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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: 01/09/2010

01/09/2010

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Rebuilding lives in Swat: a personal diary from the heart of flood-devastated Pakistan

Swat Valley floods diary
Our regular contributor from of Mingora, Adnan Rashid, shares a week's diary entries detailing the personal effects of the aftermath of the monsoon floods in north Pakistan. He reflects on the difficulties of observing the rituals of Ramadan in a broken-down society and still more heavy rains. 

Women's football in Kenya
Moving the Goalposts is a charity giving young women from the Kenyan town of Kilifi the opportunity to boost their self-esteem through playing football and access to secondary education.  Outlook's Anna Bailey went to meet Grace and Zilpa, two of the girls taking part. 

Ute Bock
Ute Bock is a 68-year-old Austrian woman who has been looking after young asylum seekers from Africa for almost twenty years. She spent her earlier working life as a youth worker and now runs a charity which currently houses over 350 people. She even spends her own pension on providing care for them.

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