The New Heroes

240 minutes on 2 DVDs
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting

This four-hour series, hosted by Robert Redford, tells the stories of twelve social entrepreneurs who bring innovative, empowering solutions to intractable problems throughout the world.
Episode 1: Dreams of Sanctuary
This episode looks at entrepreneurs who are helping others make a new beginning:
Moses Zulu (working with AIDS orphans in Zambia)
Kailash Satyarthi (ending slavery in India)
Mimi Silbert (helping substance abusers and former felons to start new lives in San Francisco)
Episode 2: Technology of Freedom
The “compassionate capitalists” in this episode have created self-sustaining businesses to maximize human benefit:
David Green and Dr. V (restoring sight and hearing in India)
Nick Moon and Martin Fisher (developing low-cost technologies in Africa)
Fabio Rosa (bringing electricity and farming opportunities to rural Brazil)
Episode 3: Power of Enterprise
These social entrepreneurs are working to break the cycle of poverty by empowering people to earn a living:
Albina Tuiz (creating solid-waste management systems in Peru)
Maria Teresa Leal (developing sewing cooperatives in Brazil)
Muhammad Yunis (micro-credit programs for women borrowers in Bangladesh)
Episode 4: The Power of Knowledge
The individuals in this episode are working to improve lives by creating opportunities for education in societies that often leave children to fend for themselves.
Dina Abdel Wahab (early childhood education in Egypt)
Inderjit Khurana (train platform schools in India)
Somopop Jantraka (education and training for girls in Thailand)