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Modern technology saving ancient crop.  
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Modern technology saving ancient crop.  
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Women living on dumping site making and selling art works.
 
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Bottle bulbs enlighting slum houses.
 
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Emergency funding to help South Sudanese returnees.
 
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Former street boys running hotel in Tanzania.
 
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International children's peace prize awarded to South Africa.
 
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Durable bed nets to save nomads against malaria, 1 - 3
 
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Durable bed nets to save nomads against malaria, 2 - 3
 
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Durable bed nets to save nomads against malaria, 3 - 3
 
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Dutch idea against food shortages and for more trees.
 
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New centre to help rape victims refugee camp Dadaab.
 
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Dutch solar panels now under Kenyan sun.
 
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Kenyan minibus drivers divert to cheaper bio diesel.
 
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Parents start businesses in hospital to pay treatment of children with cancer.
 
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Kenyan women united against road killings.
 
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Sale of carbon credits used to finance live saving water filters in Western Kenya.

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900.000 LifeStraw Family water filters are distributed across Western Kenya. A day with volunteer Pauline Aseyo.  
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Innovative water filter to save lives of young children in Western Kenya.  
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Traditional Kenyan sandals now selling after opening Facebook page.  
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Young reggae artists from the ghetto in Kenya's capital Nairobi sing their way into a new future.  
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New toys day care children in South Africa to change their lifes.
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Joseph Gathecha reporting for Kibera News Network in Kenya.  
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Welcoming the new governor in South Sudan.  
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Solar cookers to replace kerosine stoves in South Africa.
 
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Portrait of Carmen Stevens of the new generation black female wine makers in South Africa.

 
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Classical music for youth in the Kenyan ghettos to open horizons.  
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Small invention to bring clean drinking water for millions of children in Kenya.
 
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beauty from dirt
Creating jewelry from garbage in Kenya.

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moving art across the border
Artist group from ghetto in Kenya to auction in South Africa.

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trail of light rural kenya
Kenyan inventor offers free solar lantern to all.

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from djs to entertainment mogul
Homeboyz Kenya into a DJ Academy, recording studio, record label, and animation studio.

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bamboo new life to mothers
Single mothers in Mbeya in Tanzania thrive on bamboo workshop.

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webdesign on zanzibar
Also Muslim girls on Zanzibar are trained into web designer.

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fear among gays in malawi
Gays Malawi still scared after lifting prison sentence gay couple.

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music against al shabaab
Exile Somali artists make video clip against extremist Islamists in Somalia.

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internet to bring world of opportunities
New Silicon Valley in the making in Kenya's rural area.

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endorois home after 40 years
African Union grants Kenyan minority rights to their lands.

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where no internet has gone before
Voices of Africa opens first rural internet kiosk.

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new inspiration for youth
New Kenyan cartoon Shujaaz to be launched.

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fearing new violence
Power struggle politicians make Kenyans remember the post-election violence of 2008.

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oil uganda, blessing or curse
Uganda government promises revenue sharing from oil reserves.

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a lion's meal
4,000 zebras for lions Amboseli Park in Kenya.

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karate grandmothers kick back
No ones dares to attack elderly ladies in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

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making money on piracy
Fishermen in Malindi Kenya don't complain about piracy in Somali waters.

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one day i'll return
Young Somali athlete Mo Farah training for his dreams in Kenya.

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athlete's world capital
International athletes training well in Kenya's Iten, but not everbody likes it.

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refugee crisis deepens
10 million USD needed to avoid human disaster Somali refugees in Somaliland.

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undp award winner - kenya
A portrait of Kenyan photographer Simon Ndegwa for winning the 2009 UNDP Environment Award.

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undp award winner - kenya
A portrait of Kenyan photographer Jacob Otieno for winning the 2009 UNDP Environment Award.

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malaria vaccine to bring hope
Over 400 children enrolled in vaccine trial Mali.

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two fastest united - kenya
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt adopts cheetah cub.

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resistant mosquitoes growing
Malaria mosquitoes Burkina Faso show resistance against insecticide in bed nets..

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small machine big mission
The XO laptop exciting children in rural Kenya.

