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Severine Autesserre: To solve mass violence, look to locals

Severine Autesserre studies the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the middle of the deadliest conflict since World War II; it's been called "the largest ongoing humanitarian crisis in the world.” The conflict seems hopelessly, unsolvably large. But her insight from decades of listening and engaging: The conflicts are often locally based....
https://www.ted.com/talks/severine_autesserre_to_solve_mass_violence_look_to_locals

TED Radio Hour: The Power of Spaces

How do spaces shape the human experience? In what ways do our rooms, homes and buildings give us meaning and purpose? In this segment, architect Michael Murphy joins host Manoush Zomorodi to explore the power of the spaces we make and inhabit. To listen to the whole episode, find TED Radio Hour wherever you're listening to this. And explore the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_radio_hour_the_power_of_spaces

Andrew Youn: The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty

Farmers stand at the center of the world, says Andrew Youn, cofounder of One Acre Fund, an agricultural organization that's empowering sub-Saharan farm families with the loans, seeds, fertilizer and training needed to increase crop yields and end hunger. Meet Therese Niyonsaba, a Rwandan farmer who shares how the program helped her family prospe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_youn_the_seeds_of_change_helping_african_farmers_grow_out_of_poverty

Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography

Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking image...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_the_silent_drama_of_photography

Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market

The average farmer in America makes less than 15 cents of every dollar on a product that you purchase at a store. They feed our communities, but farmers often cannot afford the very foods they grow. In this actionable talk, social entrepreneur Mohammad Modarres shows how to put your purchasing power into action to save local agriculture from col...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mohammad_modarres_why_you_should_shop_at_your_local_farmers_market

Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good

We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown_wiring_a_web_for_global_good

Jean-Paul Mari: The chilling aftershock of a brush with death

In April 2003, just as American troops began rolling into Baghdad, a shell smashed into the building author and war correspondent Jean-Paul Mari was reporting from. There he had a face-to-face encounter with death, beginning his acquaintance with a phantom that has haunted those who have risked their lives on battlefields since ancient times. "W...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jean_paul_mari_the_chilling_aftershock_of_a_brush_with_death

Nicholas Negroponte: Taking OLPC to Colombia

TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investment in the region. (And you too can get involved.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_taking_olpc_to_colombia

Bandi Mbubi: Demand a fair trade cell phone

Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call to action.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bandi_mbubi_demand_a_fair_trade_cell_phone

James Nachtwey: My wish: Let my photographs bear witness

Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_nachtwey_my_wish_let_my_photographs_bear_witness

Mitchell Besser: Mothers helping mothers fight HIV

In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell Besser enlisted the help of his patients to create mothers2mothers -- an extraordinary network of HIV-positive women whose support for each other is changing and saving lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_besser_mothers_helping_mothers_fight_hiv

Garry Kasparov: Stand with Ukraine in the fight against evil

Ukraine is on the front line of a war between freedom and tyranny, says chess grandmaster and human rights advocate Garry Kasparov. In this blistering call to action, he traces Vladimir Putin's rise to power and details his own path from chess world champion to pro-democracy activist in Russia. His message is a challenge to global leaders to ris...
https://www.ted.com/talks/garry_kasparov_stand_with_ukraine_in_the_fight_against_evil

Gary Haugen: The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now

Collective compassion has meant an overall decrease in global poverty since the 1980s, says civil rights lawyer Gary Haugen. Yet for all the world's aid money, there's a pervasive hidden problem keeping poverty alive. Haugen reveals the dark underlying cause we must recognize and act on now.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_haugen_the_hidden_reason_for_poverty_the_world_needs_to_address_now

Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

Tech communities are booming all over Africa, says Nairobi-based Juliana Rotich, cofounder of the open-source software Ushahidi. But it remains challenging to get and stay connected in a region with frequent blackouts and spotty Internet hookups. So Rotich and friends developed BRCK, offering resilient connectivity for the developing world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/juliana_rotich_meet_brck_internet_access_built_for_africa

Elizabeth Lesser: Take "the Other" to lunch

There's an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them "the mystic" and "the warrior”) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other. She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue -- by going to lunch with someone...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_lesser_take_the_other_to_lunch

Juan Enriquez: A personal plea for humanity at the US-Mexico border

In this powerful, personal talk, author and academic Juan Enriquez shares stories from inside the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, bringing this often-abstract debate back down to earth -- and showing what you can do every day to create a sense of belonging for immigrants. "This isn't about kids and borders," he says. "It's about us. ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_a_personal_plea_for_humanity_at_the_us_mexico_border

