A "give one, get one" marketing campaign will seek donations from Americans and Canadians for two weeks in November.Computer used in the One Laptop per Child programThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.The project known as One Laptop Per Child has a new campaign to bring its computers ...
Unions argue that linking performance-based pay to student test scores is unfair. A program in Denver offers a number of ways to earn more money.This is the VOA Special English Education Report.More than half the teachers in the Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas, have earned ...
Forests, gardens, peace and learning can all be found at the Arboretum.VOICE ONE:This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:Magnolia trees at the National ArboretumAnd I'm Bob Doughty. Washington, D.C. is home to famous buildings, memorials and museums that visit...
Forests, gardens, peace and learning can all be found at the Arboretum.VOICE ONE:This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:Magnolia trees at the National ArboretumAnd I'm Bob Doughty. Washington, D.C. is home to famous buildings, memorials and museums that visit...
A look back at some of George W. Bush's policy decisions during his first term. The issues included education, tax cuts, scientific research and the environment.VOICE ONE:This is Faith Lapidus.VOICE TWO:And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the hist...
Scientific groups launch drinking-water.org in five languages, with information including treatment methods.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.More than one billion people around the world do not have clean drinking water. Their water supplies are unsafe because of natural or man-mad...
woPartnership with Family Health International will provide services to women and children in Guyana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Baby girl infected with H-I-V in IndiaUNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring H.I.V./AIDS programs to m...
She was often on the list of the ten most important and admired women in the world.VOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Gwen Outen with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a woman who became famous for her activities in government, the media and the arts. She was a m...
Catholic Relief Services is among groups that offer programs for community readiness.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.We talked last week about Mercy Corps, a nonprofit group that provides emergency services after disasters. Another organization involved in this kind of work is Cat...
Youth development and climate change are among new areas of interest for US-based humanitarian aid group.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Often, when a natural disaster strikes, one of the first groups to offer help is Mercy Corps. This American nonprofit organization has assisted ...
Barriers of trees and other plants seem to work best when they let a little wind pass through.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.A windbreak of treesFarmers use different kinds of soil conservation methods to protect their land from damage by farming and the forces of nature. One imp...
The World Meteorological Organization says January and April were the warmest months on record worldwide.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.This summer, heavy rains and flooding have caused more than five hundred deaths in South Asia. More than ten million people have been forced fro...
The World Health Organization recommends HIV-infected mothers substitute breastfeeding with replacement feedings if several conditions can be met.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.The HIV virus can be transmitted through breastfeedingThe World Health Organization says that breastfee...
The former South African president brings together a group that includes Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Former South African President Nelson Mandela, surrounded from left, by his wife Graca Machel, British singer Peter Gabriel, British entrepreneur Ri...
The UN says aid shortages could threaten efforts to fight extreme poverty. Still, an official says some of the poorest nations are making the greatest gains.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Indian child begs for money in New DelhiIn September of two thousand, world leaders set eigh...
Next year, more than half of the world population is expected to be living in cities; a new UN report urges governments to prepare.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Soon, more of us will be living in cities than in rural areas. Population experts at the United Nations had thought th...
A team reports progress on a way to control the disease through genetic engineering of the insects that spread it.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Malaria is spread by mosquitoesScientists say they have made more progress in developing malaria-resistant mosquitoes. The idea is to r...
A nonprofit group, Women's World Banking, is working with lenders to go beyond just offering loans to start businesses.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Officials from some of the world's leading banks were in the Netherlands last week for a conference on microfinance lending. The D...
The State Department releases its 2007 "Trafficking in Persons Report."This is the VOA Special English Development Report.The United States has accused several of its Arab allies of being among the worst offenders of human trafficking. The State Department last week released its "Trafficking in Pers...
Clay is formed by the action of wind and water on rocks over thousands of years.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Clay is found almost everywhere in the world. It is formed by the action of wind and water on rocks over thousands of years. The rocks change in both chemical and physic...
