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Friday 23rd May

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Bolivian Child Miners
Thousands of children work, illegally, in Bolivia's main industry - mining - in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. Campaigners hoped that the current high price of minerals on world markets, would raise miners earnings and families would no longer need to send their children into the mines. But it seems the opposite is happening - more children than ever are going underground.

Nepali Doctor
Dr Prasanna Gautam has worked in some of Nepal's poorest and least developed areas during which time he has struggled to get even the most basic health care for his patients. He told Outlook of the problems he's encountered.

Dr Gautam has written a book "I Will Need to Break Your Other Leg". It is published by Hammersmith Press.

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My Passion for Penises
We want you to tell Outlook how your passion for something has changed your life, and Sigurorur Hjartarson has done just that. He began collecting animal penises in 1974 and has now opened a museum in Northern Iceland to house them. He told Outlook how his passion for penises came about.

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Canon Andrew White
Outlook meets the Anglican vicar of Baghdad. Canon Andrew White risks his life negotiating the release of hostages and is on a one man mission to bring peace to the Middle East. He tells Outlook about the dangers he faces doing his job and what motivates him.

Delhi Traffic Marshals
The authorities in Delhi are trying to solve traffic chaos by appointing marshals from rural areas who've hardly seen a car before. Outlook hears how one nineteen year old is shaping up in the job.

Selling Words
Outlook talks to the students from Northern Ireland who are making money by selling individual words on the web.

female builder in Zanzibar

A woman working in Zanzibar

Zanzibar Plasterers
The BBC's Daniel Dickinson meets the team of women builders who are restoring the crumbling beauty of Zanzibar.

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Child soldiers
Matthew Bannister talks to Hawa, a 17 year old Sierra Leonian who was forced to become a child soldier after her parents were both killed. He also hears from Enrique Restoy from the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers about what more can be done to protect children like Hawa.
Hawa is visiting the UK with the educational children's charity Plan

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Afghan weddings
Since the fall of the Taleban, weddings in Afghanistan have become more and more lavish, often costing thousands of dollars. Martin Patience finds out why the cost of weddings is causing problems for couples in Afghanistan.

Frank Warren

Frank Warren: Would you send him your secrets?

Postsecret
Thousands of complete strangers send Frank Warren their most intimate secrets, written on postcards, for him to put on his website - they range from the shocking and sad to the quirky and amusing. Frank tells Matthew how the project came about.

Click here to see Frank's website

High Heels
Killer heels, which have been popular for decades with women seeking glamour, seduction and fun, are apparently experiencing a renewed boom in sales. Outlook asks one Italian woman to explain her own personal love affair with heels.

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Somalis in South Africa
As thousands of foreigners flee violence in South Africa, we hear from Somali community spokesman Ahmed Dawlo, who's been rescuing his fellow countrymen from the mob.

A little taste of Iraq
Iraqis in New York City can find food and company that bring back memories of happier times back home at a restaurant in Midtown. For Outlook, Tara Gadomski finds out what diners miss most.

Palina Yanchinka
The Quaid family in Ireland changed the life of young Belarussian Palina Yanchinka when they offered her respite from her contaminated village near Chernobyl. John and Fiona Quaid, along with Palina, tell Matthew Bannister about the short holiday that turned into a life-changing relationship.

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