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Newsletter Wednesday, October 01, 2008

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Nurses on the Front Line - Bolivia on TSR
Nurses on the Front Line - Bolivia will be broadcast on French-speaking Swiss national TV channel TSR1 on Sunday 4th at 9.30 (CET).

World Challenge 08 – Eight programmes: October – December
Now in its fourth year, World Challenge is our global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level. The winner will receive a grant of USD $20 000 to put back into their project/business, and two runners up will each receive USD $10 000. This year again nearly 1000 entries came in from all over the world - 3 times more than its inaugural year in 2005.

So please vote for your favourite and ask any friends to do likewise! All the details are on www.theworldchallenge.co.uk

Programme 1: Keystone Foundation India Cliffhanger & Heiveld Co-operative South Africa Change is Brewing
First broadcast: Saturday 11th October at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 12th October at 13.00 & 20.30, 13th October at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 2: Oro Verde Columbia Green Gold & Shanti Sewa Griha Nepal A Chance to Grow
First broadcast: Saturday 18th October at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 19th October at 13.00 & 20.30, 20th October at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 3: Hashoo Foundation’s Plan Bee & Hawkers Market Girl Centre Kenya Market economy
First broadcast: Saturday 25th October at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 26th October at 13.00 & 20.30, 27th October at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 4: The Leakey Collection Kenya Maasai Production & Oficinas Quero Favela Film
First broadcast: Saturday 1st November at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 2nd November at 13.00 & 20.30, 3rd November at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 5: Agriculture School, Paraguay Homegrown Heroes & She Hope Society India Independence Day
First broadcast: Saturday 8th November at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 9th November at 13.00 & 20.30, 10th November at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 6: Yurt Kindergartens Kyrgyzstan Learning With-in Tent & UniquEco Designs Ltd. Kenya Sole Traders
First broadcast: Saturday 15th November at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 16th November at 13.00 & 20.30, 17th November at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 7: World Challenge, One Year On
First broadcast: Saturday 22nd November at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 23rd November at 13.00 & 20.30, 24th November at 02.30 (all times GMT).

Programme 8: World Challenge, The Final
First broadcast: Saturday 20th December at 10.30 GMT. Re-runs: 21st December at 13.00 & 20.30, 22nd December at 02.30 (all times GMT).

For exact times, please check BBC World News.

Something Going Bang

In the week (December 3rd) before world leaders sign the Dublin treaty banning cluster bombs, BBC World News airs Something Going Bang. The film, shot mostly in South Lebanon, shows just how lethal the unexploded bomblets still are two years after being dropped. Determined to see their war-torn country rebuilt, young Lebanese deminers risk their lives daily working for the UN Mines Action Coordination Centre. On October 6th they will receive the coveted UN refugee agency Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva.

First broadcast: Friday 21st November at 20.30 GMT.
Re-runs: Monday 24th November at 11.30 GMT, Tuesday 25th November at 15.30 GMT, and Wednesday 26th November at 02.30 GMT.
For exact times, please check BBC World News.