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For decades, most images coming out of Afghanistan have been of war and the damage it causes. The war there continues, but a well known novel by Af...
- Added: Dec 17, 2010
- Length: 05:37
Almost half the population of Haiti can’t read or write. January’s earthquake destroyed 80% of the schools in and around Port-au-Prince. So, many...
- Added: Oct 22, 2010
- Length: 05:35
Sometimes the biggest barrier to educating children is finding a school to go to There just aren’t enough schools for everyone who needs one. That...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 03, 2010
- Length: 05:21
- Purchases: 1
In India, a new law could affect the lives of millions of children.
The Right to Education act guarantees a free education to every child in India ...
- Added: Aug 27, 2010
- Length: 05:30
Primary education is compulsory in Pakistan, and the country has a large public school system. But many of these schools are just marginally functi...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WBEZ
- Added: Aug 20, 2010
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 2
One laptop per child. That’s the goal of a non-profit group working to put laptops into the hands of kids all across the developing world. The id...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 04:08
- Purchases: 1
In Sudan, 20-years of civil war between the Arab Muslim north and the Christian African south has left two million dead. Both sides used child sol...
- Added: Aug 06, 2010
- Length: 05:35
Mexico is reeling from a recent explosion of drug violence. The last few weeks have been some of the deadliest since President Calderon began his ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WBEZ
- Added: Jul 02, 2010
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 2
We’re not hearing that much about Haiti these days. Oil spills and car bomb plots have taken over the headlines. But we’re keeping our eye on Hai...
- Added: May 07, 2010
- Length: 03:09
In the Rio de Janeiro slum where Samuel Muniz de Araujo was raised, he was known as Samuca the thug. Now, he's known as Samuca the songwriter and ...
- Added: Mar 19, 2010
- Length: 02:38
A few days ago, Israel proposed a ten-month freeze on settlements in the West Bank. But Palestinians say that’s not enough. They want the freeze ...
- Added: Dec 04, 2009
- Length: 04:12
Four major typhoons hit the Philippines in just under two months. Teachers and school administrators used alternative teaching strategies to cope ...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
- Length: 07:41
Bomb blasts in Ramadi a few days ago killed 19 people, and injured 80 more. It’s a sobering reminder that violence in Iraq continues to wreak havo...
- Added: Oct 16, 2009
- Length: 05:25
Primary education is compulsory in Pakistan, but five million children don’t go to school. Cronyism, corruption, and chronic absenteeism on the pa...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 06:49
- Purchases: 1
Sandy Tolan profiles a 13-year-old laborer at one of Bangladesh's giant shipbreaking yards.
Bought by 'The Sea', Connecticut Public (WNPR), WBEZ, PRX Remix, and PRX to iTunes
- Added: Aug 07, 2009
- Length: 07:41
- Purchases: 5
One of the rarest of gemstones is mined in just one place in the world. It’s a magnificent deep blue stone with a hint of purple around the edges....
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: May 01, 2009
- Length: 05:44
- Purchases: 1
Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.
- Added: Feb 01, 2009
- Length: 29:00
All eyes have been on Gaza in the aftermath of the Israeli assault. But what about the other major Palestinian territory, the West Bank? The chal...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 06:22
- Purchases: 1
The annual Consumer Electronics Show took place earlier this month in Las Vegas. New Palm pilots, fancy new cell phones, and new ways to listen to...
Bought by CKMO
- Added: Jan 16, 2009
- Length: 04:26
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jan 16, 2009
- Length: 29:00
A troupe of Spanish clowns visited Pisco, Peru, after a devastating earthquake. They were followed around by children, doctors and psychologists.
- Added: Jan 13, 2009
- Length: 03:46
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Added: Nov 07, 2008
- Length: 29:00
This story is free! UNICEF's Communication Officer in Uganda gives an update on the situation with flooding in Uganda from the ground
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 05:09
From: UNICEF
This Story is Free! English and Spanish versions available. Guatemalan indigenous children in the forefront with Bilingual-Intercultural Education
- Added: Sep 04, 2007
- Length: 08:42
This story is free! Chinyanta Chimba is a youth producer with UNICEF Radio and Voices of Youth's Digital Diaries, and here she talks to her friend...
Bought by WXLV-FM
- Added: Jun 09, 2007
- Length: 05:13
- Purchases: 1
