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Flea and village children

“4REAL” takes celebrity guests on adventures around the world to connect with young leaders who, under extreme circumstances, are effecting real change on some of the most pressing issues of our time. Celebrity guests for season one include Cameron Diaz, Mos Def, Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Casey Affleck, K’NAAN, M.I.A., and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Beyond the exposure that “4REAL” provides, the young leaders featured are partners in the show, with 50 percent of the proceeds going directly to their initiatives.

 

EP 1- City of God
Mos Def travels to Brazil’s City Of God where rap artist MV Bill gives voice to the slum’s youth.

EP 2- Haiti
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers travels to Haiti where rural health agent, Camseuze Moise, provides medical care to thousands of people.

EP 3- Vancouver
Eva Mendez visits Portland Hotel Society, which services a Vancouver neighborhood overwhelmed with homelessness and addiction.

EP 4- Yawanawa
Joaquin Phoenix travels to the Amazon Rainforest to see the reinvigorated Yawanawa culture.

EP 5- Peru
Cameron Diaz travels to the Andes mountains of Peru where a young medicine man keeps his ancient culture alive.

EP 6- Pawnee
Casey Affleck travels to Oklahoma’s Pawnee Nation reservation where a performing arts group is dialoguing with Native youth about success, leadership and well-being.

EP 7- Liberia
M.I.A. throws a block party in post-war Liberia where child rights advocate Kimmie Weeks is helping young people rebuild their lives.

EP 8- Kenya
K’naan visits the largest slum in East Africa where local hero Salim Mohamed runs a soccer program for more than 4,000 kids.

 

QUOTES – What they’re saying about “4REAL”:

Actor Joaquin Phoenix, on his experience with “4REAL Yawanawa” in the Brazilian Amazon:
“I didn’t know what to expect. It was definitely a journey. It’s really one of the few places in my life where I feel like I really achieved a sense of true contentment.”

Music sensation, M.I.A., on her experience with “4REAL Liberia:”
“I think it was an important thing for me to go to Liberia. [Liberia is] about an attitude and a sense of self and the new… If you see the greatness in someone they will be great. And I think I see the greatness in Liberia.”

Actor Casey Affleck, on his experience with “4REAL Pawnee” on the Pawnee reservation in
Oklahoma:
“The moment that I was most moved was when they did that ceremony to welcome Sol and I. I was just floored and it wasn’t like anything that I had expected or experienced.”

Musician Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on his experience with “4REAL Haiti”:
“I met so many beautiful people. I’ll never forget these three days as long as I live. I don’t really even have words for it, how beautiful it was and how touched I am by the whole experience.”

Actress Cameron Diaz, on her experience with “4REAL Peru”:
“It was really wild, just to see people making a livelihood off these vast landscapes. There’s so much happening there. There’s a sense that everybody is connected to a cycle.”

Actress Eva Mendes, on her experience with “4REAL Vancouver” filmed in the Downtown
Eastside:
“I’m taking away so much, so much growth spiritually and I’ve just been so educated. I feel like through these experiences with these people I have learned so much.”

Actor, hip hop star Mos Def, on his experience with “4REAL City of God” filmed in Rio’s favelas:
“This experience has taught me that we have to get free. The oppression must end. The oppression is not an acceptable system of living on planet Earth and that we have it in our power to end it.”

Terry Garcia, National Geographic’s executive vice president for Mission Programs:
“Our mission is to inspire people to care about the planet, and our Emerging Explorers are outstanding adventurers whose endeavors further this mission. We are pleased to honor these exciting new leaders (Emerging Explorers 2008 award recipients, “4REAL” co-creators Sol Guy and Josh Thome) who are setting out on promising careers.”

 
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