Ahead of the World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

Looking at Namibia's progress on meeting its MDGs promises to women - through the eyes of the country's first female trawler captain.

Half of all Nepali girls are married by age 18, but initiatives to change that are showing promise. This video features stories of girls denied an education by child marriage, as well as of girls who are resisting the practice.

Brokers find Vietnamese wives for South Korean men

The custom of forced isolation for menstruating women in Nepal.

examining the impact of early marriage on the lives of girls using testimonies from teenage brides and their families in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Yemen.

Construction of a new road from China through Laos is transforming the traditional local economies. The road has increased commerce as local women initiate a lively trade with construction workers and their merchant wives.

A view on the effects of Climate Change from Bolivia

30 second spot on gender equality produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD.

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