World in Progress

A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more.

From Zanzibar's recovering addicts to the struggle of ending female genital mutilation - we'll hear from a strong woman who was cut when she was a little girl and now works against it. We'll also hear how Mina the menstruation cup is changing girls' lives in South Africa and how a brave woman tries to change Moroccan society.

Topics this week: Millions of women across the world to lose access to family planning services due severe US funding cuts - Taking stock five years after the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases - The invisible killer: Schistosomiasis on Lake Victoria - Teenagers teach street kids in Karachi

A show about migration: Mongolian nomads turn to their country's capital for shelter after a harsh winter destroyed their livelihoods. And economic migrants in China turn their backs on the big city life and return to their rural home towns.

lllegal immigrants in the US fear Trump - Returnees to Afghanistan - Ongwen trial resumes in The Hague - Study warns of increasing monopolization in the food industry

World in Progress is a 30-minute radio show that takes you on a journey all around the globe, connecting the dots in a globalized world.

A weekly look at globalization, education, economic development, human rights and more.

What's life like in Eritrea, one of the most isolated nations in the world? And how are North Korean defectors dealing with a somewhat unexpected challenge: Speaking Korean in South Korea? All that on this week's World in Progress.

Bluegrass, a traditional form of American folk music is still alive in the Appalachia region, which also has a reputation as being America's poorhouse. Outsiders have labeled the people here 'hillbillies', stereotyping them as backwards. But there's more to the region and its bluegrass culture reporter Andreas Horchler discovered.

India's economy has grown at an exceptional speed since the early 1990s, when the country began liberalizing its economy and opening up to foreign investment. Yet while hundreds of millions have benefited from the rapid economic growth, hundreds of millions more continue to struggle for their survival.