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Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? The series Why Poverty? uses documentary film to get people talking about this global problem, its causes, and its solutions.

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Why Poverty?
Full episodes
8 VIDEOS

Welcome to the World
52:47 Air Date 11/28/12 Expires 11/05/19

Education, Education
54:03 Air Date 11/28/12 Expires 11/05/19

Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
53:31 Air Date 11/27/12 Expires 11/05/19

Land Rush
54:08 Air Date 11/26/12 Expires 11/05/19

Stealing Africa
53:14 Air Date 11/26/12 Expires 11/05/19

Give Us the Money
54:08 Air Date 11/26/12

Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream
54:17 Air Date 11/12/12 Expires 11/05/19

Solar Mamas
56:46 Air Date 11/05/12 Expires 11/05/19
Previews
7 VIDEOS

Does Being Born Poor Mean You Will Stay Poor?
2:30 Air Date 11/28/12

What Does an Education Get You in China?
3:31 Air Date 11/28/12

Animating Poverty Through the Ages
1:44 Air Date 11/27/12

Developing Africa's Resources One Displaced Farmer at a Time
2:57 Air Date 11/27/12

Have Multinationals Extracted Hope from Zambia?
2:07 Air Date 11/26/12

Is the Cult of Celebrity a Form of Currency?
2:08 Air Date 11/26/12

Why Poverty? Preview
1:25 Air Date 11/02/12