2009-09-21 Diseases Threaten Banana Crops in Africa
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Two separate diseases are destroying banana and plantain crops in Africa. They…
2009-09-14 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…
2009-09-07 Brazil Launches First Fuel Cell Bus in Latin America
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. If you travel by bus in Sao Paulo, Brazil these days your…
2009-08-31 Dangerous Lead-Based Paint Common Around the World
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A new study shows that lead-based paint remains a worldwide threat to…
2009-08-24 ‘Non-Formal’ Schools Aim to Fill Need in Kenya’s Slums
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In two thousand three, the government of Kenya established a program of…
2009-08-17 The Importance of a Simple Water Pump
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor…
2009-08-10 Making a Difference: Tanya Pinto
This is the VOA Special English Development Report: In two thousand five, Tanya Pinto was a successful young businesswoman in…
2009-08-03 New Ways for Poor Countries to Diagnose Infectious Diseases
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Two new discoveries could offer easier ways to identify infectious diseases in…
2009-07-27 A Service Group Built on ‘Friendship’
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Amizade means friendship in Portuguese. It is also the name of a…
2009-07-20 For Native Groups, the Link Between Cultural Loss and Poor Health
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some of the longest-lasting effects of colonization can be found in the…
2009-07-13 Health Insurance Eases Worries of Senegal’s ‘Market Women’
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In Senegal, some people receive medical coverage from large employers. Some buy…
2009-07-06 How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years…
2009-06-29 US Students Bring Honey Project to Ghana
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some American students from Florida are bringing the business of beekeeping to…
2009-06-23 Do-It-Yourself: Compost for the Garden
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Compost is a dark, rich material added to soil to improve it.…
2009-06-22 From Depths of a Library, Water Filters for the Poor
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, looks like an ancient castle.…