In Going to School in a War Zone, host Radzi Chinyanganya uncovers harsh realities of living and going to school in Afghanistan, a country that has been embroiled in conflict for decades. This video focuses on the impact of the war on students' education, with a special emphasis on Mohammad's account of life in a war zone where the sound of gunfire and the presence of tanks are a daily occurrence. The episode explores the challenges students face, including the dangers they encounter at school, the fear of being caught in crossfire, and the emotional toll of attending school in such conditions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Life Without Freedom: Incarcerated Children, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights how child inmates in Madagascar make up part of the 1.5 million children who are currently imprisoned, held in immigration detention, or placed in institutions around the world. The episode delves into the harsh realities these children face and explores how their lack of freedom impacts their lives and futures. It raises important questions about justice, human rights, and the impact of systemic issues on young lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In All Things Being Equal, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces 16-year-old Pallavi from Chennai, India, who shares her personal experience with gender inequality. She reflects on broader issues like sexism and violence against women while also highlighting the everyday discrimination she faces, such as the lower expectations placed on her in her karate lessons, despite achieving a black belt ranking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In The Effects of Deregulation, host Radzi Chinyanganya explains how Brazil's deregulation policies have led to rapid deforestation in the Amazon. The government’s decision to lift restrictions on land use has allowed for the clearing of forests for agricultural expansion, logging, mining, and ranching. This video highlights the environmental consequences of this deregulation, focusing on the struggle between different groups, such as ranchers seeking land for cattle grazing and Indigenous populations fighting to protect their ancestral forests. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Student Activism: Taking It to the Streets, host Radzi Chinyanganya discusses the power of youth activism and how young people are leading movements for social change. The video highlights youth-led protests and demonstrations on issues such as climate change, racial equality, and gender rights. It explores how activism takes different forms, from in-person demonstrations to digital campaigns. A key focus is on Fridays for Future, a movement started by Greta Thunberg in 2018, and how activist Xiye Bastida takes part by striking every Friday to demand action on climate change. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Women in Politics, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the current state of gender representation in global politics. At present, 25% of politicians worldwide are women. This video delves into the importance of gender quotas, which aim to ensure more female representation in governments and help level the playing field in leadership positions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In From Refugee to Presidential Candidate: Fadumo Dayib, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces Fadumo Dayib, a refugee who overcame adversity to become a presidential candidate in Somalia. Fadumo reflects on her journey, how her background shaped her mindset, and how she visualized a better future for herself as a young girl. Fadumo’s story serves as an example of how believing in oneself can lead to transformative success. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Ending Period Poverty, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the issue of women and girls who lack access to affordable, clean, and safe menstrual products. This video explores how this issue impacts young women, particularly in lower-income communities, where the inability to afford menstruation products can cause them to miss school and social activities. It also addresses the stigma and shame surrounding menstruation, which exacerbates the challenge of accessing necessary products. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Violence Against Women, host Radzi Chinyanganya discusses the disturbing reality of violence against women, specifically femicide. Explore the case of Marielle Franco, a Brazilian feminist and legislator who was murdered in 2018, and the high rates of femicide in Brazil and other parts of the world. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Can We Overcome the Stigma Around Mental Health?, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights initiatives aimed at addressing mental health in schools in Nigeria and New Zealand. These countries have made strides in encouraging open conversations about mental health, a topic that has historically been stigmatized in both regions. In Nigeria, mental health issues were often overlooked or suppressed, and in New Zealand, a high youth suicide rate prompted the need for action. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Can Cigarettes be Banned?, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the debate surrounding the legality of cigarettes and smoking. This video discusses why cigarettes have not been banned despite the known health risks, and how governments use disincentives (policies that discourage certain behaviors) to regulate their use. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Is Digital Media Reliable?, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the emerging technology of deep fakes and its implications for the media, politics, and society. This video explains how deep fake videos, which use artificial intelligence to manipulate images and sound, can create realistic yet entirely fabricated content. Learn how deep fakes are made, discuss their potential uses (both harmful and harmless), and examine the dangers they pose in spreading misinformation. