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1) Why Poverty?
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Playing soccer with the local kids, we realize that 9-year-old Julio's family can't afford to send him to the public school. Although the majority of the villagers speak their native language, Katchiquel, learning Guatemala's national language, Spanish, is an important part of school. What effect would speaking only the local dialect have on someone's ability to get a formal job, travel to a big city, or even visit a hospital? Our neighbor, Rosa,...
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Having survived the two months, we have to say goodbye to our new friends in Peña Blanca. Coming home, it is hard to get used to our lifestyles back in the U.S. How can we make a difference for the people we left back in Peña Blanca? Starting small, we begin to use our story to inspire other students to follow their own passions so that together we can change the world.
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Today, we are setting out on the most intense experience of our lives: to live in extreme poverty; on just {20}1 a day for 56 days. We're traveling from the U.S. to the small village of Peña Blanca in rural Guatemala. There are so many things we don't know about the next two months. What will we eat every day, how will we budget such a small amount of money, what will happen if we have an emergency?
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We realize that we have no idea how to farm and ask our neighbor Pedro for advice. Working in the fields every day makes us think about what life as a subsistence farmer would be like. Pedro tells us about a tropical storm that swept through Guatemala and how he saw 60 percent of his onion fields destroyed in a massive landslide. How would a family who is already living on the edge ever recover from a natural disaster like this?
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One day, we head to the bank in town to see if we can get a loan or open a savings account with our income of only {20}1 a day, and find that it's nearly impossible! Back in the village, we talk to our friends Anthony and Rosa about how they save and borrow money without using a traditional bank. Innovative tools, like microfinance loans and savings clubs, are helping them budget their money, but what extra risks do these tools force Anthony and Rosa...
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Africa is a mess. Civil wars rage in at least 16 countries, whole states have collapsed, infrastructure has crumbled and many Africans live in abject poverty. Although Africa's potential is enormous and its natural resources vast, so far it has been inextricably mired in steaming squalor, misery, deprivation and chaos. Why is Africa in this state? Is it the bitter legacy of Western colonialism, greedy multinationals and the lingering effects of the...
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Cooking without a microwave or stove is harder than we thought! After eating just one bowl of rice and beans each day, we aren't feeling so good and Zach even passes out on the floor. Our neighbor, Rosa Solares, teaches us how she uses lard to make tortillas out of corn. Though we are now getting more calories every day, we still question whether this diet provides us and our neighbors with the nutrition we need to be healthy. Is this why Guatemala...
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Kenneth Kaunda remains a dominant figure on the Zambian and African landscape. One of the first to break the silence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, he has been an outspoken voice for Africa and has been an arch critic of the European colonial enterprise. In this program, he gives us his current assessment of the country, the continent, and of the Millennium Development Goals. Zambia remains one of the poorest countries in the world with almost two-thirds...
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After finding that the closest source of water is a plastic pipe coming out of the side of a hill, we aren't sure if it is safe to drink. Two weeks later, Chris is lying sick and immobile on the dirt floor. We don't know if we can afford the cost of a doctor or medicine. We question the impact of not having clean water on our neighbors. How does this problem affect other impoverished people around the world?
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Stereotypes tell us it's easy to spot the homeless -- after all, life on the street tends to leave a mark on people. But is a "homeless profile" really meaningful? In today's economy a man in a business suit might well be living in his car; and besides, to those in society's upper echelons, homelessness is often invisible. This program offers a profound exploration of homelessness, focusing on factors like addiction, financial hardship, mental illness,...
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In today's economic environment, companies and governments alike must invest in human capital. But creating a new paradigm for prosperity will require a collective effort. In this CNBC program, former President Bill Clinton and some of the world's most prestigious business leaders come together to address the pressing questions of our time. Can we turn intentions into action? Can we transform investment ideas into practical, profitable global ventures?...
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Paul Niehaus, President and Co-founder of GiveDirectly, talks with Reason TV's Anthony Fisher about how his organization's new ideas in giving are changing the way people think about charity. The non-profit was founded in 2008 and is designed to help people living in extreme povery through cash transfers via mobile phones. The recipients use their mobile phones to receive the money, which they are allowed to spend as they wish. This philosophy varies...
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Elderly Nana Chinegowe is left to care for her three orphaned grandchildren. Other than occasional casual work as a day laborer, she has no mean to support them and they often go without food. This film tells the story of Malawi's ultra poor, and investigates the Millennium Development Goals of reducing maternal mortality, hunger, and poverty. (25 minutes).
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Looking for job opportunities in Peña Blanca, we find that few people in the village actually have formal jobs. We decide to try to plant a small crop of radishes and quickly get a glimpse into how hard life is as a day laborer or a farmer. If there aren't enough formal jobs for most of the people living in Peña Blanca, is leaving your family and moving to a big city the only solution?
20) Economic gaps
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Welcome to Beverly Hills, California, where some of America's wealthiest citizens have created their own personal versions of paradise. But don't get too comfortable-this program whisks viewers off to Mexico City and Lilongwe, Malawi, as well, showing how different life can be in all three parts of the world and how globalization has amplified the economic gaps between them. In addition, the film provides an extensive analysis of the development of...
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