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Half the Sky: Gabrielle Union Reflects on Her Experiences in

7m 48s / TV-PG
Gabrielle Union talks about her time in Vietnam and the many experiences she had. Gabrielle shares her experiences celebrating her birthday in Vietnam, learning about skin whitening and the value of education. Through her experiences, she has a newfound appreciation for her life in America.
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Half the Sky: Why Do Mothers Die in Somaliland?

8m 53s / TV-PG
Hinda Hassan's death was needless and Diane Lane and Nicholas Kristof talk to Nimo, the midwife who helped her to find out what happened. In a country with no family planning and no trained doctors performing C-Sections, Hinda's death was something that would should happen in the 21st century.
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Half the Sky: Prostitution is the Absence of Choice

1m 40s / TV-PG
Women and girls account for 80 percent of the people trafficked across international borders each year, most often for sexual exploitation. Stripped of their basic human rights, women and girls are bought and sold, generating an estimated $27.8 billion of profit for their exploiters.
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Half the Sky: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression with Educatio

1m 43s / TV-PG
Gabrielle Union, Olivia Wilde, Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof discuss solutions to the most pressing problems facing women: maternal mortality, gender-based violence, sex trafficking and forced prostitution. Women are not the problem, they are the solution. Education and economic empowerment are the ladder to a better life for women, their families and communities.
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Half the Sky: Creating Hope within Africa's Largest Slum

9m 52s / TV-PG
Nick Kristof and Olivia Wilde venture through Nairobi to reach Kibera, one of the largest slums in the world. Here, Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner have worked tirelessly to promote the cause of women, using schools, clinics, and community services to combat Kibera's extreme poverty and habitual neglect toward girls.
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Half the Sky: Intergenerational Prostitution in India

10m 44s / TV-PG
This educational module adapted from the documentary series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows journalist Nicholas Kristof and actress America Ferrara as they investigate intergenerational prostitution in India, and meet change maker Urmi Basu.
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Half the Sky: Sakena Yacoobi on Educating Women and Girls in

5m 50s / TV-PG
Sakena Yacoobi has made a difference in the lives of around 8.5 million people through the operation of learning facilities in Afghanistan over the course of twenty years. Sakena believes that, if properly equipped with the knowledge and confidence to act, the current generation of Afghani girls can fix the country's severe gender imbalances within just 5 to 10 years.
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Half the Sky: Maternal Mortality in Somaliland

9m 45s / TV-PG
This educational module adapted from the documentary series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows journalist Nicholas Kristof and actress Diane Lane as they investigate the high maternal mortality rate in Somaliland and meet change maker Edna Adan.
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Half the Sky: Gender-based Violence in Sierra Leone

9m 45s / TV-PG
This educational module adapted from the documentary series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows journalist Nicholas Kristof and actress Eva Mendes as they investigate the high incidence of rape and impunity in Sierra Leone, and meet change maker Amie Kandeh.
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Half the Sky: One Girl's Long Road to School and Safety in S

5m / TV-PG
Agnes Libbi Smith lost her father during the civil war in Sierra Leone and her mother when she was 13 years old. Finding herself homeless, Agnes was physically abused and raped by a teacher who promised her an education. Finally breaking free and seeking help at the Rainbo Center with Amie Kandeh and the International Rescue Committee, Agnes hopes to become a doctor and help others.
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Half the Sky: Violence Against Women is a Global Epidemic

1m 41s / TV-PG
A group of experts and advocates describe the global epidemic of gender-based violence, which strips women of their autonomy and forces them to live in constant fear of physical retribution. The phenomenon can seem insurmountable in post-conflict countries like Sierra Leone, but extraordinary women like Amie Kandeh are nevertheless determined to bring an end to these rampant abuses.
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Half the Sky: America Ferrera's Diary Cam Insights on India

5m 1s / TV-PG
Follow America Ferrera along as she narrates her time in India through a diary cam. Ferrera talks about meeting the young girls who work with Urmi Basu to break the cycle of forced prostitution. Watch as Ferrera makes chapati with the girls and even learns to sew with some of the mothers.
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Half the Sky: Education in Vietnam

10m 38s / TV-PG
This educational module adapted from the documentary series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows journalist Nicholas Kristof and actress Gabrielle Union as they meet Room to Read founder John Wood in Vietnam, and meet two girls who have become beneficiaries of his education program in that country.
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Community Classroom Makes Learning Cinematic

1m 4s
Community Classroom brings innovative media resources to educators in high schools, colleges, and other youth-serving organizations to provide educators with access to high quality video content and standards aligned curriculum that supports development of critical thinking and writing skills, media literacy, media creation, and opportunities to engage with local service organizations.
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