Humanwire correspondent Ruud Elmendorp goes to Nairobi to profile a group of women who have become auto mechanics there.
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Today, Humanwire correspondent Kazim Raza visits with a family of bonded laborers in Pakistan.
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Ruud Elmendorp reports on landmine-sniffing rats from Tanzania.
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The future of the American worker is being decided on the streets of Madison, WI as tens of thousands of people protest at the Capitol every single day. Mary C. Matthews from The Transport Workers Union of America reports from Madison, WI.
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Humanwire correspondent Matt Brown interviews employees and people training at Ice Factor, an indoor ice climbing facility in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Today on Rocketboom we look at the advantages of early education in daycares in South Africa. Humanwire correspondent, Ruud Elmendorp reports from Durban.
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Cook your delicious foods using sun light, and you don’t pay electricity, parafine, or firewood, and making it all a lot cheaper. That’s the promise of the solar cookers implemented by a South African company called Sunfire. They have been doing that for the last five years, and Sunfire is starting an NGO to distribute thousands of dishes across the African continent. All it needs is good old sunshine.
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Humanwire correspondent Calin Dinulescu reporting from Bucharest, Romania brings us an interview with Justin Capra, the Romanian inventor of the jetpack. Click here for show credits. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Rocketboom Daily with Molly! Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
Humanwire correspondent Ruud Elmendorp brings us an inspiring story of classical music lessons in the slums of Korogocho, Nairobi. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Rocketboom Daily with Molly! Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
Humanwire correspondent Ruud Elmendorp brings us a report on how Life Straws are changing millions of lives in Kenya. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Rocketboom Daily with Molly! Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
By African Renaissance Productions. Only 2,900 breeding pairs of Cape Vultures remain world wide. Kerri Wolter founded the Vulture Conservation Program in Magaliesberg, South Africa. Click here for show credits. Support Vulture Conservation, African Renaissance Productions Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
Humanwire Correspondant Lee Zucker reports. The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri sponsors a program called the “Buddy Pack Program.” Through this program, backpacks are donated to the food bank along with the food most appealing for elementary and middle school students. The program feeds about 3,800 children in poverty each week, and also sponsors a school snack program. Click here for show credits. The Food Bank - Buddy Packs Share Food Bring Hope Lee Zucker’s Twitter Page Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
What happens to a congested town when traffic lights are removed? Humanwire Correspondent Martin Cassini reports on this experiment performed in Somerset County, England. Click here for show credits. Fit Roads, Martin Cassini Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
A young girl takes care of an island of the coast of South Africa that is closed off for penguin conservation. Click here for show credits. African Renaissance Productions Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
In the Kenyan slum of Kibera, local craftsmen work to reuse discarded butcher bones and carve them into jewelry. Click here for show credits. Mobile Movement Funding for Victorious Youth Group, Ruud Elmendorp Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
Humanwire Correspondant Luana Di Pasquale reports on the efforts made by the Gorilla Organization to save the gorilla population through a fun and creative annual event. Click here for show credits. Artistic Films, The Gorilla Organization, The Gorilla Organization UK Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates! Join us on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos!
24 year old Evans Wadongo invented a hand built solar lantern in Western Kenya, giving clean and affordable light to villagers in the region. And Click here for show credits.
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Nollywood, or Nigerian Cinema, has become the second largest flim industry in the world. Famous for putting out thousands of new films each year, they have recently started to focus on improving the quality of their storytelling and production. Humanwire correspondent Dianna Dilworth reports from New York City.
Kenyan DJ Mike Rabar turned his group of DJ’s, Homeboyz into an international entertainment group. From animation and television studios to schools for DJ’s and radio personalities, Homeboyz addresses the growing demand for production and event engineering in the Kenyan capital. From Nairobi, Humanwire Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports. For credits and story links, click here.
Today’s Humanwire report comes from Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan where an American group is currently doing a two week surgical mission to help address the growing issue of children suffering from heart disease in the region. Humanwire correspondent Jon Vidar brings us this report. If you are interested in donating to this cause, we’ve included the following links: Preemptive Love Coalition, International Children’s Heart Foundation
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Mel West from Columbia, Missouri founded the all volunteer organization Personal Energy Transportation Project to bring low cost, hand cranked vehicles to those in need in developing countries. Since 1995, P.E.T. has delivered thousands of homemade wheelchairs to over 80 countries worldwide. Click here to learn how you can donate to P.E.T. Click here for Show Credits: P.E.T.
Humanwire Correspondent Nergish Sunavala reports on the Hole In The Wall project to bring computers to rural India.
Lost your marbles? Nail clippers? Rocketboom’s Humanwire correspondent, Charlie Inman, interviews street artist Asbestos about his series of Lost stickers. Click here for Show Credits: Lost - The Art of Asbestos. Music by Harry Love.
Rocketboom’s Humanwire correspondents Demetrius Wren & Christina Ghubril share the story of South Africa’s homeless World Cup team. From Us With Love.
Today’s Humanwire episode was produced by Zackary Canepari & Drea Cooper: California is a place. In order to become a member of the Original Scraper Bike Team, you must: Be a resident of Oakland, CA. Be at least 7y/o or older. Retain A 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Create your own Scraper Bike…(It Has To Be Amazing, Or Else You Can’t Ride.) A single-file line when riding. After 10 rides The Scraper Bike King and his Captains will decide if your bike is up to standards and if you can follow simple guidelines. After your evaluation we will consider you a member and honor you with an Original Scraper Bike Team Shirt. Only worn when Mobbin’ Stay posted to our website for all upcoming Scraper Bike Rides…” — The Scraper Bike King.