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Going to School in a War Zone, host Radzi Chinyanganya uncovers harsh realities of living and going to school in Afghanistan, a country that has been embroiled in conflict for decades. This video focuses on the impact of the war on students' education, with a special emphasis on Mohammad's account of life in a war zone where the sound of gunfire and the presence of tanks are a daily occurrence. The episode explores the challenges students face, including the dangers they encounter at school, the fear of being caught in crossfire, and the emotional toll of attending school in such conditions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Life Without Freedom: Incarcerated Children, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights how child inmates in Madagascar make up part of the 1.5 million children who are currently imprisoned, held in immigration detention, or placed in institutions around the world. The episode delves into the harsh realities these children face and explores how their lack of freedom impacts their lives and futures. It raises important questions about justice, human rights, and the impact of systemic issues on young lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In All Things Being Equal, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces 16-year-old Pallavi from Chennai, India, who shares her personal experience with gender inequality. She reflects on broader issues like sexism and violence against women while also highlighting the everyday discrimination she faces, such as the lower expectations placed on her in her karate lessons, despite achieving a black belt ranking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In The Effects of Deregulation, host Radzi Chinyanganya explains how Brazil's deregulation policies have led to rapid deforestation in the Amazon. The government’s decision to lift restrictions on land use has allowed for the clearing of forests for agricultural expansion, logging, mining, and ranching. This video highlights the environmental consequences of this deregulation, focusing on the struggle between different groups, such as ranchers seeking land for cattle grazing and Indigenous populations fighting to protect their ancestral forests. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Student Activism: Taking It to the Streets, host Radzi Chinyanganya discusses the power of youth activism and how young people are leading movements for social change. The video highlights youth-led protests and demonstrations on issues such as climate change, racial equality, and gender rights. It explores how activism takes different forms, from in-person demonstrations to digital campaigns. A key focus is on Fridays for Future, a movement started by Greta Thunberg in 2018, and how activist Xiye Bastida takes part by striking every Friday to demand action on climate change. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Women in Politics, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the current state of gender representation in global politics. At present, 25% of politicians worldwide are women. This video delves into the importance of gender quotas, which aim to ensure more female representation in governments and help level the playing field in leadership positions. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In From Refugee to Presidential Candidate: Fadumo Dayib, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces Fadumo Dayib, a refugee who overcame adversity to become a presidential candidate in Somalia. Fadumo reflects on her journey, how her background shaped her mindset, and how she visualized a better future for herself as a young girl. Fadumo’s story serves as an example of how believing in oneself can lead to transformative success. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Ending Period Poverty, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the issue of women and girls who lack access to affordable, clean, and safe menstrual products. This video explores how this issue impacts young women, particularly in lower-income communities, where the inability to afford menstruation products can cause them to miss school and social activities. It also addresses the stigma and shame surrounding menstruation, which exacerbates the challenge of accessing necessary products. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Violence Against Women, host Radzi Chinyanganya discusses the disturbing reality of violence against women, specifically femicide. Explore the case of Marielle Franco, a Brazilian feminist and legislator who was murdered in 2018, and the high rates of femicide in Brazil and other parts of the world. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Can We Overcome the Stigma Around Mental Health?, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights initiatives aimed at addressing mental health in schools in Nigeria and New Zealand. These countries have made strides in encouraging open conversations about mental health, a topic that has historically been stigmatized in both regions. In Nigeria, mental health issues were often overlooked or suppressed, and in New Zealand, a high youth suicide rate prompted the need for action. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Can Cigarettes be Banned?, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the debate surrounding the legality of cigarettes and smoking. This video discusses why cigarettes have not been banned despite the known health risks, and how governments use disincentives (policies that discourage certain behaviors) to regulate their use. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
In Is Digital Media Reliable?, host Radzi Chinyanganya explores the emerging technology of deep fakes and its implications for the media, politics, and society. This video explains how deep fake videos, which use artificial intelligence to manipulate images and sound, can create realistic yet entirely fabricated content. Learn how deep fakes are made, discuss their potential uses (both harmful and harmless), and examine the dangers they pose in spreading misinformation. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.