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evictions mau forest - kenya
Kenya government to evict Mau Forest dwellers for sake environment.

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simu ya solar
First solar mobiles in Kenya to help against power cuts.

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pamoja mtaani
Computer game to improve lifes of youths in the slums of Nairobi - Kenya..

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al shabaab recruiting
Somali extremist Al Shabaab recruits Muslim youngsters world wide. 'They offer martyrdom in a holy war,' says Abdi Rashid. He is the Horn of Africa analyst for International Crisis Group.

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10,000 people affected
Kenyan mine lays off 400 workers because of economic downturn.

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somali government still resistant
International support critical, says president Somalia from Mogadishu.

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g8 plegde small scale farmers
Global food crisis should give world of opportunities. Report on two farmers in central Kenya.

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relief for all needs
Kenyan business opens clean and safe public toilets with an extra touch.

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scrap export ban worries dealers
'What are we going to do?' Scrap metal dealers in Kenya want recent export ban revoked.

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urge for extra troups
A day with the heavily attacked AMISOM peace keeping forces in Mogadishu Somalia. Fast deployment of extra troups urged to maintain positions.

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fear of islamists
'I cannot talk about these things because I am woman.' Report from Mogadishu in Somalia on latest Islamist threat. President urges for fast intervention before things go wrong.

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from bag to pole
'I am proud.' Recycling waste plastic gives Kenyan business man good fortune.

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3 millions bed nets coming
'My son is going to sleep under a net.' Southern Sudan is preparing for the distribution of 3 million bed nets.

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somali refugee crisis
Humanitarian emergency rampant for Somali refugees in Kenya, warns Human Rights Watch.

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push local tribunal
New violence in Kenya if local tribunal is not incepted soon, says pressure group Human Rights Watch in Nairobi.

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easy riders kenya
Is it a menace, or affordable transport? Cheap motor bikes from China take over Kenyan roads.

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telling the story
Julius Kasyoka is a reporter of Cameras for Kibera. A Dutch project that gives young Kenyans from a slum estate the tools to report. 'I want to become a journalist.'

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finally home
The final arrival of MV Faina in Mombasa, after its crew was hijacked 4 months by Somali pirates. What happened with the cargo, being Sovjet tanks?

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hammering the way forward
Kenyan metal workers don't fear the credit crunch. 'I can even save some money'.

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fresh blood - kogelo
Barack Obama's father's home village in Kenya welcomes a special new citizen.

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tropical ice against home sickness - nairobi
Expatriates seek refuge in Nairobi ice skating rink. Holiday on ice in the tropics.

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moving art on mini buses
Maxi and Sammy in Nairobi found work by making designs for the thousands of mini buses in Kenya.

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mobile banking kicking off
Sending and receiving money was never that easy. The viral growth of M Pesa in Kenya.

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he's our brother
People in Kisumu in Western Kenya cheer about the election of their brother Barack Obama.

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obamamania
In Kisumu in Western Kenya you can't go without hearing the name Obama. Total frenzy in the home area of Barack Obama's father.

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cooking from bio gas- kenya
Bio gas latrines in a slum in Nairobi provide for free cooking gas. Human waste disposal leads to free meals for the children.

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navy to attack pirates - somalia
The Somali waters are the worst in the world. Pirates hijacks cargo ships and ask ransom for the crew. The Dutch navy escorted food vessels of the World Food Programme for 3 months.

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farmers coping with high costs - kenya
Pauline Kosgei and Samuel Kiprono in Nakuru are facing hard times because of rising costs. 'We could have been rich.'

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albinos killed for their organs - tanzania
Already 25 albinos are killed for their organs. According to traditional healers they can bring good fortune.

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block your car by sms
All you need is your mobile, and monitor your car from a distance and command it by sms. Young Kenyan does small invention with big potential.

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dutch volunteers stay put - kenya
'It could have happened anywhere.' A group of Dutch girls continues voluntary work in Watamu, after their colleagues in Kakamega were raped. 'Kenya is still a safe country.'

