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…
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…
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…
2007-02-05 Entrepreneurs Who Measure Their Return in ‘Social Value’
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The traditional definition of an entrepreneur is a person who organizes and…
2007-01-29 Good Advice From the World Bank — With Some Exceptions
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank lends money to developing countries but also considers itself…
2007-01-22 ‘FabLabs’ Help Communities Design Their Own Solutions
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Imagine a world without manufacturers. Or at least not as we now…
2007-01-15 Move Away From Rural Life Puts Pressure on Cities, Environment
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Fifty years ago, most people lived in rural areas. But the world…
2007-01-08 Investing in Businesses That Invest in the Poor
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In Pakistan, a company called Saiban creates housing communities for the poor.…
2006-12-25 Microbicides to Protect Women From AIDS Move Into Final Tests
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Right now, the top story in AIDS research involves newly announced findings…
2006-12-18 White House Increases Support for Malaria Fight
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Bush administration has announced a new program to support local efforts…
2006-12-11 Seeing More Forest for the Trees: A Brighter Future for World’s Forests?
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A research team from Finland, the United States, China and Scotland is…
2006-12-04 Press Freedom Still Out of Reach in Many Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. On December tenth, nineteen forty-eight, the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration…
2006-11-27 For World AIDS Day, Leaders Are Urged to Keep Their Promises
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World AIDS Day is December first. The message that the World AIDS…
2006-11-20 Health of Africans and Women Top Concerns of Next WHO Chief
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The next chief of the World Health Organization wants the performance of…
2006-11-13 Without Water There Is No Life
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Development Program says the world is facing a water…