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23/03/2010

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Rwanda survivors' guilt; Galapagos fishermen; Hollywood's Drill Sergeant.

Mary Kayitesi Blewitt
Fifty members of Mary Kayitesi Blewitt's extended family were among the estimated one million people killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. For the last sixteen years, Mary has been working tirelessly to help the traumatised survivors. She founded and ran a charity which has received international recognition. When the genocide happened, Mary was living between London and Ethiopia. It was then that she received the news that her brother had been killed and her journey began.
Mary's book  "You Alone May Live" will be published in April. 

Galapagos fishermen turned tour guides
The Galapagos Islands are best known as a natural paradise with unique animals and beautiful landscapes, which inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. But the animals are not alone. An estimated 25,000 people live on the islands, and many of them rely on fishing for their main income. Some have turned their traditional skills into a tourist attraction called artisanal fishing. Podalirio Herrera is one of the fishermen who has been teaching his trade to the tourists. 

Drill Sergeant to the Stars
Former US marine Captain Dale Dye is known as the drill sergeant to the stars. The much-decorated Vietnam war veteran is paid to bully and shout at actors like Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks and Sir Anthony Hopkins as they prepare to play soldiers in the movies. As a soldier, Captain Dye enjoyed going to the cinema, but strongly believed that war films failed to give a convincing picture of life in a combat zone. So when he retired after twenty years' military service, he decided to put things right.

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