US college student stays committed to Romanian orphans

Also in the Generation Change series

Turning Trash into Treasure in Ghana (05:00)
From: Deutsche Welle

A young Ghanan builds a future on the trash heap.

The Little Clown Project (05:00)
From: Deutsche Welle

In Prague Petra Misimerová dedicates her time to making life better for kids who live in homes.

Teenage Human Rights Defender (05:03)
From: Deutsche Welle

Profile of Rastko Pocesta, a Belgrade teenager who has created a blog to promote human rights in his Serbia.

Lending a Hand to traditional Japanese Rice Farmers (05:00)
From: Deutsche Welle

Profile of a young Swedish man who lends a hand on traditional Japanese rice farms in the wake of the disastrous Tsunami

Stand-up comedy teacher spreads confidence (05:00)
From: Deutsche Welle

A profile of a young teacher who uses humor to get results from kids who normally are not achievers.

Burmese activist risks personal safety for political change (04:59)
From: Deutsche Welle

A profile of Bo Bo, a 23-year-old Burmese student takes political risks in a country where nearly 2,000 dissidents still remain in jail.

Indonesian Street Kid Gives back to Kids in Need (05:00)
From: Deutsche Welle

A profile of Willie - who faced violence and poverty for all of his childhood, but has found refuge in helping kids facing the same challenge.

Palestinian Artist Gives Hope to Community Under o=Occupation (05:16)
From: Deutsche Welle

Eid, a 26-year-old Palestinian Bedouin, turns scrap material into art. His own house may be facing imminent demolition, but he is determined that his children will inherit ...

Adoptive Mom in Uganda provides food and love to 13 girls (05:01)
From: Deutsche Welle

Four years ago, Katie Davis was homecoming queen at her high school in the United States. Today, the 22-year-old is a single mother of 13 girls in Uganda and feeding hundreds ...

Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor Turned Gun Control Advocate (05:02)
From: Deutsche Welle

Colin Goddard survived the 2007 Viriginia Tech shooting. He still has three bullets in his body. The 25-year-old is now committed to tightening gun laws in the US and uses ...

Related Pieces

Intro and Outro

Eleven years ago when her family was living in London, Clare Vierbuchen went on a week-long school trip to Romania to visit several orphanages. After that, there was no ignoring what she had seen, not even after her family returned to Houston and Clare enrolled at Princeton. Sandy Houseman produced this profile for Deutsche Welle's "Generation Change" series.

For more on Deutsche Welle's "Generation Change" series go to http://rss.dw-world.de/xml/podcast_en_pulse_series