The story is about the residents of Barangay Puting Bato in Agusan del Norte province who were forced to flee their village due to conflict and rebuilt their lives in a new location. The living conditions were a challenge at first, but with help from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the residents were able to improve their situation.
Petting a water buffalo before tying a fodder bag around its neck, Mustafa Ahmed tends his father's herd in Iraq's southern province of Najaf where his family have raised animals for generations but lack of water now threatens their livelihood. Iraq forms part of the "Fertile Crescent", land sweeping from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf which has been farmed for thousands of years. Ahmed's father, Ahmed Abdul Hussein, said the dire water shortage in their home Al-Mishkhab district is forcing him to sell their animals one by one - heartbreaking for his son.