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Global Mosaic

Young Women Rising

Season 1 Episode 1

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, "Hero Women Rising" combines social media and grassroots activism to overcome poverty, war and patriarchal traditions. In Dallas, Texas, where the high school pregnancy rate is 50 percent above the U.S. average, a filmmaking program run by NTARUPT empowers girls to educate each other on reproductive choices.

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