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Bright Hope International helps faith communities provide aid and assistance to the extreme poor in some of the world’s most devastated countries. The group works in areas such as crisis response, orphan relief, and recently started a program to rescue girls from the sex trade in northern India. We’ll talk with Bright Hope's CEO and president, C.H. Dyer.

On today's show: How the fiscal cliff will affect defense spending, Mexico's new president and the music of Haiti.

Mona Purdy, founder and executive director of Share Your Soles, lost everything in a home fire four months ago. But the tragedy hasn't stopped her charitable work.

According to a new report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the CIA’s drone campaign targeting suspected militants in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who went to rescue victims or as they attended funerals.

Haitian economist Ludovic Comeau examines the complicated process of rebuilding Haiti.

On today's Global Activism, we hear from a Haitian American doctor who's trying to change the way eye care is delivered in Haiti.

It’s been two years since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 300,000 and displacing 1.5 million. Progress to rebuild has been slow.  Haitian economist Ludovic Comeau helps us take stock of the reconstruction and rebuilding efforts of the past two years.