Good Fortune Trailer
Preview: Season 23 Episode 5 | 2m 37s
A provocative exploration of foreign aid in Africa, where good intentions can go wrong.
"Good Fortune" is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. The gripping stories of two Kenyans battling to save their homes from large-scale development present a unique opportunity see foreign aid through eyes of the people it is intended to help.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Good Fortune Trailer
Preview: Season 23 Episode 5 | 2m 37s
"Good Fortune" is a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. The gripping stories of two Kenyans battling to save their homes from large-scale development present a unique opportunity see foreign aid through eyes of the people it is intended to help.
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Clip: S23 Ep5 | 29s | Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize winner, talks about welfare economics and development. (29s)
Behind the Lens - Good Fortune
Clip: S23 Ep5 | 48s | Filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine explain how they came to make the film. (48s)
Good Fortune: Wangari Maathai, Kenyan Environmentalist
Clip: S23 Ep5 | 4s | Maathai points out that aid organizations cannot expect communities to change overnight. (4s)
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...