Overcoming Language Barriers

Fitore Gashi is a primary school teacher in Prizren in southern Kosovo. The school brings together two ethnic groups, Albanians and Romas. In a society with a lot of discrimination, it takes trust to convince parent to allow their children to be taught by a teacher of another ethnicity.

The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.

28-year-old Marko Rakic runs an NGO in the Serbian area of Mitrovica. It helps young people to access training and supports social and cultural projects. He sees Serbians in Kosovo as second-class citizens, neglected by both Pristina and Belgrade.

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Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

42-year-old Armen Grigoryan is the youngest barber in the timeless atmosphere of the oldest barbershop in Armenia.

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