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ZAMBIA: CREATING OWN OPPORTUNITIES

Dec 23, 2017
1 min

ZAMBIA: CREATING OWN OPPORTUNITIES

Mutinta is 29 years old and living in Zambia. She is in her final year of Dental Surgery at the Copperbelt School of Medicine, in Zambia. Her daily routine starts at 5am with a walk. During the day, she attends to patients during clinical rotations. Thereafter, she has a lunch break from 1pm to 2pm. She uses this time to work on school assignments, check her emails and makes progress on online volunteering tasks. After school, Mutinta gets back home to do her laundry, maintai

USA: SCIENCE OF LIFE

Dec 18, 2017
1 min

USA: SCIENCE OF LIFE

Susan is a 19 year old girl from California. She is studying for a Biology degree at the University of California. Susan starts her day by going to the communal bathroom of the dormitory to freshen up. She then goes through her basic hygiene routine, packs her bag, grabs a small breakfast and heads to work or for school. She works as a lab helper in one of the Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics lab at her university. Her work includes assuring the proper use of t

SPAIN: COMFORTS IN FAMILY

Dec 16, 2017
1 min

SPAIN: COMFORTS IN FAMILY

This is Silvia from the balcony of her room at home in Spain. She is 25 years old and lives with her parents and brother. During the summer, Silvia likes to spend her time reading novels. Today is Spain’s general election and Silvia goes to vote together with her family. After that, they go to have an appetizer before lunch time. In the late afternoon, when the heat goes down, Silvia and her parents go for a walk at the beach. Silvia and her boyfriend, José Luis, like to spen

SOUTH KOREA: VOICE OF VOICELESS

Dec 11, 2017
1 min

SOUTH KOREA: VOICE OF VOICELESS

Harim Lee is a 20 year old girl from South Korea. She is really interested in womens, as well as social problems regarding minorities and underprivileged groups. For this reason, she is in Yonsei Women Student Council working for the rights of disabled people, those of different sexual orientations, victims of sexual violation amongst other groups. The council holds a seminar which includes watching a movie related to the issue of gender and sexuality. After the movie seminar

SENEGAL: DREAMS BEYOND WAR

Dec 9, 2017
2 min

SENEGAL: DREAMS BEYOND WAR

Halima is from a town near Senegal in West Africa. She lost her parents in the war that took place in her home town, Cassamance. Her dad’s sister took her and brought her to Gambia. She now lives with her aunt. Halima’s aunt is a cleaner in one of the GSM Companies in Gambia. She keeps Halima and her three children. Halima works as a maid to raise money to pay her school fees. Though she was taken many classes back, she believes she is doing well in her studies. She does not

ROMANIA: BREAKING GLASS CEILINGS

Dec 4, 2017
3 min

ROMANIA: BREAKING GLASS CEILINGS

This is me as everybody can see me. Optimistic and cheerful, enjoying the best parts of my life. All in all, I am a 17 year old girl with big dreams in a small town on the banks of the Danube River, Romania. And I haven't lost my hope yet. I might not know what I'll be doing in the following years, but it doesn't scare me. I am ready to try something new as ever since I was a child I moved with my parents in different cities for new beginnings. This might be my future life to

ROMANIA: WONDERS OF HOMEMAKING

Dec 2, 2017
1 min

ROMANIA: WONDERS OF HOMEMAKING

Nuta is a 37 year old woman who lives in Romania. She has two children. Everyday in the morning, she dresses herself before preparing the chicken feed. She enjoys watching the birds enjoy their feeds. On summer days, she digs up carrots in the garden to see how they have grown. After finishing her work in the garden, she goes inside to make the fire for cooking. She bakes potatoes and serves them with cheese to her guests. After feeding the family, she helps her father in law