First Time Africa

In this Africa Channel series premiere, winners of the 2011 Know Your Heritage Sweepstakes travel from Detroit to Senegal, West Africa. Join them as they explore Senegal's vibrant culture, history, and traditions, connecting with locals and discovering impactful stories.

When a Los Angeles teacher and her four students visit Ghana, they meet a group of school children on a remote island and vow to be their sponsors.

From Martha's Vineyard, to a small town in Uganda, best friends Lila Fischer and Hannah Kahl, adjust to local ways working with maternity centers near in South Sudan. Lila and Hannah share their enriching experiences and for one, her plans change course.

News and television cameraman Martin Proctor travels to Cuba on a search to find his beloved Cuban cigars and explore the many facets of this Caribbean island before it opens up to the world.

The founder of a successful Los Angeles-based sign spinning business and his top spinner travel to Johannesburg in order to expand the brand.

A Brooklyn-based filmmaker heads to Ghana to shoot a local artist's music video and connect with a continent and a people he wants to know better.