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I Set Up First Women-Only Afghan Uni

Aziz Amir was inspired to train female medical staff after his mother's untimely death.

Aziz Amir's mother died of blood poisoning when he was nine years old, because she refused to be treated by a male doctor. Aziz was inspired to become a doctor himself and has now set up Afghanistan's first women-only university to train more female medical staff.

Kazuhiro Tsjui is an award winning makeup artist who's in charge of turning Hollywood actors into a wide array of characters, from Winston Churchill to the hairy antagonists of the Planet of the Apes. He also made a major impact on The Grinch and Men In Black.

San Carlos is a small town about four hours drive from Medellin in Colombia. It's in a beautiful area but it's also been a place filled with horror - the tragic consequence of the violence inflicted by right-wing paramilitaries and left-wing guerillas. Following a ceasefire, people are returning to San Carlos, and former paramilitaries and guerillas are living next door to their victims. Our reporter Dimitri O'Donnell has been to meet them.

(Picture: Aziz Amir. Photo courtesy of Aziz Amir.)

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