World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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The Global News Partnership (formerly World Vision Report) produces this news magazine that captures the human stories behind global issues, taking listeners into the lives of ordinary people in the developing world.
The Global News Partnership (formerly World Vision Report) produces this news magazine that captures the human stories behind global issues, taking listeners into the lives of ordinary people in the developing world.
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Kenya is a country in crisis. There’s been no consistent rainfall there in a year. Crops are shriveling. Rivers are down to a trickle.
This w...
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- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 28:00
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In remote regions of China, educational opportunities are limited. That’s because most of the qualified teachers leave for more lucrative teaching...
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- Added: Sep 25, 2009
- Length: 28:00
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More than 250-thousand Americans lost their jobs last month, but unemployment for ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel is a way of life. They spend their...
- Added: Oct 09, 2009
- Length: 28:00
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The world marked another dubious milestone this week. According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world ...
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: 28:00
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When people go to prison in China, their children are frequently left behind to fend for themselves. This week the World Vision Report takes you t...
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- Added: Nov 06, 2009
- Length: 28:00
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As diplomats work on peace in the Middle East, the West Bank town of Nablus is humming.
This week the World Vision Report talks to shopkeepers and...
- Added: Nov 13, 2009
- Length: 28:00
Outside the port city of Calais, French police recently knocked down an encampment where more than a thousand illegal migrants lived while waiting ...
- Added: Nov 20, 2009
- Length: 28:00
When Dr. Beat Richner wants to raise money for some children’s hospitals in Cambodia, he whips out his cello.
He performs concerts for tourists wh...
- Added: Nov 23, 2009
- Length: 28:00
Finally, there is some good news to report about AIDS. The number of new HIV infections around the world has dropped.
What’s causing it? You’ll...
- Added: Dec 04, 2009
- Length: 28:00
Climatologists and politicians are working feverishly this week in Copenhagen to hammer out an agreement on what to do about global warming. You ca...
- Added: Dec 10, 2009
- Length: 28:00
A series of wars and conflicts has left an estimated one-and-a-half million unexploded bombs and landmines scattered all across Lebanon. Efforts t...
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 28:00
In remote regions of China, educational opportunities are limited. That’s because most of the qualified teachers leave for more lucrative teaching...
- Added: Dec 22, 2009
- Length: 28:00
This week the World Vision Report reflects back on some of our stories that have won major awards over the past few years.
In short, this week’s sh...
- Added: Dec 22, 2009
- Length: 28:00
Go ahead -- take a guess.
What’s the most-watched television show in the world?
TV is sweeping across the developing world like a prairie fire.
And...
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- Added: Jan 08, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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Recovery efforts continue in earthquake ravaged Haiti where as many as 200-thousand people are believed dead and three million people are displaced...
- Added: Jan 22, 2010
- Length: 28:00
As Haitian refugees arrive in the U.S., many bring with them the emotional scars of surviving a devastating earthquake. Overcoming those emotional...
- Added: Feb 05, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Haitians have their roots in Africa. But do they want to go back to Africa? This week the World Vision Report talks with Haitians about an offer ...
- Added: Feb 12, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Thousands of homeless children in Los Angeles often slip through the cracks as their families move from home, to street, to shelter. Keeping homel...
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 28:00
The U.S. promises to ship relief supplies and equipment to Chile where an earthquake has claimed more than 800 lives and displaced two million othe...
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Okay, you’re on the road in Pakistan and your car breaks down. You pull into the nearest auto garage and an eight-year old kid comes out to look u...
- Added: Mar 11, 2010
- Length: 28:00