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antibiotic resistance - kenya
In some areas in Kenya 50 per cent of patients attending a doctor show resistance to antibiotics. One doctor at the coast tries to resist.

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idling camel man mombasa - kenya
Hard times for camel man Sharif Osman. Hardly any tourist in Mombasa to take a ride on his camel Jack.

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village phones - uganda
'I never expected to start a business.' Nakakande Uvumba got herself a Village Phone.

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green computers - uganda
Green Computers Uganda offers new computers for a good price. Or is it a way of dumping old machines in Uganda?

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crushing resistance - kenya
Government and drug manufacturers in Kenya hope that new measure will crush the growing antibiotics resistance, which is costing lives unnecessarily.

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sleeping on stairs - south africa
The situation in South Africa is still tense after the xenophobic attacks. Some 2,000 refugees still seek refuge in the Methodist's Church in Johannesburg.

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flames of xenophobia - south africa
Although the situation in South Africa calmed down the situation is still tense. 10,000nds of 'foreigners' remain in spontaneous camps and refuges. Report from Jeppe Police Station in Johannesburg.

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refugees to remain in camps- kenya
In Kenya peace seems to be prevailing againg after the post-election violence. Still 300,000 refugees still remain in camps. The story of the 28-years-old John Otieno in Nakuru.

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rape cases on the rise - kenya
Over 2,000 women were raped in the conflict after the general elections of December 2007. 'It was used as a weapon of war.'

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queuing for shares - kenya
Mobile provider Safaricom offers 10 billion shares on the market. They cost 7.5 Dollar cents each, causing major queues at the registration offices.

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refugees spark new crisis - kenya
Chief mediator Kofi Annan is expecting a quick resolution for the political crisis in Kenya. Although it doesn't mean a fast solution for the 300,000 refugees in the country.

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displaced and dispersed - kenya
Faith Awuor is 22-years-old and she has two children. She was chased from her house because she is married to a Kikuyu.

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2nd demo day - kenya
Another day of civil unrest as the opposition calls for demonstrations against president Kibaki, who is said to have frauded his election. Eight people died this day.

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1st demo day - kenya
In the capital Nairobi some small riots emerged on the first of three days of demonstrations by the opposition. They want incumbant president Kibaki to step down after frauded elections.

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kikuyu refugees - kenya
3,000 to 4,000 members of the Kikuyu tribe reside on the Show grounds in Nakuru. They fled their homes around Eldoret because of insecurity.

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tourism falling down - kenya
Tourists on the coast are staying away after the violence that erupted after the presidential election on the 27th of December. Hotels and business fear for a massive job loss. A report from Mombasa on the coast of Kenya.

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between poverty and tribalism - kenya
A background report on the conflict that started after the presidential elections in Kenya. Is it just alledgely frauded elections, or is there more? 600 people so far died, and some communities seem to be set up against eachother.

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presidential elections 2007 - kenya
Can he stay, or not; the incumbant president Kibaki. Economically he did well, but he forgot corruption. His popular opponent Raila Odinga chips in on that, and leads the opinion polls. Report from his Kibera slum polling station.

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the simpsons - kenya
Where you would least expect it. A Simpson's carving workshop in Western Kenya. It's the only place in the world where they make soap stone carvings from the world widely famous Simpsons cartoon. 'We can finally sustain our families.'

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carpet weavers from the slums - kenya
Report on an unique weaving workshop in Nairobi. The carpets are sold world wide, and the weavers come from the slum areas. 465 single mothers there were trained last years as weavers.

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'even dogs ran away from us' - kenya
Report on a team in Kenya that sprays houses to guard them against malaria mosquitoes. They seem to come from outer space, but they're quite succesful. The prevalence of malaria under children in Kenya almost halved.

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chewing miraa - kenya
The Somali community in Holland is unhappy with a ban on the mild drug Qat. These twigs are very popular among the Somalis in East Africa and Europe. Qat is grown in Kenya, and the Somalis here feel sad for their brothers in Holland.

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art from scrap metal - kenya
Need something in your house or garden? Mabati Workshop can do something for you. Useless scrap metal there changes into art. Saving environment and creating jobs.

