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12/01/2011

The Chinese student elected village chief at eighteen talks about her work and dreams

Bai Yitong
A small Chinese village in Shaanxi province attracted international attention when it elected an 18-year-old student as its new chief. Bai Yitong is now twenty, and still a student. She tells us about her work and her hopes for the future.

Sami Mahdi
A recent survey in Afghanistan says that more than half of all marriages are forced. Sami Mahdi is the man behind a new TV programme called "Niqab" or "Mask", which reveals the stories behind some of these marriages. He tells us why he wants to give Afghan women a voice.

Suzanne Thi Hien Hook
Adopted by a British family as a Vietnamese war baby, Suzanne Thi Hien Hook always felt like an outsider. She tells us about a personal journey which led to her giving up a successful business to move to Vietnam and set up an orphanage.

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25 minutes

Last on

Thu 13 Jan 2011 13:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Jan 2011 22:05GMT
  • Thu 13 Jan 2011 03:05GMT
  • Thu 13 Jan 2011 10:05GMT
  • Thu 13 Jan 2011 13:05GMT

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