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Africa

The Trauma of Child Soldiers

What happens to a child after having been abused as a soldier?

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Closing the Gap With Sport

Supporting youngsters through sport programmes has become a part of South Africa's policies.

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The Dangerous Others

Xenophobia in South Africa is higher than anywhere else in the world.

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Juba Youth

Five shortfilms from a newborn country: South Sudan.

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Uganda's Lost Girls

Former girls soldiers in Northern Uganda still face tremendous problems. We can help them.

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A New Mindset Arising

Young Africans don't want to be seen as charity receivers any longer. They want to act themselves.

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Boards That Mean the World

What does skating have to do with art?

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Africa's Amazing Tech Potential

Believing in young talented Africans pays off. Read about the success stories.

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Asia

Frenetic Standstill

Turkey recovered rapidly from the economic and financial crisis and is now booming once more.

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Where the Secret Service Is Still Called the KGB

This isn't the last dictatorship in Europe, it is the first one in the 21st century

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Boards That Mean the World

What does skating have to do with art?

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Skills and Education for Bali’s Youth

Thinking about Bali, a tropical holiday island comes in mind. But the touristic paradise is not paradisical for its inhabitants at all.

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Frontiers, Fringes and Farmifications

Speculative Design has a lot to offer: for instance for joystick factory workers in China.

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China's Post-90 Generation

China's youth have different desires and attitudes than their parents. Are they reshaping their society?

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An Armchair Hits the Road

Travelling with an armchair certainly presents some challenges. But it results in the very best stories.

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Girls Not Brides

Millions of girls are being married off even before they complete school. They won't ever be able to live prosperous lives.

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Europe

Interview: Fair Fashion on the Catwalk

Ethical fashion conquers the world couture capital Paris: Good-bye hippe hemp sack, hello haute couture!

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Hotel Mum

In what countries do young people stay the longest at Hotel Mum? Have a look at European youngsters.

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Escaping the Violence

Young Muslims in Germany grow up caught between two worlds. Some of them resort to violence.

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The Rockstars of Business

When youngsters want to set up their own businesses, experienced entrepreneurs can support them.

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Living the Dream

Haven't you too dreamt of becoming a rock star when you were a child? Sometimes this dream comes true...

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Fighting Intolerance

Thanks to a young entrepreneur, Swedish companies finally start employing immigrant workers.

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The World We Want!

What do young people expect from the future? What ideas do they have?

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Kinky-Curled Woman in a White World

How an online beauty portal can boost the self-confidence of black woman.

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Latin America

The Story of Medellín: From a Drug Behemoth to a Model City

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An Armchair Hits the Road

Travelling with an armchair certainly presents some challenges. But it results in the very best stories.

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Senegalese Children: Exploited and Neglected

Too many Sengalese children go begging in the streets. Many are even sent out by their parents or teachers.

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Drug War in Mexico: A Bounty on Bloggers

Mexicans use blogs, Facebook and Twitter to battle the media’s silence about the war on drugs.

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Drug Policy in Latin America

Could the legalization of drugs be a solution for Latin America?

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Alma – A Tale of Violence

Alma has been a member of one of Guatemala's most brutal gangs. Watch her video testimony.

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Solar Powered Hearing Aids in Botswana and Brazil

How deaf people help each other producing Solar powered hearing aids

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The New Faces of the Favela

Young people from the favelas can be so much more than just members of a drug gang.

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Middle East

Lands of the Arab Spring

The “land question” is raging across the Middle East and North Africa Region.

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Skills and Education for Bali’s Youth

Thinking about Bali, a tropical holiday island comes in mind. But the touristic paradise is not paradisical for its inhabitants at all.

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Escaping the Violence

Young Muslims in Germany grow up caught between two worlds. Some of them resort to violence.

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Interview: "I Try to Break the Taboos"

Female politican Shukira Barakzai talks about enduring traditions, misguided policies and bomb attacks.

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Schaduf: Edible Green Roofs in Egypt

How to turn Cairos concrete forest into an edible paradise.

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Interview: "A message of Freedom"

Women' soccer in Palestine: Despite the checkpoints and the war, palestinian soccer players pass a message of freedom.

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Magic Can Happen

Some say music can change the world. Hip-hop music definitely does, according to Ben Herson.

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Tell me About Your Life

Where do you meet up with you friends? What do you dream of? How did you fall in love? Students from Bethlehem tell about their lives.

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North America

Environmental Activists Take Back the Power

Governments are no longer the ones who rule the world, the power shifted to global megacorporations.

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Make Love, Not Porn

The plattform makelovenotporn.tv turns sex education into something sexy.

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Interview: "The Games Alone Are Not Enough"

Is Sport political?

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Half Empty - The Food Crisis in America

A complex theme in easily comprehensible illustrations: A comic about America's food crisis.

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Interview: Homegrown Gourmet Fungi

We talk about a decorative solution for home gardening with mushboo-founder Matt Unger.

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Interview: The Magic Pill?

Sri Lanka: Why is sport so important for people with disabilities?

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Editorial

Almost one third of the global population suffer from hunger and malnutrition – we must not accept that.

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Editorial

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International

“We Need a New Planetary Civil Society!”

The problem lies not in food production, but in access to food. We are letting them starve - but we are not the perpetrators says Jean Ziegler.

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Interview: The Millenial-Generation

Examining the Millenial-Generation: When does adulthood start?

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Cracking Down on Speculation

How speculation on food commodities raises food prices in developing countries.

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One Billion Hungry – Can We Feed the World?

Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise. But there is a way to feed everybody.

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The Lost Soils

Land degradation threatens one quarter of Earth’s soils. A global initiative wants to raise awareness.

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Taking the Pulse of Youth Culture

The radio magazine "Pulse" introduces you to individuals having an impact - both in Europe and beyond.

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Magic Can Happen

Some say music can change the world. Hip-hop music definitely does, according to Ben Herson.

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“We Don’t Need This Kind of Capital Investment”

Thilo Bode explains how the NGO foodwatch achieved that banks withdraw from food speculation.

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