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these animals should have been dead
A day in the Kitale Conservancy in Northern Kenya. It's the only reserve with only handicapped animals. The care giver had really to get used to these creatures who alledgely bring bad luck.

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'i want to be their spokes person' '- kenya
Portrait of the 30-years-old Michael Mutuku in de Dandora slum estate in Nairobi. He wants to change his environment. So he started a garbage collection, a car wash and a dance group. He wants to continu as a city councillor, and now he is campaigning.

Part Two in a serie on youth leadership in Kenya.

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documentary: sidi goma - zanzibar
On the rare home coming concert of the Indian musical group Sidi Goma on Zanzibar. The ancestors of the musicians left the island eight hundreds ago to India. They kept their music and dance, and performed on The Zanzibar International Film Festival.

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miss koch - kenya
Raphael Obonyo is 26-years-old, and his the founder of Miss Koch, a youth group in the Korogocho slum in Nairobi. He managed to start the community radio station Koch FM.

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mobile reporters - kenya
He sees it as a new opportunity for African journalists; Evans Wafula in Nairobi. As one of four in Africa he is equipped with a mobile phone and makes news videos, which appear on the Internet almost live. The Dutch project is called Voices of Africa.

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child prostitution - kenya
Rehema en Jacintha are among 10 to 15,000 children who, according to a Unicef report, are working in prostitution on the Kenyan coast.

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nyumba ya wazee - kenya
83-year-old John has his own workshop in the Nyumba ya Wazee in Nairobi. 'I am happy here.' Also in Kenya the housing of the elderly is a growing challenge.

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elephant rangers - kenya
Elephants in Kenya were almost wipe out in the late nineties. Kenya imposed a hunting ban, and now the elephant population is growing again. This is partly because of the ver patrolling rangers in the national parks.

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camel library - kenya
For thousands of years they have been trekking through the deserts. In Kenyan district of Garissa the camels are still dispatching books to the nomadic communities.

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search for bird flu in magadi - kenya
In case the deadly bird flu strain H5N1 is encountered, Kenya will be prepared. Report on the routine wild bird assesment, now from Lake Magadi.
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obsolete computers no e-waste - kenya
They re-furbish obsolete computers from Western countries and Kenya, and then deliver them to schools. Still also a second hand computer has a limited life span. The emergence of E-Waste is looming, but not at Computers for Schools Kenya.

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dandora dump site - kenya
1,000 people a day gather in Nairobi's Dandora Dump Site. There they look for food and things to sell. It's their only way of survival, and they accept a poor health resulting from being exposed to toxic chemicals in the dump site.
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big brother in kenya
Taxi drivers have mixed feelings about a new system that tracks all their movements. Gone are the days of taking extra customers without the boss knowing it.

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waiting for amin - uganda
The people of Arua are waiting for The Last King of Scotland, the motion picture on Uganda's former dictator Idi Amin. He was ousted 30 years ago, and now his home town has a booming economy.
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d-shots: entebbe to kampala - uganda
How does the road look like when you're on the way? These clips never make the news, but reflect the actual situation in the country. Slowly the mobile phone enters Kampala.
Entebbe - Kampala part 1.
Entebbe - Kampala part 2.
Entebbe - Kampala part 3.

