Refugees Spur Urban Renewal
Utica in upstate New York was a decaying city that turned its fortunes around by welcoming refugees. If it hadn’t embraced a liberal refugee policy, Utica could have ended up […]
Voyage of Discovery
In the deep sea off Antarctica, marine researchers continue to make remarkable discoveries. Every expedition reveals a just a bit more of this mysterious and vast habitat. Much of what […]
Protecting Black Rhinos
Poachers almost killed off the last remaining black rhino living wild in Africa in the 1980’s. Almost all species of rhino are endangered. In 2014 poachers killed 16 black rhinos […]
Helping Kids In Mali
Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world and 60 percent of the population can’t read or write. It’s also a very young country, with around 48 percent […]
Rescuing The Forsaken
Every night more than 800,000,000 people go to bed hungry – if they have a bed to go to. Sixty years ago, the children’s aid organization Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, or […]
Help for Orangutans
Bukit Tigapuluh, one of the last tropical lowland forests in Sumatra, is a refuge for many endangered species. These include the Sumatran orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros and the Asian tapir. […]
Muslims against Extremists
Young people in Britain are turning to social media to combat propaganda by Islamic extremists. The ‘Not in My Name’ campaign is taking on IS, or the Islamic State. Young […]
Santa Claus with a Passion
Wolfgang Kimmig-Liebe has volunteered as Santa Claus for years. It all started with visits to nursing homes and kindergartens. Then he made a dream come true: he walked in the […]
DrugTrap: Breaking Free
DW reporters are traveling the globe to connect the dots and tell the story of your viewers both via the broadcasts, but also through on-line links, Twitter and Facebook. Gilda, […]
What Holds You Back?
Meet three young people struggling to find out who they are: They may be from different parts of the world but Amin, Ka-yeon and Alina share one challenge: carving out […]