2010-03-22 One-Hour Blackout to go Green
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut…
2010-03-15 For World’s Poor, a Personal Toilet and Source of Fertilizer
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The name sounds funny but the idea is no joke: a personal…
2010-03-08 Marking International Women’s Day
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March eighth. Groups around…
2010-03-01 The Danger of Counterfeit Drugs (Second of Two Parts)
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. We talked last week about counterfeit medicines and how the problem is…
2010-02-22 The Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs (First of Two Parts)
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Counterfeit medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits,…
2010-02-15 UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for…
2010-02-08 Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle East
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the…
2010-02-01 Breathing Easier: The Art of Stove Making
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution…
2010-01-25 Steps Urged to Prevent Snakebites, Improve Treatments
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each…
2010-01-18 New Vaccine Joins Campaign to End Polio
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization has begun to use a new vaccine against…
2010-01-11 Solar-Powered Pumps Aid African Farmers
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered…
2010-01-04 New Treatment for Sleeping Sickness
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to…
2009-12-28 Disabilities in Old, Young Studied in Developing Nations
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study says the leading cause of disability in older people…
2009-12-21 Bringing Light to Homes in Poor Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. More than one and a half billion people around the world live…
2009-12-14 Increase in Illegal Killing of Rhinos in Africa, Asia
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns…