World Vision Report

World Vision Report for 11/07/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: A New York doctor helps asylum seekers prove claims of torture ... Mama Susanna, a fish vendor in Ghana, guides her business through hard times ... In China, Sun Village is a rare safe haven for kids with parents in prison ... The haunting, ethereal music of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, a blind Australian Aboriginal ... Fun with fungi at an eco-tourism festival in Oaxaca, Mexico ... Julia Alvarez talks with host Peggy Wehmeyer about her latest book, Return to Sender ... Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday to honor the dead, has ancient, indigenous roots ... A community built inside a sprawling cemetery in Cairo teems with life.

World Vision Report for 10/31/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: Worldwide, one out of six people goes to bed hungry ... Women in a Sierra Leone village use their heads, selling sticks to provide for their families ... The Blue Sweater: One woman's quest to bridge the gap between rich and poor ... One organization in India helps women avoid sex trafficking ... A reporter in India discovers the mix of sacred and profane along the holy river Ganges ... The popcorn vendor offers a quick snack on the streets of Shanghai, China.

World Vision Report for 10/24/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: Ordinary people in Pakistan cope with increased attacks from the Taliban ... One night in the life of a Pakistani telemarketer ... A North Korean defector uses art to criticize the regime he fled ... A 16-year-old girl in Azerbaijan wants equal rights with men ... Boston Marathon winner Salina Kosgei from Kenya runs her way out of poverty ... One ambulance serves thousands of refugees at a camp in Kenya ... An 11-year-old Colombian refugee sings her way out of sadness ... A documentary film about Afghanistan's version of American Idol ... Goat milk sellers offer a fresh treat straight from the teat, in Guatemala City.

World Vision Report for 10/17/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: A Jordanian psychologist, Dr. Yousef Masalam, helps injured Iraqi kids heal emotionally ... Hot pink cabs driven by and for women ply the streets of Beirut ... It's Our Turn To Eat is the story of Kenyan whistle-blower John Githongo ... A visit with the world's first swine flu 'patient zero' and his family ... Gary Haugen tells how the International Justice Mission rescues kids from prostitution ... mARTadero is a slaughterhouse in Bolivia that has become an arts space ... Proyecto Aymara brings hip-hop from the poor, indigenous community of El Alto, Bolivia.

World Vision Report for 10/10/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: Developing countries use a variety of swine flu containment strategies ... Recession trumps tradition as ultra-Orthodox women go to work in Israel ... Living with a chronic water shortage in northern India ... The basketball legend Manute Bol works for reconciliation in his native Sudan ... Remembering the Argentinean singer, Mercedes Sosa, a lifelong voice for justice ... Making mole, sweet and spicy chocolate sauce, in Oaxaca ... Fresh Roots, an organic farm in Massachusetts, helps the children of immigrants ... Kelsey Timmerman's adventure with a bird — and Buddhist tradition — in Cambodia. Download complete audio file for this show.

World Vision Report for 10/03/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: The G-20 becomes the leading forum on the global economy ... A vet who served in Iraq opens up a game store that helps Iraqi kids ... Two Iraqi refugees make their own radio piece about life in Syria ... Iraqi refugees Fouad and Ahmed come to the U.S. for college ... A maid named Esperanza sings on the job at a Phoenix hotel ... Zimbabwean singer Chiwoniso breaks boundaries with her mbira music. Download complete audio file for this show.

World Vision Report for 09/26/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: One teacher's quest to educate kids in the Shanxi mountains of rural China ... A Chinese migrant couple hasn't seen their son in three years ... A teenager in Guinea, cast off by his parents, learns to repair cars ... A Massachusetts thrift store offers good prices — and community ... The Palestinian hip-hop of Gaza Strip native Mohammed Al Farra ... The secrets of Ma'lube, a classic Palestinian casserole, served upside down ... Remembering Norman Borlaug, creator of the Green Revolution ... Kumba Kumara, a woman in Sierra Leone, makes her fi rst trip to the hospital. Download complete audio file for this show.

World Vision Report for 09/19/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: In Africa, some women use caustic chemicals to lighten their skin ... Kong Nai is called the Ray Charles of Cambodia ... Brazil's former Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, goes for a Grammy ... Champurrado, or Mexican hot chocolate, is a Oaxacan fixation ... The Robin Hood Restaurant in Montreal takes from the rich and gives to the poor ... Remembering Monique: a midwife in Mali with a sixth-grade education. Download complete audio file for this show.

World Vision Report for 09/12/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: Host Peggy Wehmeyer talks with Nairobi reporter Michael Kaloki about the severe drought in Kenya ... An umbrella repairman stays busy during India's monsoon season ... Rumors of water turning to blood wake Liberians during the night ... Many schools in Pakistan are known as "ghost schools" because they exist only on paper ... Shehzad Roy, famous Pakistani singer, becomes an education advocate ... Faris Kasim tells us about Pakistan's first educational sleep-away camp for boys — and girls ... Kurdish women in Turkey learn to read as they launder their clothes ... Homeless kids go to "Camp Harmony," a summer camp in the California mountains ... "Global Lingo" teaches music — and non-violence — to poor kids throughout the world. Download complete audio file for this show.

World Vision Report for 09/05/2009

Larry.Short@WorldVisionReport.org (Larry Short) (World Vision Report) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:00:00 PDT

This week on the World Vision Report: A writing program for teens helps fight domestic violence ... Imagine Schools, the U.S.'s fastest-growing charter schools, serve poor communities ... Rappers in Burma sing about the lack of electricity — and personal freedom ... Afghanistan's first national park is new, and it's attracting tourists ... Learning how to make cel roti, a fried bread, in Nepal ... A California theater troupe, Seldom Seen, creates plays about homelessness ... 14-year-old David Ashby walks more than 1,000 miles to fight homelessness ... Sharing fish head scraps with a homeless 19-year-old in Gabon. Download complete audio file for this show.