories of some of these women, victims of ? ... More |
 | Investing in Africa from your lazy chair  Bertil van Vugt | Local/Global Partnerships | 04:09 In the past it was only possible to invest in African enterprises if you were a venture capitalist or through an African Fund of a stock trading company. But via the MYC4 website now everyone can invest directly in companies and make money by receiving interest on the loan. Via MYC4, a Danish initiative, people can invest in companies in seven African countries. In this video we show a Dutch inves. ... More |
 | Jalala Love Forest Brook | Innovation | 01:47 On Valentine's Day,Lovers all over the world give each other red roses and gifts,imagine they gave each other tree plants!! |
 | Kandahar Treasure Paula Lerner | Overcoming Conflict | 05:12 The Taliban's home city of Kandahar is one of the most volatile and dangerous regions in Afghanistan. In the midst of the ongoing conflict there, Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman with a vision, is helping to promote peace at a grassroots level. Her business, Kandahar Treasure, provides women with jobs creating beautifully embroidered products. Earning their own money economically empowe. ... More |
 | Kenyan solution for charging mobile phones Bertil van Vugt | Innovation | 03:17 It is estimated that in Kenya about 17,5 million of the total 38,5 million inhabitants own a mobile phone. But in rural areas electricity is a problem. Students of the university of Nairobi came up with a solution: the 'Smart Charger'. The charger works quite simple: one connects it to the dynamo of a bicycle. The device transforms the power into electricity that can charge the mobile phone. After ... More |
 | Keshab Ko Charpi (keshab's Toilet) Suraj Paudel | Empowerment | 05:10 Keshab is a child of 8 years who is irregular in the classroom because of unhealthy manner and lack of proper cleanliness and sanitation. Once, he is insulted in his class for being suffered from diarrhea and not having toilet in his house. For making village clean and healthy, Keshab�s teacher focused his children to fixed the yellow flags in the house who doesn�t have toilet and on. ... More |
 | Kilimo Kwanza (Agriculture First) Anwary Msechu | Innovation | 05:08 Learn how a farmer in Tanzania is trying to help his community by designing an efficient tractor that is powered by the engine from a motorbike. |
 | KIVA Fellows Program Gives Back Ben Henretig | Empowerment | 01:57 Rob Cavese, explains how he has benefited from participating in the Kiva Fellows Program. The Kiva Fellows Program offers individuals a rare opportunity to travel abroad and witness firsthand the impact and realities of microfinance, by working directly with a host microfinance institution (MFI). The Kiva Fellow is an unpaid, volunteer based position designed to increase Kiva's impact and to offer ... More |