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rift valley fever - kenya
The butcheries in Kajiao are closed because people stopped eating meat. They are afraid for the Rift Valley Fever, which the claimed the lives of 118 people now. The disease is common under live stock, but can transmitted to humans through infected meat.
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clashes nairobi slum - kenya
Report from the Mathare estate. People were killed and houses set on fire, after recent clashes sparked by the illicit breweries.
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floodings - somalia
Report from Jamame in Southern Somalia. The inhabitants of the area lost their land in the floodings, and are also facing insecurity after the defeat of the Islamists.
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v-spot: masai mara - kenya
For the beauty of Kenya, an Out of Africa touched game drive through the Masai Mara, recently branded as the new 7th World Wonder by an American tv channel.
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flooded refugees - kenya
80,000 Somali refugees were washed away by the torrential rains. After having fled their country, they now face a next crisis; floodings.
polio case refugee camp - kenya
Report from Hagadera on the follow up after the first polio case in 22 years in Kenya was diagnosed earlier this year.
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mobile revolution kenya
Kenya in 2000 had 17,000 mobile subscribers, and now six year later there are over 7 million people having a mobile. A report on the revolution that took place in a developing country.
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songs of the cattle camp - sudan
A day in a cattle camp near Rumbek in Southern Sudan. For thousands of years the Dinka tribe are keeping cattle camps, where they are milked and looked after. Throught the ages songs for and about the cattle are sung in the camps.
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mobile phone booths nairobi
Duncan and John are living with a physical handicap. Instead of begging they converted their wheel chairs into mobile phone booths. 'We are doing good business now.'
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betty bigombe on lra peace process
A report on how inhabitants in Gulu - Northern Uganda, think about the ongoing peace talks between the LRA of Joseph Kony and the government of Uganda. 'We are dealing with somebody who might have a multiple personality disorder,' says Betty Bigombe. She lives in Gulu and was involved in several other negotiations for peace in the now 20-year-old civil war.
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kampala stock exchange - uganda
A day on the smallest stock exchange in East Africa. Founded in 1998 it now has eight companies listed, and twenty bonds. CEO Simon Rutega: 'It takes time, but we will get there.'

Part 3 in a serie on stock exchanges in Africa.
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award reported on tv rijnmond - the netherlands
News report as made by TV Rijnmond in Rotterdam The Netherlands.

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joseph kony
The mysterious leader of the rebel movement Lord's Resistance Army grants a press conference for the first time in twenty years.

Awarded on the Video Journalism Festival in Berlin - Germany.
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threats voor nomads northern kenya
Recent rains gave the nomads wandering in Northern Kenyan some relief. Since most of the cattle died during the drought, a major food crisis is looming. Report from the Maikona division in the Marsabit district.
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dar es salaam stock exchange - tanzania
With eight listed companies, and twenty bonds, the Dar es Salaam is one of the smaller exchanges in Africa. Still the stock market is steadily growing since its inception in 1998. CEO Njau: 'We came from a socialist economy, and this is the pace we have chosen.'
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water pumps for benin
Report on the working visit to Benin of Dutch minister Van Ardenne for Developement Co-operation. She inspected water sites, visited cotton farmers, and started a school campaign for girls education. The Netherlands is planning to raise the aid for this small country in West Africa. More reports available on the Benin page.
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cotton farmers - benin
Cotton farmers in Benin suffer from high prices for seeds and fertilisers, and from low international cotton prices. The Dutch minister for Development Co-operation stressed for reforms in the cotton sector, otherwise she will withhold funding for the Benin goverment.
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all the girls to school - benin
In the capital Cotonou the Dutch Minister Van Ardenne fired up a national campaign to get more girls to school. Now only half of all the girls finish school education.
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library: special olympics - tanzania
For the Dutch NGO Terres des Hommes I produced a feature on the Special Olympics in Dar es Salaam, 2002. The games are for children living with a mental handicap. The report was aired at DeNieuwe Omroep in The Netherlands.
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d-shot: on the way to marsabit - kenya M.O.A.M. Working as a journalist in Third World countries the first thing you have to sort out is transport. That goes paramount of everything. Research and establishing contacts only starts after transport. Shown here is the journey from Isiolo to Marsabit in Northern Kenya. Was there for reports on the drought situation. There is no official public transport here.
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library: father picavet - uganda
The life and work of the Dutch priest father Picavet in Jinja - Uganda. Version with English subtitling on request.
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d-shot: dar es salaam by taxi - tanzania
New series: random drive-by shots from transport.
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rwanda tribunal arusha
A day at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha - Tanzania. Here the main suspects of the 1994 genocide are tried. Despite its relation with death and horror, it made Arusha a bustling town since the well-paid UN staff is living there.

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tb in kenya on the rise
Joseph Kirika is one of the thousands of Kenyans that receive TB treatment. Despite the free national TB eradication programme in Kenya the prevalence of tuberculosis is sharply on the rise. Joseph is getting his treatment through the Melchizedek clinic in Nairobi.

