Some £600bn is sent home every year by overseas migrant workers, almost four times more than all the countries of the world combined spend on foreign aid.But far from home, many workers fear their families are not spending their money in the right way.World Hacks looks at a two possible solutions for giving them more control over how their hard-earned cash is being used.Presented by Sahar Zand.Image caption: 1000 peso bills in the Philippines / Image credit: Joel Nito, Getty Images.
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Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
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Folge vom 24.12.2016Respect My Remittances
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Folge vom 17.12.2016‘Bribing’ Mums To Feed Their KidsOne in three children in Peru was growing up too short for their age, stunted by a lack of the right foods in their diet.Then in 2005, the government put in place an innovative new system. They gave cash hand-outs to poor mothers but only on the condition that they had regular health check-ups and their children went to school. By 2014 the number of children growing up too small had halved. World Hacks tells the story.Presented by Sahar Zand.Image caption: Mother and child part of the malnutrition programme / Image credit: BBC
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Folge vom 10.12.2016Teaching Kids To ThinkGiving children lessons in how to think and learn for themselves can lead to dramatic improvements in results, according to education researchers. World Hacks meets children learning these “meta-cognition” techniques through philosophy lessons and juggling and looks at the difficulties in implementing the system.Presented by Sahar Zand. Image caption: Child with hand up in class / Image credit: AP
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Folge vom 03.12.2016Reducing US Police ShootingsNearly 1,000 people were shot and killed by the US police in 2015, sparking protests and huge controversy. But a new solution promises to reduce the death toll, by focusing in on the key moment of stress in which guns are discharged. Studies have looked at police officers' reactions in these situations - including their stress levels and their implicit biases.Now, a new training system has been developed which uses heart rate monitors and breathing exercises to minimise the stress reaction. World Hacks investigates whether the system works, and whether it will help save lives. Presented by Sahar Zand.(Photo: Police stand guard near Trump Tower on Election Day. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)