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Leya Jogo, in white, was a widowed grade-school teacher in South Sudan before her village was attacked and she ran for her life. Now, like thousands of her neighbors, she spends every day searching for water for herself and her family.

Short Film: How Water Gets From The Nile To Thirsty Refugees

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the civil war in South Sudan and resettled in Uganda. This 12-minute documentary shows the daily struggle to get water.

Residents check an earthquake-damaged house in Sukagawa city on March 11, in the Fukushima prefecture in Japan. A researcher says that after large-scale natural disasters, it's frequently friends and neighbors who are key to survival.

The Key To Disaster Survival? Friends And Neighbors

A researcher's data suggest that ambulances, firetrucks and government aid aren't the principal ways most people survive during and recover after a disaster. Instead, it's the personal ties between members of a community that really matter.

A rescue worker looks down from a helicopter at surfer Matthew Bryce and his board, both battered by a choppy sea.

WATCH: Surfer Rescued After 32 Hours Adrift And Alone Off Scotland's Coast

Matthew Bryce paddled out Sunday, but by Monday he still hadn't returned. So coast guard teams launched a dramatic rescue effort — and hours later, plucked a needle from a haystack 13 miles off-shore.

Rodney Stotts carries Sky, a rehabilitated hawk, up the stairs at the Matthew Henson Center.

In Washington, D.C., A Program In Which Birds And People Lift Each Other Up

For 25 years, the Earth Conservation Corps has been cleaning up the capital's polluted Anacostia River. Volunteers have turned their lives around and now work to help others do the same.

President Trump serves food to Hurricane Harvey victims at NRG Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday.

Trump Returns To Texas, Asks Congress For $7.85 Billion In Harvey Relief

As Washington prepares to address federal funding for the flood-stricken areas, Texas residents continue to deal with chemical plant fires, lack of drinking water and still-swollen waterways.

Becoming a father made Dr. Namala Mkopi appreciate why parents worry so much. He's been a leading advocate for childhood vaccines in his native Tanzania.

Now That He's A Dad, Tanzanian Doctor Is An Advocate Of Prudent Panic

Pediatrician Namala Mkopi shares his new insights into the art of parenting and doctoring. He also tells NPR why people need to pay more attention to a disease no one likes to talk about: diarrhea.

Kenyan parliamentarian Mishi Mboko, shown here on Jan. 11, is asking female voters to withhold sex with their partners until they register to vote.

Kenyan Politician Proposes Women Withhold Sex Until Men Register To Vote

"Deny them sex until they show you their voter's card," Mishi Mboko urges. The tactic is not new. Women have gone on sex strikes in the past to try to end wars and curb violence. But is it effective?

San Diego's McKamey Manor Takes Haunting To Extremes

ScareLA's Extreme Haunt Panel featuring McKamey Manor, Blackout, and Gates of Hell's Victim Experience. Each haunt brought along a "victim" to discuss the experience. Here's the audio from the panel.

Killer whale pair spy-hopping to observe Weddell seal in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer.

NATURE: Nature's Perfect Partners

Airs Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Hoover High’s Cardinal Camp Helps Jump-Start School For Freshmen

Surviving the transition from middle school to high school can be awkward and intimidating for many students. Hoover High School in City Heights has a solution —it's called Cardinal Camp.

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