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The New Heroes:
Dream of Sanctuary (Episode 1) |
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Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |
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United States |
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In India, Kailash Satyarthi rescues brutally enslaved children in daring raids and promotes a radical vision to end forced child labor. In Kenya, Martin Fisher and Nick Moon introduced a low-cost, manual water pump that can double the yield of a small farm. In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus founded a bank that has loaned billions of dollars to millions of poor families, all without any collateral.
Hosted by Robert Redford, The New Heroes tells twelve dramatic stories of brilliant social entrepreneurs who are undaunted by the chronic challenges of poverty, illness, unemployment, violence and ignorance they see in the world around them. With a revolutionary passion for transforming society, daring strategies to achieve fundamental change, and an unstoppable will to overcome obstacles that preserve the status quo, they tackle the most intractable social problems and achieve extraordinary success. |
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