World Vision Report

World Vision Report for 05/07/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Spend the night with a group crossing the border into southern Mexico ... How to have a vacation in Mexico that benefits locals ... Train-hopping Mexican immigrants risk their lives for the promise of better ones ... Parachutes for Life's water drops have saved lives in the desert ... Some children in Mexico put hot tar onto their feet because they have no shoes ... Everyone who leaves the town of El Alberto, Mexico knows they'll have to come back ... A young man from the streets of Mexico is concerned about others, despite his poverty ... Scientists in Mexico say edible insects could help end world hunger ... Luis is a young man determined to make his dream of a college education come true ... An award-winning world artist, Mexico's Lila Downs bridges cultural gaps.

World Vision Report for 04/30/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Migrants from Africa, seeking asylum in the U.S., make a stop in Mexico ... The music of language: A reporter enjoys multilingual misunderstanding from Rwanda ... Reading helps displaced children in Haiti cope with the disastrous quake ... A unique project involving young filmmakers offers a glimpse of life after Haiti's quake ... Mica Guillen, a woman in California, gives back to the people who harvest the USA's food ... A landmark decision to ask about caste affiliation in India's census stirs controversy ... The Global Guru visits East Timor and asks: What's an Uma Lulik? ... Bicycles bring independence and freedom to the poor.

World Vision Report for 04/23/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Women in Iran find a way around a law prohibiting female solo performances ... Thandiswa fuses reggae, gospel and a South African urban style known as kwaito ... Hip-hop encourages young Haitians to clean up their neighborhood and build self-esteem ... A conversation with hip-hop recording artist Wyclef Jean, who grew up poor in Haiti ... Hout Bay, South Africa: An unusual locale to hear the music of Mozart ... Jakarta's buskers: Indonesia considers them vagrants and wants them out of the city ... Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys: Telling the story of the Cajun people ... Nomad Bactiari women in Iran won't sing.

World Vision Report for 04/16/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Cubans inch toward capitalism by opening private businesses ... Egypt's Coptic Christians hoped the revolution would lead to change ... Microlending faces a crisis in India ... A 'Katrina cookbook' preserves New Orleans' culture through food ... Ready-to-eat food bars from Two Degrees help nourish the world's hungry ... A reporter eats leftovers on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... A queen treks to fight domestic violence in the Kingdom of Bhutan ... A reporter's helper in Cuba gets arrested for his work ... A new musical, Songs of Migration, celebrates South Africa's migrants.

World Vision Report for 04/09/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Mohamed Alshrquawi spent 16 years 'missing' in an Egyptian prison ... A new agency combats corruption in Tunisia ... U.S. investors gamble on young ball players from the Dominican Republic ... You have $1,000; can you make it through the month? Play 'Spent' and find out ... Experiencing smoked tomatoes, a traditional Argentinean treat ... 'Even the Rain' is a film taking viewers into Bolivia's water war ... Hannah Slocum's life goal is to help lift Liberian women out of poverty ... AA new trend — lady health care workers — helps improve maternal and newborn health ... A reporter changes her view of her home continent, finding a different Africa.

World Vision Report for 04/02/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Photographers offer the gift of an image ... The world's largest refugee camp nears its 20th anniversary ... A Sri Lankan family finally returns home ... Barbershops line Tanzania's streets ... In Uganda, there are only about 100 surgeons for 32 million people ... The price for staples in India continues to rise ... A yearly street party in La Paz, Bolivia ... Eriberto Castro enjoys his days on the crane ... A popular Cajun band commemorates the Gulf oil spill.

World Vision Report for 03/26/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: International journalists can face real danger in telling their stories ... Bloggers helped oust a dictator, and now fight for democracy in Tunisia ... Locals offer warmth and welcome to reporters in Benghazi, Libya ... An editor in Benghazi, Libya publishes a new, uncensored newspaper ... Leiderman Ortiz, a Colombian journalist, faces threats in his hometown ... Exiled Somali reporters take refuge in Uganda ... Sonnie Morris, a radio reporter in Liberia, refuses bribes ... A CD called 'Listen to the Banned' highlights music of censored artists around the world.

World Vision Report for 03/19/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: A village destroyed by a mudslide starts over as a 'sustainable city' in rural Mexico ... A magazine by women and for women in Afghanistan ... A tale of lively animals on a farm in West Africa ... Senior Global Development Fellow David Roodman discusses the ins and outs of microloans ... Panama's Rubén Blades — out of government and singing again ... Patience is a necessity when traveling in West Africa.

World Vision Report for 03/12/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: Young Libyans, freedom fighters in Benghazi, choose revolution over poverty ... Mohamed Bouazizi's family talks about his fatal act of protest in Tunisia ... The government of China stifles even the whisper of protests ... The one child policy creates a generation of woeful singletons in China ... Revolutions in the Middle East find volunteers crossing borders to help ... International Women's Day: Bringing development through a focus on educating girls.

World Vision Report for 03/05/2011

larry.short@worldvisionreport.org (World Vision Update) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

This week on the World Vision Report: A report from on the ground in Benghazi, Libya ... Yaw Nyarko discusses whether North Africa's protests will move south ... Koushary becomes more than an Egyptian staple — it's the food that fed a revolution ... Kurdish children are released from jail in southeast Turkey ... Artists such as Arabian Knightz find a voice during the Egypt's revolution ... Analyst Lucy Bernholz looks at buzzwords surrounding philanthropy ... A new day for the Philippines' Culion Island, once known as 'the land of the living dead' ... One woman's mission to keep organ music alive in Mexico City.