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A visit to Kenyatta Market in Nairobi. The best place in town to have the forever braids fixed. They are very popular allover Africa. What's wrong with natural hair?
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webby nomination rocketboom
The daily videoblog Rocketboom from New York is nominated for the much wanted Webby Award, the Oscar for experimental websites. The correspondents were asked to make a cling.
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kenyan parliament resumed
From 21 March and now online: The Kenyan parliament resumes after a break of seven months. The reason was the turmoil around the referendum on a new constitution. The president addressed the parliament and mentioned the policy against corruption and relief efforts against the drought. The policitical situation in Kenya remains tensed, and Kenyan were not allowed near the parliament house.
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run on nairobi stock exchange
The Nairobi Stock Exchange is becoming more and more popular among Kenyans. The announced release of shares in the national power company KenGen is causing a hype. People are queuing to get their portion of the much-wanted shares. 'We haven't seen this before in Kenya,' says a major stock broker from Nairobi.

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wfp WARNS FOR FOOD TRAGEDY IN kenya
James Morris returned from a trip through East Africa and Kenya. 3.5 million people in Kenya need food assistance, due to the prolonged drought. WFP requests hundreds of million of US Dollars from the donors. 'If it doesn't come fast we are facing a very serious situation,' Morris said, referring to a massive famine in Kenya.
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kenyan tv station shut down
Kenya Television Network and the newspaper The Standard were shutdown for 11 hours by the government. They alledgely were engaging in activities that endangered the security of the country, said responsible minister Michuki. The act was nationally and internationally condemned as a blatant violation of the freedom of press in Kenya.
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v-spot: zanzibar, stone town
Just the camera wandering on the cobbled stone streets of the capital Stone Town.

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v-spot: zanzibar, stone town night market
Just the camera wandering on the nightly food market of Stone Town.

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v-spot: zanzibar, the beach
Just the camera wandering on the white sands beaches of Ugunja Island, playing with Swahili tones.

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v-spot: zanzibar, the harbour
Just the camera wandering through the old harbour of Zanzibar, dedicated to the dhow.
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Presidential Elections Uganda
The first multi-party elections in Uganda took place on the 23rd of February. The opposition is fearing for vote rigging. They see their fears come true when it appears that many ballot boxes are not sealed. Report from Kampala.
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kenyan athletes
Jonas Kiprotich and Stanley Kiplimo are two young Kenyan athletes. They train at the High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret. The place is founded by the Kenyan old international Kip Keino.
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Somalia drought
According to a recent report 1.7 million people in Somalia are facing starvation due to prolonged drought. Report from the area in Wajid in Southern Somalia. The situation here seems to be worse because of the absence of a central government.
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Kenya drought
3.5 million people in Kenya are facing starvation due to prolonged drought. The government made an international appeal of 242 million dollar for water and food assistance. Report from the area around Marsabit in Northern Kenya. Here even camels die of thirst.
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mombasa tourism - kenya
'I come here for a white man,' says Stella on the beach. She is only one of the many boys and girls who seek their fortune in the many tourists.
Video report as prepared for the Dutch national tv channel LLINK. Presented by Mariam Abbas.
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geophrey - uganda
Geophrey is 14-years-old and he lives in Northern Uganda. Every day he walks from his home village to Gulu, to sleep in a shelter. Jimmy otherwise is afraid of being abducted by rebels of the Lord´s Resistance Army.
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turbi massacre -kenya
Report on the 90 people that were killed in tribal clashes in Northern Kenya.
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bertiers - kenya
Portrait of the Kenyan artist Bertiers.
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tsunami - aceh
Reports from Aceh - Indonesia, six months after the December 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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tsunami, VOL. 1
Volume one in a mini-serie of reports in commission of the Dutch natcom of Médecins sans Frontières. Shown: destruction and reconstruction in the capital Banda Aceh.
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tsunami, vol. 2
Volume two in a mini-serie of reports in commission of the Dutch natcom of Médecins sans Frontières. Shown: the opening of the house of self-calmness in Banda Aceh.
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tsunami, vol. 3
Volume three in a mini-serie of reports in commission of the Dutch natcom of Médecins sans Frontières. Shown: a jungle exploration in search of people possibly infected with malaria.
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tsunami, vol. 4
Volume four in a mini-serie of reports in commission of the Dutch natcom of Médecins sans Frontières. Shown: a day in a medical post in the town of Lamno.
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tsunami - somalia
Portrait of fisherman Ali Koh in Hafun - Somalia. After the tsunami he lost his brother and his boat. In Somalia 200 people were killed by the tidal wave, and another 50,000 lost their houses.
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v-spot: lake magadi, kenya
Impression of Lake Magadi, on a two hours drive from Nairobi. At the lake lies the largest salt production plant in Africa. The factory labourers live in a nearby village.
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marburg epidemic angola
Reports from Uige, the most affected region.
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Dutch Princess Maxima in Uganda
The Dutch princess Maxima meets entrepreneurs in Uganda.
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v-spot: bossaso
A sunny evening on the streets of Bossaso, capital of the Punland state in Somalia.

