2008-10-27 New Developments Against TB
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An estimated one-third of all people are infected with tuberculosis. Most have latent, or inactive, cases. They do not suffer coughing, increased…
2008-10-20 How Green Is My (Rooftop) Garden?
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Green roofs are designed to save energy and capture rainwater. Rooftops covered with plants help keep buildings cool. They can extend the…
2008-10-13 UN Project Aims to Fight Hunger, Help Small Farmers
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations says more than nine hundred million people worldwide do not have enough to eat. Officials say one hundred million…
2008-10-06 At Home in a Shipping Container
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An American named Malcom McLean invented a better box and changed the world. He designed the shipping containers that today carry most…
2008-09-29 Pedal-Powered Computers for Rural Villages
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A nonprofit group in San Francisco, California, is trying to take bicycle-powered computers to rural villages around the world. The computer was…
2008-09-22 Success Story Against Guinea Worm
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Guinea worm disease usually does not kill, but it is extremely painful. It prevents people from caring for their farms, their homes…
2008-09-15 For Rural Poor in India, a Better Rat Trap Makes a Big Difference
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A better rat trap has led to a better life for the Irula tribe in Tamil Nadu state in southeastern India. The…
2008-09-08 Cooking Meals With the Sun
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood…
2008-09-01 Saving Reindeer — and a Community — in Mongolia
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In far northern Mongolia, the survival of the smallest ethnic group in the country depends on reindeer. An American named Morgan Keay…
2008-08-25 Working With Clay: A How-to Guide
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Clay is found almost everywhere in the world. It is formed by the action of wind and water on rocks over thousands…
2008-08-18 Simple Technologies with High Aims
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has educated many exceptional minds, including twenty-six Nobel Prize winners. Recently an event took place at M.I.T.…
2008-08-11 Farming Techniques That Will Feed a Family
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that poor countries will spend up to one hundred seventy billion dollars this year to import…
2008-08-04 2008 AIDS Conference Opens in Mexico City
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The seventeenth International AIDS Conference opened Sunday in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. About twenty-five thousand people are taking part in the…
2008-07-28 Nothing But Nets Campaign Aims to Fight Malaria in Africa
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Nothing But Nets is a campaign to give families in Africa free bed nets to prevent malaria. Malaria is preventable and treatable,…
2008-07-21 A Gift of Clear Vision in Developing Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people need eyeglasses to see clearly but lack the resources to get them. A group called Give the Gift of…