Fighting in the Central African Republic is putting an increasing strain on an already volatile region.
Most of the unrest takes place in the north of the country, where the government has been fighting several armed groups.
Bandits and thieves also plague the northern areas, stealing livestock and burning down villages.
Tens of thousands of people have already fled across the border into neighbouring Chad.
El Salvador is awash in violence. Fifteen years after the end of a bloody civil war, the small Central American country has become notorious for its vicious street gangs, or maras, as they are called.
Among the worst are the Mara 13 and Mara 18 which sell drugs, extort protection money and fight relentlessly for territory.
In Santa Anna, EL Salvador’s second largest city, gang members are always on the lookout for new recruits.
They pressure youth, many as young as 10, to participate in criminal activities and prove their worth as foot soldiers - or face the consequences.
Fear and economic pressures force many to become part of the gang life, setting them on a violent course that too often ends in jail time for capital crimes or tragic death.
But an innovative organisation in Santa Ana, Barefoot Angels, has been battling for more than 10 years to shelter kids from violence and away from gang life.
Barefoot Angels staff run great risks, along with the children they help, and have witnessed dramatic results.
Producers Steve Baum and Adam Raney documented Barefoot Angels’ daily struggle for the hearts and souls of EL Salvador’s youth.
El Salvador is awash in violence. Fifteen years after the end of a bloody civil war, the small Central American country has become notorious for its vicious street gangs, or maras, as they are called.
Among the worst are the Mara 13 and Mara 18 which sell drugs, extort protection money and fight relentlessly for territory.
In Santa Anna, EL Salvador’s second largest city, gang members are always on the lookout for new recruits.
They pressure youth, many as young as 10, to participate in criminal activities and prove their worth as foot soldiers - or face the consequences.
Fear and economic pressures force many to become part of the gang life, setting them on a violent course that too often ends in jail time for capital crimes or tragic death.
But an innovative organisation in Santa Ana, Barefoot Angels, has been battling for more than 10 years to shelter kids from violence and away from gang life.
Barefoot Angels staff run great risks, along with the children they help, and have witnessed dramatic results.
Producers Steve Baum and Adam Raney documented Barefoot Angels’ daily struggle for the hearts and souls of EL Salvador’s youth.
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Baghdad amd the Kurds clash about who controls the country’s oil resources.