document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eRemembering Wangari Maathai\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3eYesterday was bittersweet. The same night Good Fortune won an Emmy we heard that Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai passed away. We had interviewed Dr. Maathai for \x3ca title=\x22Strides in Development\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.youtube.com/stridesindevelopment\x22\x3eStrides in Development\x3c/a\x3e, our supplementary short video series looking at positive alternatives to foreign aid. Watch the video \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQU7JOxkGvo\x26amp;feature=youtu.be\x26amp;hd=1\x22\x3ehere\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3eAnd read more about Wangari Maathai \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/africa/wangari-maathai-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-dies-at-71.html\x22\x3ehere\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls71fblqiM1qbfmkho1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22Good Fortune won an Emmy last night! We are overwhelmed with this honor and are so thankful for everyone who helped make it happen. To make the night even more special, line producer\x26nbsp;Bernard Aulo Ohanga flew into New York from Kenya for the event. His first time in the U.S. and he\x26amp;#8217;s welcomed with an Emmy!\x0aGood Fortune won a News and Documentary Emmy in the category\x26nbsp;Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting-Long Form. We hope the recognition of the film can help promote more local leadership in development and foreign aid and help avoid the tragic stories of people like Silva and Jackson.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eGood Fortune won an Emmy last night! We are overwhelmed with this honor and are so thankful for everyone who helped make it happen. To make the night even more special, line producer\u00a0Bernard Aulo Ohanga flew into New York from Kenya for the event. His first time in the U.S. and he\x26#8217;s welcomed with an Emmy!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eGood Fortune won a News and Documentary Emmy in the category\u00a0Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting-Long Form. We hope the recognition of the film can help promote more local leadership in development and foreign aid and help avoid the tragic stories of people like Silva and Jackson.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eWatch online!\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3e\x3cimg height=\x22215\x22 width=\x22286\x22 src=\x22http://newshour.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/2011/07/14/GF_prod1_homepage_feature.JPG\x22 alt=\x22Good Fortune PBS NewsHour\x22/\x3e\x3c/strong\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cstrong\x3eMissed Good Fortune on PBS NewsHour? \x3c/strong\x3eWatch it online! The\u00a08-minute\u00a0segment is now available on\u00a0both the \x3ca title=\x22Good Fortune PBS NewsHour\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/july-dec11/goodfortune_07-14.html\x22\x3ePBS NewsHour\x3c/a\x3e\u00a0and\u00a0\x3ca title=\x22Good Fortune Economist Film Project\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://film.economist.com/film/good-fortune\x22\x3eThe Economist Film Project\x3c/a\x3e websites.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eGood Fortune nominated for an Emmy!\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lojo6rEwBV1qbuv6n.gif\x22/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eGood Fortune\u00a0\x3cspan\x3ewas nominated for a \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.tvweek.com/news/2011/07/the_2011_32nd_annual_news_docu.php\x22\x3eNews \x26amp; Documentary Emmy award \x3c/a\x3ethis morning in the category of Outstanding Business \x26amp; Economic reporting. It joins six other \x3c/span\x3e\x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.pbs.org/pov/\x22\x3ePOV\x3c/a\x3e\x3cspan\x3e films to be nominated this year. Keep your fingers crossed for us!\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e \x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eGood Fortune on PBS NewsHour- TONIGHT!\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cimg src=\x22http://interamericansecuritywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PBS-News-Hour-01-150x150.png\x22/\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eTune in to PBS NewsHour\u00a0TONIGHT for\u00a0an 8-minute clip from award-winning documentary Good Fortune. The film will be presented as part of \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://film.economist.com/#\x22\x3eThe Economist Film Project\x3c/a\x3e, a new initiative to bring to life the pages of The Economist through the powerful medium of documentary film. Good Fortune was selected from 1,000 submissions for its unique perspective on international aid. \x3cbr/\x3e\x3cbr/\x3eTonight\x26#8217;s clip will feature the story of Silva, a midwife whose home and business in Nairobi, Kenya are being demolished as part of a United Nations slum-upgrading project. Tune in to PBS NewsHour tonight at 7 p.m. EST, or click here for your local TV listings: \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://www.pbs.org/newshour/airdates.html\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://www.pbs.org/newshour/airdates.htm\x22\x3ehttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/airdates.htm\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eStrides in Development\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;The type of aid which will help Africa is the type of aid\u00a0which will empower Africans so that they themselves\u00a0instigate reform from within.\x26#8221; \x26#8212;George Ayittey, Ghanaian economist, author, and founder of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington D.C.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWatch the latest installment of \x26#8220;Strides in Development\x26#8221; to learn more:\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\u00a0\x3ciframe width=\x22560\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/fDyE_6Excfw\x22 height=\x22349\x22\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eGood Fortune selected for Economist Film Project\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3e\u00a0\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3e\x3cimg height=\x2285\x22 width=\x22325\x22 src=\x22http://www.ithentic.com/p/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/economist_film_project1.png\x22 alt=\x22Economist Film Project\x22/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3eGood Fortune\u00a0has been\u00a0named as one of four films selected to debut the Economist Film Project, a new initiative launched through a partnership between The Economist Magazine and PBS Newshour. \x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3e\x0a\x3cblockquote\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSince we announced The Economist Film Project in December, we have had more than 600 submissions of documentaries that tell riveting stories set in all parts of the globe,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThese four films stood out for embodying the spirit of the Project, presenting unusual perspectives on complex issues and enhancing our understanding of the world, said Gideon Lichfield, Editorial Director of The Economist Film Project.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3c/blockquote\x3e\x0a\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3eIn the coming months a short excerpt from Good Fortune will air on PBS Newshour. Stay tuned for the air date!\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan class=\x22messageBody\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/archives/the_economist_film_project_and_pbs_newshour_announce_documentary_series/\x22\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/archives/the_economist_film_project_and_pbs_newshour_announce_documentary_series/\x22\x3ehttp://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/archives/the_economist_film_project_and_pbs_newshour_announce_documentary_series/\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');