Game changer

April 28, 2014

How Major Pricilla Transformed Rio’s Favelas

This week in our Game Changer segment we introduce you to someone who made it her mission to make one favela LESS dangerous.  She’s actually a policewoman.  And by working with state and local institutions she helped improve conditions in the community and gave residents a better model […]

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April 21, 2014

Making a Difference Through Music

Several years ago, Rey Ramirez had a highly-respected career as education director of a professional symphony.  But in 2009, he happily traded in his top-tier profession to start Soundscapes, a musically centered youth outreach program in Newport News, Virginia. 

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April 14, 2014

Game Changer: Alfredo Tilves

It’s no secret that poverty is a problem in many countries throughout Latin America. But all too often, some cities considered affluent are actually quite poor. Take Cartegena, Colombia for example. Travel books rank it as a top vacation destination and praise it as being […]

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