Stories of heroes

Godfrey Bulla

Godfrey’s Long March is not yet over

by: Koert Lindijer

He saw the headless body of his dead uncle and looked lions in the eye. But Godfrey...
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Alain en Daphrose Gauthier

Couple Pursue Rwandan War Suspects in France

by: VJ Movement

Using information from Interpol, a French couple search for Rwandan genocide suspects....
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Cholita's

Bolivia's Female Wrestlers take on Stereotyping

by: VJ Movement

Shouting, skirted cholita wrestlers are flying through the air. It's a way for...
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Norbert Denef

Breaking the silence on sexual abuse

by: Jeroen Akkermans

Serving as an altar boy, Norbert Denef was sexually abused. He now struggles for...
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Simon Pierre Bell

Images for Africa

by: Bram Posthumus

He has neither experience nor money, but he does have perseverance. Simon has...
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Pedro Nchama

A Lieutenant Feeds the Spaniards

by: Rop Zoutberg

After a career in the Spanish army, Pedro Nchama decided to set up a food bank....
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Melita Gardner

Never Give Up – Always Look for Peace

by: Bram Posthumus

Melita Gardner lost a lot during the war in Liberia, but not her sense of humor...
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Lu Jianfu

Fighting the Dragon

by: Remko Tanis

Lu Jianfu uses his camera to fight abuse of power by Chinese officials. He meets...
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Sayed Kashua

Sarcasm as a Last Resort

by: Guus Valk

In permanent danger, bullied Palestinian-Israeli soapwriter Sayed Kashua resolutely...
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Charles Njau

An African Middle-class Hero

by: Kees Broere

Charles is focused on lifting his family out of the lower middle-class. Like millions...
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Baltasar Garzón

Baltasar Garzón’s Battle

by: Steven Adolf

After years of fighting terror all over the world, 'Super Judge' Baltasar Garzon...
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Chen Si

Suicide Angel on a Scooter

by: Remko Tanis

Every two minutes someone in China commits suicide. Patrolling the Nanjing bridge...
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Lorella Zanardo

Crushing Sexual Humiliation

by: Bas Mesters

Girls on Italian TV: All but naked hanging from a meat hook. Lorella Zanardo loves...
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Irshad Manji

Happy Warrior for New Islam

by: Diederik van Hoogstraten

A big heart, a sharp mind, a loud mouth and uncovered hair: the Muslim intellectual...
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Gorki

Rebel with a Cause

by: Robert-Jan Friele

An early love of rock music led to Gorki’s first arrest. And his determination...
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Normawati

A Mother to Abused Maids

by: Elske Schouten

Thousands of abused women call her 'mother'. Normawati fights for migrant workers....
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Atia Yahya

Africa Can Help Itself

by: Ilona Eveleens

A Kenyan business woman sees promise and growth where others see only misery....
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Rabbi Menachem Froman

Peace Demands Humility

by: VJ Movement

'Love Thy Neighbour' is the essence of Rabbi Menachem Fromen’s faith. He lives...
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Mehdi Bigaderne

Bringing Peace in Paris

by: Frank Renout

When the suburbs of Paris erupted, Mehdi Bigaderne’s old school friend was killed....
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Derek Derenalagi

No Legs, but Chasing Gold

by: Yolanda Bobeldijk

Despite losing his legs in Afghanistan, former soldier Derek Derenalagi is determined...
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Xhabir Derala

Beacon in the Balkans

by: David Jan Godfroid

Corrupt and divided along ethnic lines, Macedonia is a tiny land with huge problems....
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Rik Devillé

Advocate for the Church’s Victims

by: Petra de Koning

While the Catholic Church hierarchy in Belgium looked away, one former priest...
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