Reframing Rio+20: revisiting the Earth summit children
Our video series, produced by tve as part of a multimedia project Reframing Rio, explores the lives of children born during the 1992 Rio Earth summit in Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, India and China, and revisits them 20 years on
Reframing Rio+20: revisiting children in Guangzhou, China – video
An only child, born in the industrial city of Guangzhou, Kay-Kay's story mirrors China's 'economic miracle'
Reframing Rio+20: revisiting children in Tamil Nadu, India – video
Panjy was born into a community dependent on the fireworks industry. She dreamed of becoming a doctor but family debts meant she had to quit school at 17
Reframing Rio+20: revisiting children in Kenya – video
Erdo was the eighth of 12 children born to nomadic Turkana cattle herders. As a child, his parents quarrelled over his education. After his father took a third wife and stopped paying his school fees, Erdo drifted into a local street gang
Reframing Rio+20: revisiting children in Papua New Guinea – video
Angela was born on the island of Lihir in Papua New Guinea – just as a huge goldmine was about to open, transforming the islanders' lives
Reframing Rio+20: revisiting the Earth summit children – video
Born in Rocinha, one of Rio's most violent favelas, Rosamaria grew up in a large extended family. After a troubled time at school, she was kicked out at 17, became pregnant – and is now mother to 18-month old Gustavo