2007-05-21 Bringing Color to Life With Natural Dyes
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly. Natural dyes…
2007-05-14 GlobalGiving: Connecting Personal Donors to Local Projects
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A little money can go a long way, especially in the developing world. This is one of the main beliefs of the…
2007-05-07 As Chinese Investment in Africa Grows, So Do Risks
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. On April twenty-fourth, rebels in eastern Ethiopia attacked a Chinese-owned oil exploration field in the Ogaden area. They killed sixty-five Ethiopians workers…
2007-04-30 Clearing a PATH to Better Health in Developing Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This year is the thirtieth anniversary of the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, or PATH. PATH is a nonprofit organization based…
2007-04-23 Newest Warnings on Climate Change Present It as a Security Threat
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. American officials have been warned that climate change presents a serious threat to national security. The warning came from a group of…
2007-04-16 In Kenya, an HIV/AIDS Program Includes Healthy Food
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. AMPATH is the Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS. This is a partnership between the medical schools at Indiana University…
2007-04-09 Judging African Leaders by Good Governance
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim believes there is nothing more important for Africa than good leadership. Mister Ibrahim has created the world’s richest…
2007-04-02 ‘Phones for Health’ Campaign Targets AIDS in Africa
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Recently we talked about Voxiva, a provider of information technology systems for health workers in poor countries. This Washington-based company has been…
2007-03-26 World Tuberculosis Day Observed
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World Tuberculosis Day was March twenty-fourth. It was also the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the discovery of the bacterium that causes…
2007-03-19 Honors for Women From China, Guatemala, India and Sudan
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Seven women were honored last week in Washington for their efforts to expand democracy and women’s rights in their countries. The seven…
2007-03-12 Mobile Phones as a Public Health Tool in Developing Nations
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Wireless phones are connecting the developing world at a rate of about one million new phones each day. And with them come…
2007-03-05 Bringing Nanotechnology to Health Care for the Poor
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Nanotechnology uses matter at the level of molecules and atoms. Researchers are finding different uses for particles with a length of one…
2007-02-26 How to Help Foods Keep Their Cool
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But another way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use…
2007-02-19 Tree-Growing Campaign Makes for a Greener Niger
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Sahel is the area of Africa that lies between the Sahara desert to the north and more fertile land to the…
2007-02-12 Filter for Arsenic-Polluted Water in Bangladesh Pays Off for Chemist
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Every day, millions of people around the world drink water from wells that are polluted with high levels of arsenic. Arsenic is…