The United Nations Foundation has raised over $20 million so far and supplied more than 700,000 treated bed nets to families. Transcript of radio broadcast: 27 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Malaria parasites are sprea...
A nonprofit called Give the Gift of Sight holds clinics to provide free eye exams and used glasses. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people need eyeglasses to see clearly but...
The Green Alley program is an effort to reduce flooding, save energy and decrease heat in the city. Transcript of radio broadcast: 13 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An environmental project in the American city of Chic...
The nonprofit group provides free services and launched the Open Architecture Network. Transcript of radio broadcast: 06 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Slums are densely populated areas of housing where people live in...
The World Community Grid is joining together individual personal computers to create massive processing power. The technology is helping reduce research time from years to months. Transcript of radio broadcast: 29 June 2008 This is the VOA Special E...
Scientists develop herbicide-resistant seeds that can kill the parasitic plant. Transcript of radio broadcast: 23 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A sorghum field infested with striga, or witchweed Farmers in Africa call...
The RANET project helps national weather services improve their reach. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped in the capital. Natio...
How to build an evaporative cooler. Also, how to prepare fruits and vegetables for cold storage. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But a...
The U.N. holds a high-level conference on world food security this week in Rome. In Washington, a research group says greater investment in female farmers would increase agricultural productivity. Transcript of radio broadcast: 01 June 2008 This is...
By Nina Maria Potts Brussels, Belgium 17 April 2008 In June, European Union member states are expected to consider whether to normalize relations with Cuba. This follows a call by the EU's Commissioner of Development to permanently lift diplomatic sa...