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Nihal's dream has always been to be an architect so that she could help build a better environment for her community. The odds are stacked against her, but Nihal is determined to design a better future.

Ala'a's dreams are fairly modest: a home, a wife, a family. But with no profession, Ala'a was trapped in a cycle of poverty and these dreams were out of his reach.

Mohammad spent 20 years working as a laborer in Israel, where he made enough money to build a house for his family. However, the house was destroyed in Operation Cast Lead and now Mohammad is struggling to make ends meet.

How does it feel to lose your home? Home is a first-hand account of a family of refugees whose house was demolished before their eyes.

UNICEF correspondent Vivian Siu reports on an initiative to help educate children displaced by conflict in the Democratic of Republic of the Congo.

Zainab Salbi speaks on her experiences with war and the lessons to be taken from her story and those of other survivors.

Max used to play football like anyone else, but things changed when he met Tim from A-STEP. Tim got him involved in playing football for more than just playing a game. Things truly started changing for Max when he went to the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps to hold a match with members of some of the then rival tribes. He was saddened by what he saw, although he didn't immediately change his perception on other ethnic groups. With time, he learned to change his perception. With access to better equipment because of Nike he also started gaining respect in his community, who saw that the programme was important because of the new equipment. This Participatory Videos was made using the Most Significant Change (MSC) methodology for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the Mercy Corps LEAP Sport programme.

Almost a year after the Pakistani army regained control of the Swat valley, the government is trying to get life back to normal for the residents there.

SUDAN: THE SILENT GENOCIDE documents the destruction of life in the Darfur region of Sudan as well as the lack of a notable response by the American public.

Six-part documentary series on the conflict in Sudan.