More Than Me, an American charity founded by Katie Meyler in the aftermath of the Second Liberian Civil War, set out to protect and empower girls through education. But, far from being protected, many of the girls in More Than Me’s care were made to endure the same abuses of power inflicted on them during the conflict, specifically sexual exploitation. Unprotected tells a searing story, turning a critical lens on the charity and its board, and on the lack of oversight by government institutions, the aid community, and the press. An impressive piece of investigative journalism, it exposes the problem of accountability, not only within Liberia, but the whole system of philanthropy-funded international aid.
Reporter: Finlay Young
Producer/director: Nadia Sussman
Producer/director: Kathleen Flynn
Executive producer: Claudia Milne
Editor: Joe Singer
Print editor: Alexandra Zayas
Sound designer: Micah Kovacs
Animation: Kaylee Soohyun Lee
Motion graphics: Anna Vignet
Graphic designer: Rob Weychert
Executive producer for the BBC: Vara Szajkowski
Editor-in-chief for ProPublica: Stephen Engelberg
