Poverty Documentaries

Watch poverty documentaries on RTD to see how people all over the world struggle to make ends meet. From children in Togo forced to work, to the shipbreakers in Bangladesh, RTD’s poverty documentaries expose the harsh conditions and risks these people take to earn a living.

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3401

05 July 2014 00:00

Society

Tent City USA. A homeless community faces eviction from the land they are occupying
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3290

27 May 2019 01:45

Society

Reaping Divine Justice. South Africa's white farmers brace for race war amid land expropriation debate
22:47

269

20 September 2019 17:29

Human Rights

Moving Migrants . Meet activists who launched the migrant caravan marching toward the United States
48:46

997

22 January 2018 00:00

Society

Iraqi Safe House. One man’s quest to give Iraqi orphans a second chance in life
26:56

1020

15 April 2015 00:00

Society

Raft to Freedom. US man lives on a raft to defend the rights of the homeless
27:26

8186

07 April 2017 00:00

Personalities

Cambodia’s Hollywood Dad. Scott Neeson: From Hollywood highs to Cambodia’s slum kids
27:18

18186

06 February 2017 00:00

Society

The Beast of Zone 3. Gold rush fever at Guatemala City’s deadly dump
26:19

2549

03 July 2019 00:56

Politics

Caravan of Dreams. Migrants in US-bound caravans risk everything for a better life
26:12

1503

17 April 2014 00:00

Society

Homeless in NY
24:43

2680

08 April 2013 00:00

Society

A home for the homeless. Ex-con founds shelter to help released inmates get back on track
26:05

576

23 December 2013 00:00

Arts and Culture

Flying kids. Upsala Circus transforms hooligans into entertainers
26:01

432

19 August 2013 00:00

Society

Last Chance Farm
25:53

1077

23 December 2013 00:00

Sport

Homeless fighter
25:38

866

22 December 2014 00:00

Society

The Passengers. An old trolleybus becomes a shelter for the homeless
25:23

3464

30 September 2015 00:00

Politics

EU for U. Shattered EU dreams of Ukrainians in Poland
49:16

2019

13 July 2015 00:00

Personalities

The Untamed Shrew. Masquerading as a man for over 40 years to earn a living
24:17

13064

31 August 2016 00:00

Investigation

The Ugly Face of Beauty. Is child labour foundation for your makeup?
26:33

2885

31 October 2016 00:00

Human Rights

Stitched up in Cambodia. When having a baby means losing your job
25:48

15021

13 November 2015 00:00

Lifestyle

The Congo Dandies. Living in poverty and spending a fortune to look like a million dollars
25:38

1138

02 October 2017 00:00

Society

Congo: Cycle of life. Cycling club gives youth hope amid poverty & violence