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Four Born Every Second The life chances of newly born babies in the rich world and the poor world. Give Us The Money Celebrity activism and its fight against global poverty. Stealing Africa An investigation into the behaviour of multi-national companies in Africa. The Great Land Rush Farmers struggle against businessmen in a contemporary battle over who controls land.

China's Ant People Getting an education and a life in contemporary China. Related Content Similar programmes By genre: Factual. They've commissioned award-winning film makers to make eight documentaries about poverty, and new and emerging talents to make around 30 short films. The films tackle big issues and pose difficult questions, but they're also moving, subtle and thought-provoking stories. The films will transmit around the world during November , on more than 70 national broadcasters reaching million people.

A number of award-winning directors have already been commissioned for the new project, including Weijun Chen, Ben Lewis and Brian Hill.

But if we work together, we can create something bigger than we can individually. Why hasn't the problem of poverty been solved? Watch Jay Naidoo tackle the question:. So far some 33 broadcasters have committed to the Why Poverty? For the first time, realscreen can reveal details of the first six feature-length documentaries commissioned for the project. They are:. Spanning many months and countries, the documentary follows African journalists on an investigation to expose the scale of corruption throughout the continent.