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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Many illegal immigrants in the U.S. have gone back to their home countries after being thrown out of work in the U.S. But some can’t leave. They’...
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- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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(For air weekend of August 14, 2010) The world marked another dubious milestone last fall. According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more...
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 28:00
(For Air Weekend of Aug. 21, 2010) Go ahead -- take a guess.
What’s the most-watched television show in the world?
TV is sweeping across the develo...
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Floods in Pakistan have destroyed more than a million homes in the country. And aid has been slow to reach the 8 million people who need it.
This ...
- Added: Aug 27, 2010
- Length: 28:00
A new constitution in Kenya brings hope of a fresh start to millions.
And as schoolkids head back to the classroom, the World Vision report looks a...
- Added: Sep 03, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Domestic workers in the state of New York now enjoy the same rights as every other worker. It’s the first state to extend labor law protections to...
- Added: Sep 10, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Each day, hundreds of migrants from Central America risk their lives riding the tops of Mexican freight trains heading for the U.S. border. Along ...
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- Added: Sep 17, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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Poverty in the U.S. has jumped dramatically in the last year. One out of every seven of us lives in poverty. This week the World Vision Report go...
- Added: Sep 24, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Providing adequate health care is a challenge in more than the U.S.
In South Africa, private health care is too expensive for most folks. And the ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KVSC
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
Children in one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest slums take up surfing instead of drugs and crime. Promoters say surfboarding has worked wonders over t...
- Added: Oct 08, 2010
- Length: 28:00
You think driving to work in your town is a mess? Try navigating the streets of India’s major cities. It’s chaos and confusion of the first order...
- Added: Oct 15, 2010
- Length: 28:00
When Africans want to escape political persecution, they often come seeking asylum in the U.S. But getting here often involves being smuggled from...
- Added: Oct 22, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Two clerics in Syria -- one Muslim, one Christian -- talk openly about a subject rarely discussed in public -- HIV-AIDS. They’re working to change...
Bought by KBRP Community Radio
- Added: Oct 22, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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From a firefight in Iraq to fighting extreme poverty in Africa -- that’s the journey of a former special operations officer with the Marines. On t...
- Added: Nov 05, 2010
- Length: 28:00
As if January's earthquake wasn't enough, Haiti is now dealing with an outbreak of cholera aggravated by flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Toma...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 12, 2010
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
If you’re planning a trip to the Gaza Strip, you better take some bottled water along. Water in Gaza is salty and laced with sewage that seeps int...
- Added: Nov 19, 2010
- Length: 28:00
For air Thanksgiving Weekend 2010
Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. It takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rap...
- Added: Nov 22, 2010
- Length: 28:00
As tensions between North and South Korea heat up, more and more North Koreans may be making a dash for freedom into China. That’s a very perilous...
- Added: Dec 03, 2010
- Length: 28:00
How do you build a house without wood, cement, and other construction materials? That's a big problem facing homeowners in the Gaza Strip. So, an i...
- Added: Dec 10, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Afghanistan is a male dominated country. Women are often treated as little more than an object or possession. No education, no jobs, and abuse is c...
- Added: Dec 17, 2010
- Length: 28:00