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bossaso - puntland
A sunny morning in Bossaso, Puntland' Somalia's harbour. Traders are shipping goods. This spot is notorious because of its alledged people smuggling to Yemen and weapons import to the whole of Africa.

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Ziggy Marley - ethiopia
Concert of The Marley Brothers at Africa Unite, 6 February 2005 in Addis Ababa.

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royal burundi drummers
A short impression of the world famous Royal Burundi Drummers, playing here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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sudan peace - nairobi
The late SPLM/A leader John Garang signs the peace agreement for Sudan, ending the 21-year-old civil war. The ceremony was held on the 9th of January 2005 in Nairobi. John Garang dies six months later in a helicopter crash in Uganda.

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congestion graveyards - zambia
The city council of Lusaka looks for solutions for the congested graveyards, as a result of the increased mortality rate, caused by HIV/Aids.

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hammarskjöld - zambia
Reporting on a visit to Ndola in the copper belt of Zambia. It is here that in 1961 the then secretary-general Hammarskjöld of the United Nations crashed with his DC6. The cause of the accident remains unclear.

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nairobi marathon 2004
The 28-year-old Kenyan Benjamin Kipchumba wins the marathon with 2:11:49.
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nairobi - kenya, july 2004
Kenyans taking to the street for a new constitution. The reform has to curb the power of the president by appointing a prime minister. The draft of the new constitution was to be discussed in Parliament, and so rallies were organised by the pressure group Katiba Watch. The Government had forbidden the rallies on the 3rd of July, and that resulted in riots. NOTE: Realvideo.
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lira - uganda
200 people were killed in an attack on refugee camp Barlonyo near Lira. The assault is alledged to the Lord Resistance Army. The archbishop of Uganda visits the camp and pays his respect to the victims. Also he vows to an end to the 18-year-old insurgency in the North of Uganda.
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night commuters - uganda
It is July 2003 when tens of thousands of children flock every evening in Gulu to find shelter on the street. They are afraid of abduction by the Lord Resistance Army. The army of the LRA mostly consists of abducted children. They are used as soldiers or as sex slaves. The Dutchman Piet Buitenwijk started a shelter In Gulu.
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darfur - sudan
Report from camps for displaced people in southern darfur. 'We are still not safe.'
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never again - rwanda
Anita and Albert live in the capital Kigali. They walk in the Genocide Museum and let their thoughts go. They are both victims of the 1994 genocide.
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raid on entebbe - uganda
Report on the plane that was hijacked in the Raid on Entebbe. Entebbe is the airport where Israeli special forces ended the hijacking of a German airplane in 1976, in the Raid on Entebbe. NOTE: Realvideo.
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v-spot: st. peter - italy
An impression of the most impressive site in Rome, the St. Peter Cathedral in the Vatican, the domicile of the Pope.
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v-spot: tour guides - italy
In Rome you can forget about a quiet visit to the historic sites. You'll have to share with thousands of others who were there just before you. Rome is the city where the voice of the tour guide never stops.
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v-spot: tallin - estonia
A strawl through the medieval city centre of the capital Tallin.
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v-spot: stockholm - sweden
On the few summer days a sparkling haze wanders through the streets and across the squares.
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stockholm gamlastan - sweden
Gamla Stan is the island where the settlers of Stockholm first set foot in 1255. You can enjoy the shops along side the cobbled streets, and listen to the tickling of horse shoes against the walls.
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v-spot: helsinki summer day - finland
An impression on sun shine in Nokia country.
