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GNP Show 03 One hour: Clinics in Sudan and Seafood Slavery
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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If you get sick in southern Sudan your chances of dying escalate. Health care is a rare thing in that part of the world. This week, the World Vis...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
Gaza Fisherwoman
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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The Gaza Strip borders the Mediterranean Sea, and many people in Gaza fish. It’s a traditional line of work for Palestinians there – for men. But n...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Unwed Mothers
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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South Korea is considered to be fairly advanced in many ways, but traditional values remain strong. So if you’re single, and pregnant, you’re likel...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Status of Women in Libya
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Women’s lib in Libya? Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi relies on female bodyguards for his personal protection. Some jokingly refer to them as Lara C...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Tij
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Girls and women in Nepal live in a culture that treats them as second-class citizens. But they have a very public way of expressing their displeas...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
Dr. Jill Seaman
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Dr Jill Seaman is driven by a desire to help people. She’s spent much of her life in a remote part of Sudan, helping villagers who suffer from inf...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
Congo Princess
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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In Panama, a descendant of African slaves is fighting to keep her culture alive. Marlon Bishop brings us this story of the Congo Princess.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
Yemen Times Editor
From: World Vision Report
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Yemen sits at the southernmost tip of the Arabian Peninsula and is the poorest country in the Middle East. Just 30% of its women can read compared...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
No Toilet, No Bride
From: World Vision Report
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India has the second largest population of any nation on earth. But only 30% of its people have toilets in their homes. One woman has made it her...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Women's Magazine in Afghanistan
From: World Vision Report
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Newspapers and magazines are having a tough time in the US. Magazines like Gourmet and CosmoGirl/Metropolitan Home have shut down, and recently Ne...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
Sexual Harassment in Egypt
From: World Vision Report
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In Egypt, women are speaking up for themselves. Egyptian women say they’re being sexually harassed daily on the streets, and they’re tired of it. ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Afghan Beauties
From: World Vision Report
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Most women in Afghanistan wear modest traditional clothing with headscarves and often full-length burkas. Because of these standards, it wouldn’t ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Family Guidance
From: World Vision Report
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In Afghanistan, violence against women and girls is widespread. The violence takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rape, and honor ki...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Thalia's Whisper
From: World Vision Report
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This April in New York City, the international organization Feminanza hosts a Forgiveness Conference. Reconciliation counselors will share informa...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 06:10
Going to School
From: World Vision Report
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In the thirty years that Afghanistan was at war with the Soviets and then the Taliban, many young people went without a basic education. Especiall...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Court E
From: World Vision Report
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During Liberia’s brutal civil war in the 90s, soldiers used rape as a weapon. Almost 70% of Liberian women were sexually assaulted. The war is ov...

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 2
Wheels of Justice
From: World Vision Report
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Rape was used as a weapon of war during Liberia’s long civil war. The war is over, but an epidemic of rape continues unabated. At least one rape ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 08:06
  • Purchases: 1
Water Tap
From: World Vision Report
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Collecting water is a serious business in Kaskikot, Nepal. Reporter Laura Spero found that out when she spent nine months living with a family in ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
Rev. Christiana George
From: World Vision Report
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In Nigeria, the idea of taking in a child who’s not part of your family is considered taboo. So abandoned or orphaned children often end up on the ...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:25
City of Widows
From: World Vision Report
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A new report from the World Health Organization says women are living six to eight years longer than men. In many societies, widowed women are car...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRUA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2009
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 2
Washing and Learning
From: World Vision Report
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The Kurdish region of southeast Turkey is one of the most underdeveloped and impoverished parts of the country. A clash between the Kurds and the ...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
Women and the Taliban
From: World Vision Report
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Twenty-one thousand new troops are heading to Afghanistan this summer. That’s in response to the growing threat of the Taliban there. There also ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 3
Women in the Economy
From: World Vision Report
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17 years ago, Somaliland declared itself independent from Somalia. But no other country has ever formally recognized Somaliland as a bonafide nati...

Bought by WLPR , WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, Marfa Public Radio, KRUA and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 8

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