Topics: Health

Morapedi is a young South African man who is eager to continue his education. He mourns the loss of his sister-in-law and regrets he was unable to challenge his older brother, who abused and beat her. Eventually, Morapedi's brother began sleeping around and infected the sister-in-law with HIV, which led to her death. Morapedi wonders how women, who are the soul of the nation, can be treated so badly.

As a young boy growing up during the Apartheid years in South Africa, Mhlangabezi rarely saw his father, who worked in the city to support the family.  When his father passed away, life got even harder, and Mhlangabezi had to give up his dream of tertiary education.  While he finds glimpses of happiness, he wonders today if the sun will ever come out and give light to his hopes for the future.

Christine was drawn to work with youth at the Rape Crisis Center in Capetown, South Africa as a way of understanding and confronting her own difficult past. As a child, she was sexually abused; as an adult, she continues to live in an unsafe environment. Her goal is to help young people turn away from drugs and violence and learn instead to set limits and make informed decisions about their sexuality.

In Whose Hands explores issues of international maternal and child health, development, and research in the context of the producer's experiences in rural India.

A young woman shares her views on body image and her journey to self acceptance.

My story tells how I became interested in nursing as a vehicle for working with the world's children.  This was part of a project by Sue Hagedorn, a former colleague at the University of Colorado School of Nursing, who wanted to get nurses to create and share stories to use in teaching nursing.

This poet/storyteller reflects on how a blank piece of paper and a pen helps her overcome life's many obstacles.

Melissa reflects on her relationship with her father and her struggle with depression.

Meghann talks about her father, illness and trying to find her place in the world.

Donna shares her the story of her marriage to the love of her life and challenges they faced when he was diagnosed with kidney failure.