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Why Poverty?

Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? The series Why Poverty? uses documentary film to get people talking about this global problem, its causes, and its solutions.

Give Us the Money

54m 8s

Can celebrity be a force for positive change? Go behind the scenes of the global campaigns associated with rock stars, including Bono’s Drop the Debt and Bob Geldof’s Make Poverty History, and investigate the unprecedented successes, challenges, and legacies of these campaigns.

Episodes

  • Give Us the Money: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Give Us the Money

    S5 E23 - 54m 8s

    Can celebrity be a force for positive change? Go behind the scenes of the global campaigns associated with rock stars, including Bono’s Drop the Debt and Bob Geldof’s Make Poverty History, and investigate the unprecedented successes, challenges, and legacies of these campaigns.

Extras + Features

  • Does Being Born Poor Mean You Will Stay Poor?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Does Being Born Poor Mean You Will Stay Poor?

    S5 E28 - 2m 30s

    How much is a child’s fate determined by the circumstances and location of its birth? Accepted wisdom has it that much of what happens within 24 hours of a child’s birth dictates that child’s chances of survival and likelihood of health and ability to thrive in the long-term.

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    What Does an Education Get You in China?

    S5 E27 - 3m 31s

    In China, education is considered the only way out of poverty. But as the nation’s higher education system has largely been privatized by for-profit companies, the future for millions of students is bleak.

  • Developing Africa's Resources One Displaced Farmer at a Time: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Developing Africa's Resources One Displaced Farmer at a Time

    S5 E26 - 2m 57s

    Africa produces 10 percent less food than it did in 1960. With the rise of monoculture farming and globalized food production, the landscape of the continent is shifting and threatening its ability to feed itself. In Mali, an American plan for a vast sugar cane operation on the banks of the Niger River threatens small-scale native rice farmers who have fed their communities for generations.

  • Have Multinationals Extracted Hope from Zambia?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Have Multinationals Extracted Hope from Zambia?

    S5 E24 - 2m 7s

    In an age of global trade, multinational corporations motivated by maximizing profit often end up working against the interests of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

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    Why Poverty? Preview

    S5 E23 - 1m 25s

    Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? Why Poverty? uses documentary film to get people talking about this critical problem, its causes, and its solutions. These eight films are co-productions of ITVS and STEPS International, and are part of a global cross-media project aimed at raising awareness of poverty in America and around the world.

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