Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet tell the story of Justine Obura and the incredible challenge and amazing success she has had in giving women living in poverty of Lake Victoria in Kenya a better life.
Do you have friends who are so close, they are like family? What does it mean to have friends like this? Why do people feel close to their friends? In recognition of the UN's "International Day of Friendship", Liz Waid and Colin Lowther talk about...
Are you a kind person? In recognition of the UN's "World Health Day", Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at why people are kind. Could there be a benefit to doing kind things for others?
Can you find beauty in simple things? In recognition of the UN's "World Poetry Day", Spotlight tells about a U.S. poet who wrote beautiful poems about normal things.
A sport is helping women achieve new goals. In recognition of the UN’s “International Woman’s Day”, Katy Blake and Colin Lowther tell about a group of women in Afghanistan who are learning to climb higher than ever before.
In recognition of the UN's "International Day of Human Fraternity", Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at a way to fight hate - teaching about acceptance of other people and cultures.
In recognition of the UN’s “International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust” Ryan Geertsma and Robin Basselin look at the stumbling stone memorials in Europe. These stones encourage people to remember victims of the Holocaust.
In recognition of the UN's International Day of Education, Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at a way to fight hatred - learning about hate groups.
Have you heard of the idiom, ‘ringing in the new year’? It used to be the custom to ‘ring out’ the old year with bells. There’s an 1850 poem by Tennyson that refers to this custom. Here’s its first verse: Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring...
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