"Impact the World," a new series on the Big Ten Network, will continue at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The weekly program showcases Big Ten breakthroughs that are changing lives in the United States and around the world.
Tuesday's episode, the second of eight, will spotlight three inspirational stories of the Big Ten's outreach and impact in Africa:
-- In Kenya, Indiana University has developed one of the largest, most comprehensive and innovative HIV/AIDS control programs in the world.
-- Purdue University Professor Gebisa Ejeta's research has led to the development of drought- and disease-resistant sorghum that will prove instrumental in fighting hunger for more than 500 million Africans.
-- In 2003, the University of Wisconsin's chapter of Engineers Without Borders responded to a devastating landslide that severed the community in Muramba, Rwanda, from access to clean water. The team spent months repairing the town's damaged water pipeline and developing new water sources for the community.
Impact the World is the first BTN collaborative campus program series produced in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference and its 12 universities. Since the network launched in 2007, BTN has aired programs produced from each Big Ten university under the University Showcase heading. To learn more about the program, visit http://btn.com/tag/impact-the-world/.