see for yourself in "viewchange, the mothers index." narrator: you've heard the term lottery of birth. more often than not, children born in rich countries win it, while those in poor countries lose. a child's life expectancy, health, education and so much more hinges on where he or she happens to enter the world. but there's also a lottery of motherhood, and expectant moms in developing countries are facing the toughest odds. every year more than 350,000 women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, most simply because they don't have access to basic delivery care. and the ripple effect is dramatic. when a mother dies, her children are more likely to be poor, more likely to die before the age of five, or to drop out of school if they survive. but private aid groups and governments are working hard to change the odds in the lottery of motherhood. in sierra leone, a place that "save the children" ranks as one of the very worst places to be a mom, a new government program is trying to turn the tide, as we see in this short fil

this is link tv's "viewchange," a new documentary series. [rooster crowing] [cows mooing] >> [speaking wolof] >> deya's household, one of 4 in the village, includes deya's two wives, each of deya's two brothers' two wives, 15 children, 77 cows, and dozens of sheep, goats, and chickens. [rooster crows] today, the family is preparing for the biggest holiday of the year--tabaski, the islamic feast of the sacrifice. >> [speaking wolof] >> to see how big tabaski is in senegal, you have to go to the capital, dakar. at tabaski, it's a religious, and social, expectation for muslim households to buy and slaughter a ram. >> [speaking wolof] >> in senegal, where a day's wages, if you have work, are around $3, this is a big deal. and for deya in saare muudu, where paid work is scarce, the tabaski ram and other holiday foods are major purchases. >> [speaking wolof] [child speaking in background] [laughs] >> [speaking wolof] >> the household relies on money from deya's two brothers, maliki and alahji, who are working in spain. [electric saw runs] alahji,

see for yourself in "viewchange, crossing the gender gap." narrator: compared with men, the lives of women are so often hidden behind the walls of tradition, poverty, and isolation. compared with men, the stories of women so often just aren't told. but the documentaries you're about to see are different. they put women in front of the lens and behind it, and through photography, film, and even animation, they show us women stepping out from behind those walls, surviving and even thriving in some of the poorest countries in the world. take a look across the global gender gap and see the grand prize winner of the "viewchange" film contest. srey: my name is srey neth. i am cambodian. i am a victim of sex trafficking. translator: i do not know my father. my brother, he gambled and left home. we were poor and so my mother sold me to a neighbor, a pimp. i was 14. i lived in a place called the building, where i served drinks for the first week. i didn't know. i thought i had a job to help my family, but the other girls told me things. later, the pim

this "viewchange" film tells the story. amos roberts: it's early morning in a small village not far from the city of bangalore. kuma is cleaning the rickshaw that provides his family's livelihood. his wife nakama is washing the family's few dishes. and their children are getting ready for school. abilash, however, can't find his school shirt. amos: kuma but doesn't earn enough to buy spare shirts for the children. after paying for the hire of his rickshaw, he's lucky to make $4.00 or $5.00 a day, so clothes get held together with safety pins for as long as possible. while abilash helps his dad fix a puncture, his brother and sister have leftover rice for breakfast. their parents go without. amos: these kids are lucky. millions of indian children go to school on empty stomachs, their families too poor to give them breakfast or even lunch. but thanks to a quiet culinary revolution, they don't have to go hungry any longer. in a tiny kitchen on the school grounds, these two cooks are preparing lunch for 120 children. they've be

>> "viewchange" is about people making real progress in tackling the world's toughest issues. can a story change the world? see for yourself. this is link tv's "viewchange," a new documentary series. >> we left as the sun reddened and dropped, and we directed ourselves to the desert. we had been told by the villagers that we were close to ethiopia, that all that was left was to cross the desert, that in a week's time we would find the end of sudan. the dying began on the fifth day. >> it was an astonishing story of survival, and it took an extraordinary partnership to bring it to the world. valentino deng and his american friend dave eggers spent 4 years writing a book about valentino's childhood nightmare. >> i think we have a fascination for children who have lost everything and have then become separated from their parents, and we know that this happens during war, but this was something so unique, where tens of thousands of children walking more or less alone across a desert, 800 miles. >> together they've told a tale that captivated millions and even became the must-read

see for yourself in "viewchange: hiv prevention-- looking back and moving forward." debra: i'm debra messing, ambassador for psi. it's been 30 years since the centers for disease control confirmed the first cases of hiv in the united states. since 1981, more than 30 million people around the world have died of aids-related causes, particularly in the developing world, where the disease has devastated entire families, communities, and generations. but thanks to the medical advancement of anti-retro viral therapy and progress in prevention, saving lives is now possible. aid groups and governments have been working hard to bring innovative hiv prevention methods and tools to scale. and it's working. in mozambique, one young relationship counselor is getting creative. working with a local radio show, she's finding ways to make condoms exciting, and even sexy. [man singing in native language] narrator: like all countries in southern africa, mozambique suffers from hiv-aids. every year, millions of dollars are spent on prevention campaigns, including promoting condoms. but

this is linktv's "viewchange," a new documentary series. kofi annan: as we open the 21st century, more than 110 million school-age children are not attending school. two thirds are girls. the key to all the locks that are keeping girls out of school, from poverty to inequality to conflict, lies in basic education for all. we need all those with power to change things, to come together in a global alliance for girls education. that is why the united nations is launching a new global initiative to educate girls to ensure that by 2015, boys and girls will have equal access to all levels of education. that is a test we must pass, and we shall pass it only if children all over the world can pass the test of basic education and go on to pass to test of life. [applause] [manisha] [manisha] [bhukiya] [upendra] [upendra] [manisha] [teacher] [children shout] [manisha] [rooster crows] [woman sings in foreign language] ♪ sit down here ♪ ♪ and tell me a story ♪ when you're with friends ♪ ♪ no need to hurry ♪ no more rush, no more haste ♪ no more ♪ ♪ whe