Melati and Isabel Wijsen: Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Plastic bags are essentially indestructible, yet they're used and thrown away with reckless abandon. Most end up in the ocean, where they pollute the water and harm marine life; the rest are burned in garbage piles, where they release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. Melati and Isabel Wijsen are on a mission to stop plastic bags from suffoca...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melati_and_isabel_wijsen_our_campaign_to_ban_plastic_bags_in_bali

Patrick Chappatte: The power of cartoons

In a series of witty punchlines, Patrick Chappatte makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring the most unlikely people together.
https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_chappatte_the_power_of_cartoons

Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 6 essential lessons for women leaders

In a rich conversation full of practical insights, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard and former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reflect on their experiences as women leaders in positions of global power -- and share six standout lessons on what it takes to lead and build solidarity in the face of gender bias and st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_gillard_and_ngozi_okonjo_iweala_6_essential_lessons_for_women_leaders

Aarathi Krishnan: 5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid

Over the last decade, humanitarian organizations have digitized many of their systems, from registering refugees with biometric IDs to transporting cargo via drones. This has helped deliver aid around the world, but it's also brought new risks to the people it's meant to protect. Tech and human rights ethicist Aarathi Krishnan points to the dang...
https://www.ted.com/talks/aarathi_krishnan_5_ethical_principles_for_digitizing_humanitarian_aid

Siyanda Mohutsiwa: How young Africans found a voice on Twitter

What can a young woman with an idea, an Internet connection and a bit of creativity achieve? That's all Siyanda Mohutsiwa needed to unite young African voices in a new way. Hear how Mohutsiwa and other young people across the continent are using social media to overcome borders and circumstance, accessing something they have long had to violentl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/siyanda_mohutsiwa_how_young_africans_found_a_voice_on_twitter

Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

Diana Laufenberg shares three surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_how_to_learn_from_mistakes

Evgeny Morozov: How the Net aids dictatorships

TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" -- the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy -- with chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/evgeny_morozov_how_the_net_aids_dictatorships

Nabila Alibhai: Why people of different faiths are painting their houses of worship yellow

Divisions along religious lines are deepening, and we're doubting more and more how much we have in common. How can we stand boldly and visibly together? Inspired by an idea from her collaborator Yazmany Arboleda, place-maker Nabila Alibhai and her colleagues created "Colour in Faith," a social practice art project that unites people of differen...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nabila_alibhai_why_people_of_different_faiths_are_painting_their_houses_of_worship_yellow

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception

Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gayle_tzemach_lemmon_women_entrepreneurs_example_not_exception

Gary Slutkin: Let's treat violence like a contagious disease

Dr. Gary Slutkin spent a decade fighting tuberculosis, cholera and AIDS epidemics in Africa. When he returned to the US, he thought he'd escape brutal epidemic deaths. But he began to look more carefully at gun violence -- whose spread follows the same pattern as an infectious disease. His conclusion: We've reversed the impact of so many disease...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_slutkin_let_s_treat_violence_like_a_contagious_disease

Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Siphumeze Khundayi: How to have a healthier, positive relationship to sex

From our fear of women's bodies to our sheepishness around the word "nipple," our ideas about sex need an upgrade, say sex educators (and hilarious women) Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Siphumeze Khundayi. For a radical new take on sex positivity, the duo take the TED stage to suggest we look to Africa for erotic wisdom both ancient and modern, showing...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tiffany_kagure_mugo_and_siphumeze_khundayi_how_to_have_a_healthier_positive_relationship_to_sex

Rose George: Let's talk crap. Seriously.

It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination. Get ready for a blunt, funny, powerful talk from journalist Rose George about a once-unmentionable pr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rose_george_let_s_talk_crap_seriously

Mary Maker: Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me)

After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees education as an essential tool for rebuilding lives -- and empowering a generation of girls who are too often denied entrance into the classroom. "For the child of war, ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_maker_why_i_fight_for_the_education_of_refugee_girls_like_me

Patrick Awuah: How to educate leaders? Liberal arts

A liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders, says university head Patrick Awuah -- because it builds decision-making skills, an ethical framework and a broad vision. Awuah himself left a career at Microsoft in the US to found a liberal arts school in Africa: Ashesi University, in his home nation of Ghana. A passionate talk about...
https://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_awuah_how_to_educate_leaders_liberal_arts
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