THE NEW HEROES - Host Robert Redford

Robert Redford, host of THE NEW HEROES

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 1: Dreams of Sanctuary (Moses Zulu)

The AIDS epidemic has left hundreds of thousands of children orphaned in Zambia. The government's agencies are overwhelmed and the children are left to fend for themselves. A lucky few find their way to "Children's Town," a sanctuary for AIDS orphans created by Moses Zulu.

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 2: Technology of Freedom (ApproTEC)

A low-cost irrigation pump developed by ApproTEC enables subsistence farmers to vastly increase the volume of crops they grow for sale.

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THE NEW HEROES - Technology of Freedom (Dr. V.)

In India, where Dr. Venkataswami has applied the latest industrial techniques to make sight-saving cataract surgery available for the poor, nurses visit villages to provide eye exams.

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 3: Power of Enterprise (Maria Theresa Leal)

Social entrepreneur, Maria Teresa (Tete) Leal surrounded by the seamstresses of Coopa-Roca, in Rocinha, a favela of Rio.

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 3: Power of Enterprise (Coopa-Roca studio)

Maria Teresa Leal in the Coopa-Roca studio, inspecting material for the upcoming Spring fashion show.

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 3: Power of Enterprise (Seamstress Bezerra)

Seamstress Viviane Rodriguez Bezerra in the Coopa-Roca studio.

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 4: The Power of Knowledge (Khurana)

Inderjit Khurana has started train platform schools in cities in India to bring education to homeless and orphaned children who flock to the stations to beg from passengers.

Credit: Inderjit Khurana has started train platform schools in cities in India to bring education to homeless and orphaned children who

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THE NEW HEROES - Episode 4: The Power of Knowledge (Calcutta)

Homeless and orphaned children, who flocked to train stations to beg from passengers, now attend school on railway platforms in Calcutta.

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