In Haiti we meet Aaron Jackson, a 27 year-old from Florida who has taken on the cause of deworming. Jackson, who grew up wealthy in Florida, is determined to make a difference — with or without the help of larger aid organizations, or the Haitian government. Jackson and members of his grass-roots organization travel to Haiti and hand out pills to anyone who might be at risk for, or is suffering from the effects of intestinal worms. Jackson’s unorthodox “just do it” approach has won him acclaim from CNN, and support from Hollywood actor Rainn Wilson, who we follow in Haiti with Jackson.

“Worm Warriors” sees Haiti, before and after the 2010 earthquake, presenting a unique challenge to Jackson and other organizations. When we first meet Aaron in November 2009, he is embarking on an ambitious effort to deworm every child in Haiti – over 3 million people. We then return in June 2010 to check on his progress, and to see how the earthquake has affected his efforts. We visit with children and parents once infected with worms, and talk with them about how deworming has changed their lives. We visit rural areas, like the small village of Madame Beaugé, where the water is dirty, and worms are rampant, the people are all but forgotten by both government and aid organizations. Jackson, his partner John Dieubon, and Rainn Wilson distribute deworming pills.

“Worm Warriors” brings the viewer face-to-face with a critical international health issue, one that can be easily treated once the cause and the cure are understood. Through the efforts of individuals such as Jackson and others, we see that deworming does work in many developing countries around the world.

The program examines the reality of life in “Las Piedras,” a squatter community on the eastern outskirts of Havana.
Known locally as ‘Llega y Pon,’ (literally ‘Arrive and Put Down’) these communities are home to thousands of Cubans, mostly poor migrants from cities in the east of the island.

On first look, Las Piedras is like any other shanty town you’d find in Latin America, with electricity stolen from overhead cables and most residents working in the black market. But, despite their illegal status and Cuba’s dire economy, the shanty towns are not excluded from the free social services offered by Cuba’s communist system. Residents receive free education and health care, including doctors’ visits and milk rations for newborns.

And while they patiently wait for improvements in their living conditions, they do so with a smile on their faces.

Among those interviewed is renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, as well as many of the inhabitants of Las Piedras.

In other never-before seen clips “Mono Jojoy” reports on the death of Manuel Marulanda Vélez, which occurred on March 26, 2008, and reads various messages between different commanders and guerrilla leaders; he also talks about the situation of the guerrilla movement, defines the reorganization of the military command structure in which Alfonso Cano was named as the replacement for Marulanda Vélez and refers to the overall strategy aimed at keeping secret the guerrilla leader’s death for a while. In other parts of the videos, Mono Jojoy holds indoctrination conferences for the guerrilla members and analyzes the political situation as well as the lack of communication with the different guerrilla fronts.