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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2008-07-14 Chicago Goes Green in Its Alleys
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An environmental project in the American city of Chicago, Illinois, could offer…