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Saber Trabajar: Furthering the Work Culture in Buenos Aires

Saber Trabajar: Furthering the Work Culture in Buenos Aires

Nicole Martínez talks to the people behind Saber Trabajar, an organisation that promotes employment through education.

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Sexual Politics: The Fight for Transsexual Rights

Sexual Politics: The Fight for Transsexual Rights

Buenos Aires is seen to be a cosmopolitain city. Yet despite the acceptance of trans-prostitutes in certain districts, discrimination against transsexuals is still rife in Argentina, as Hannah Vinter reports.

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Ecobolsas: Work for the Homeless, with an Environmental Spin

Ecobolsas: Work for the Homeless, with an Environmental Spin

Inspired by her work in a soup kitchen, Patricia Frankel founded Ecobolsas, a project to give youths a small income whilst promoting environmental ideas.

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Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro

Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro

On the tenth anniversary of his death, Hannah Vinter looks at the life of Dr René Favaloro, the first doctor in the world to successfully perform a cardiac-bypass, who took his own life with a shot through the heart.

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