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v-spot: sanliurfa - turkey
The city Sanliurfa in Turkey was formerly known as 'Ur'. The first settlers arrived here 6000 years ago. Sanliurfa is a sparkling city on the threshold between European and Arab cultures.
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video: Diyarbakir - turkey
Diyarbakir is located in the basin of Tigris and the Euphrates, ancient Mesopotomia. The city was founded 5000 years ago. With its temples, bazars, and about one million citizens, it's a very lively. NOTE: Realvideo.
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v-spot: kalkbaaij - south africa
An ordinary Sunday in Kalkbaaij at the Atlantic Ocean.
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v-spot: cape point - south africa
Cape Point is at the far end of Cape Hope National Park. Here the settlers from Portugal and The Netherlands first set food. From here the colonisation of Southern Africa started. Featuring Lucky Dube. NOTE: Realvideo.
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v-spot: sunset - south africa
Song of the birds at sunset in the Atlantic Ocean. NOTE: Realvideo
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miss stigma free - botswana
Kgalalelo Ntsepe is elected miss hiv stigma free 2003 in the capital gaborone. She proves that HIV positive people are equal members of society.
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webdesign from slum areas - kenya
Young people from the slum areas of the capital Nairobi are trained in to web designers.
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v-spot: summer in the netherlands
In Holland clear skies are rare. Sunshine in Holland changes the atmosphere dramatically. Bars release their terraces, people start to dress and to act accordingly. People go out, to sit on the sunny sides of the street. NOTE: Realvideo.
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v-spot: kralingsebos - THE netherlands
Planted in the thirties of the twentiest century to create jobs, the Kralingse Bos belongs to all inhabitants of Rotterdam. Of course there is a lake in the middle. On the sides there is the typical atmosphere of parks; joy with an edge of despair. NOTE: Realvideo.
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coffeeshops - netherlands
Amsterdam is the capital. It's not the policital nor the economic centre, but the cultural heart of the country. Tourists come to visit museums, theatres, and cinemas. Still a majority leave the museums for what they are, and head straight to a coffeeshop. NOTE: Realvideo.
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introduction peru
Overview of the country Peru. From Lima, the ancient Inca Machu Pichu, Lake Titicaca, up to the slums of Arequipa.
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out patient clinic - peru
The opening of the new out patient clinic in Arequipa, supported by the Duch NGO Paz Holandesa.
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hospital goyeneche - peru
A day in the dreaded Hospital Goeyeneche in Arequipa.
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children's home circa - peru
A day at the Circa children's home in Arequipa.
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queen's day- netherlands
Once a year the country plunges into a collective craze: Queen's Day, when the Dutch are celebrating the birth day of the Queen. It's a public holiday, so...
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v-spot: tokyo - japan
Street walk through nightly Tokyo.
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v-spot: shinjuku park - japan
Spring time in Tokyo, blossoms in the parks.
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v-spot: ueno park - japan
On culture and survival of the poor in Tokyo.
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video: mayor rotterdam in tokyo
Filed feature from Summer 2000. A strawl with the mayor of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, when he was on a working visit to Japan. Report commissioned by the regional tv station TV Rijnmond, Rotterdam

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v-spot: hase kannon - japan
A virtual walk through a very old temple on a peninsular near Tokyo.
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v-spot: kyoto - japan
A virtual walk along the colliding cultures in the former capital Kyoto.
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v-spot: fuji
Twenty five seconds of the top of the highest volcano in Japan.
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video: a-bomb - japan
Impression of the A-bomb memorial park in Hiroshima. NOTE: Realvideo.



(c) Ruud Elmendorp 2000 - 2012