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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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 ...
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- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
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
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
- Purchases: 1
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
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
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
(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
(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
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’...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report.
In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: 28:00
Since the genocide in 1984 when 800-thousand people were killed, Rwanda has made a remarkable recovery. President Paul Kagame has been praised far...
- Added: Jul 23, 2010
- Length: 28:00
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...
- Added: Jul 16, 2010
- Length: 28:00
The World Vision Report goes this week to Boston Harbor where every few weeks a cargo ship sails into port to be loaded with a hundred or so used c...
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 28:00
The war between rival drug cartels in Juarez, Mexico has left thousands dead and children scared. This week, the World Vision Report examines a bo...
- Added: Jul 02, 2010
- Length: 28:00
The economy in Japan has improved slightly in recent months, but the country is still reeling from the global economic crisis. Many Japanese don’t...
- Added: Jun 25, 2010
- Length: 28:00
President Obama went on TV last Tuesday promising gulf coast businesses they would be compensated for their losses caused by that big oil spill in ...
- Added: Jun 17, 2010
- Length: 28:00
When floods destroyed several mountain villages in the poorest part of Mexico, the government refused to rebuild. Instead, it built a brand new to...
- Added: Jun 11, 2010
- Length: 28:00
A running gun battle between police and supporters of a drug lord in Jamaica has left more than 70-people dead and tourism in a nosedive. This wee...
- Added: Jun 04, 2010
- Length: 28:00
On this week’s World Vision Report…an encore presentation of a program first broadcast in December 2008. Terrorists left a trail of death and dest...
- Added: May 27, 2010
- Length: 28:00
The poor are on a tear in Thailand. They’ve staged violent anti-government protests in Bangkok and for a while barricaded themselves in an encampm...
- Added: May 21, 2010
- Length: 28:00
