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Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change

Surfers Turning The Tide on Climate Change

Activist Bill McKibben says climate change is the most important issue of our time. And he's leading a tech-savvy movement to demand serious change from our governments.
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Tailor-Made in Uganda

Tailor-Made in Uganda

Armed with needle and thread, Carrie-Jane Williams helps Ugandan girls stay in school.
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Médecins Sans Frontières: First In, Last Out

Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.
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All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana

He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
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Doctoring the Future in Uganda

As a former kayak guide and Nile River Explorer, Alex Mihailovic is not exactly your typical surgeon. 
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Breaking Ground in Bolivia

Breaking Ground in Bolivia

The people of Cha'llapampa, Bolivia, want to encourage tourism. Four student volunteers want to help. But where do you start?
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Surveying the Damaged in Afghanistan

Surveying the Damaged in Afghanistan

After decades of war, resignation has replaced hope for many young Afghans who have never seen peace.
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Opening Dialogue in Tanzania

Opening Dialogue in Tanzania

The challenges of beating HIV/AIDS in Africa are enormous—but the spirit of its young people may be even greater. 
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After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Aceh

After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Aceh

The 2004 tsunami that slammed South East Asia has all but disappeared from the headlines here, but in the year since a group of UBC students has been working quietly to help people in Aceh, Indonesia, rebuild their homes and lives.
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Africa SOMA - Meeting of the Minds

Africa SOMA - Meeting of the Minds

An exchange programme gives kids from Nairobi's slums and Maasai children a chance to teach each other about the different ways of life within their own country.
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Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records

Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records

Former development studies student and District Six Records founder, Dave Guenette, has introduced North America to some of Africa's hottest musicians. It's not about charity: it's about music.
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Picturing Progress in Zanzibar

Picturing Progress in Zanzibar

A youth project on the island of Zanzibar has young women in the community taking pictures. But what they are taking away from the project is infinitely more valuable.
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