Friday, January 30, 2009
For Peruvians, Baskets for the U.S. Market Bring a New Way of Life
Reports Roxana Popescu for The New York Times:
...The circuitous route these baskets have taken from the jungle to American store shelves started with a bird watcher’s passion for natural habitats, passed through a regional government whose policies have become increasingly more conservationist, and, supporters say, should end with better lives for the weavers and their communities...
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...The circuitous route these baskets have taken from the jungle to American store shelves started with a bird watcher’s passion for natural habitats, passed through a regional government whose policies have become increasingly more conservationist, and, supporters say, should end with better lives for the weavers and their communities...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Health care in Singapore
World Focus is showing this week a series of reports on how health care is managed in other nations.
Did you know that the US spends 17% of its GDP on health care while Singapore, a country with a higher life expectancy, spends only 4%? Here's a glimpse to the pros and cons of their health care system:
Did you know that the US spends 17% of its GDP on health care while Singapore, a country with a higher life expectancy, spends only 4%? Here's a glimpse to the pros and cons of their health care system:
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Women in Jordan head to work as economy sours
From worldfocus.org:
In the conservative Muslim region of southern Jordan, more and more women are leaving the home for the first time and going to work — largely out of economic necessity. The number of women in the workforce has more than doubled over the past five years.
Worldfocus correspondent Kristen Gillespie reports from Jordan.
Read her blog post about her experience: Divorce outcasts women from Jordan’s social structure.
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