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A show about human spirit and achievement in the face of adversity. We return to places which have been in the news - often a long time ago, sometimes recently - to see how local people are rebuilding their lives. Every other Sunday at 8.40 pm Paris time.
Latest update : 2013-12-19
On December 7th, 1988, Leninakan, the second-largest city in Soviet-ruled Armenia, was razed to the ground by a devastating earthquake. Twenty-five years later, Gyumri, as the town is now called, is part of independent Armenia. Its hastily rebuilt homes have become shanty towns. Over half the population is out of work. Nevertheless, the city is rising from the rubble and its population is hoping for a better future.
On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina plunged Louisiana and New Orleans into chaos. Nine years on, reconstruction continues as Louisiana strives to heal its wounds. But the threat...
Perched on an island at the very edge of Alaska, Shishmaref has become a symbol of global warming. For the past ten years, this village has been collapsing. With the melting of the...
Luanda, Angola’s capital, has been changed beyond recognition since the end of the civil war in 2002: brand-new skyscrapers have been erected in the place of dilapidated buildings....
Drug trafficking, gang warfare, murder and state-sponsored crime... In Medellin, it’s hard not to find a family affected by murder or kidnapping. Over 30 years, the violence saw 80,000...
Gaza is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Since the last war with Israel, the Palestinian enclave has continued to rebuild, against the backdrop of a precarious...
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