World Vision STIR Radio (2009)

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What's World Vision STIR Radio (2009) about?

STIR Radio tackles global issues and current affairs. We interview people at the front line of the war on poverty and the struggle for a fair and peaceful world.

Presented by Vision Generation on Radio Adelaide each week and podcast for you right here.

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World Vision STIR Radio (2009) episodes:

06.30.2009
STIR Radio - Maternal Health in Indigenous Australia
We might have passed Mothers’ Day for another year – but keeping mothers and babies healthy during pregnancy and childbirth is still a huge issue in communities all over the world. In fact, improving maternal health is the Millennium Development...
06.23.2009
STIR Radio - Corruption and the Aid Industry
Special Guest: Dr. Emil Bolongaita, Technical Director, Management Systems International In the business of helping countries find their feet, some problems are perennial. Corruption has been bothering aid workers and organisations for as long as they’ve been handing out cash. Not...
06.16.2009
STIR Radio - Pakistan
The crisis facing the people of Pakistan’s Swat Valley has been all over the papers this month – but it’s hard to keep up with the who, what, when and why of a disaster which has now caused the largest...
06.09.2009
STIR Radio - Democracy and Development
In a part of the year marked by some serious democratic events – the Indian elections, the Indonesian Presidential election, and the anniversaries of both the Tiananmen Square massacre and the victory of the Solidarity movement in Poland – STIR...
06.02.2009
STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt2
Sometimes, one hour just isn’t enough! STIR Radio revisits the contrast between Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and Criminal Tribunals, focussing especially on the pros and cons of each approach and asking how much of a choice countries really have about the...
05.26.2009
STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt1
How do countries cope with traumatic events in their history? Whether they’ve gone through apartheid, genocide or civil conflict, moving on is hard to do for both survivors and later generations. Eleanor, Nicola, Claudia and Adelaide use the examples of South Africa,...
05.19.2009
STIR Radio - Ethnic Minorities in China
With so much international attention on the plight of China’s ethnic Tibetan population it is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that there aren’t other minority groups in the Middle Kingdom. But, as Erana, Hannah, Ryneisha and Stephen...
05.12.2009
STIR Radio - Logging of the Amazon
The Amazon Rainforest is disappearing . Fast. So we should stop chopping it down... right? Stacey, Ryaneisha, Amye and Fran take a longer look at what sometimes seems like a simple question. They ask: - What is the law on logging in the Amazon? Who...
05.05.2009
STIR Radio - Food and Culture
Every day, children around the world eat VERY different meals. These meals don’t just have different tastes, different origins and different nutritional values: they also have a cultural significance that contributes to children’s understanding of who they are and...
04.14.2009
STIR Radio - interviews Claire Marsh about the Global Food Crisis
Ever heard of the ‘Global Financial Crisis’ – a phrase so common it’s come to be known as the ‘GFC’? Ever wondered what it actually means? Spend just a few minutes with STIR’s Nicola Caon as she gives a...
04.07.2009
STIR Radio - Indigenous People in the Media
Join Stephen, Ryneisha and Stacey as we look at perceptions of Aboriginal people and how we reach these views. What was the last Indigenous article you read in the media? Can you name five famous Aboriginal Australians? Cathy, Ernie Dingo,...
03.31.2009
STIR Radio - Child Sex Industry
A look with the VGen STIR team at the facts and impacts of the Child Sex Tourism Industry particularly throughout Thailand. What is it and what are the causes. 70,000 children are victims across Asia. Start stirring. Includes a special...
03.24.2009
STIR Radio - Minimum Wages
Put on your thinking cap and join in the debate as the STIR team, with guest presenter David Kaczan, chat about the pros and cons of having a national minimum wage. Presenting important economic ideas in a way everyone can...
03.17.2009
STIR Radio - Immunisation
Stephen, Becky and Eleanor explore the big questions around immunisation against preventable diseases in developing countries.Why are preventable diseases still a problem in developing countries? Why are there no better and cheaper vaccines against them? How can drug companies be...
03.10.2009
STIR Radio - Fair Trade Chocolate
Eleanor, James and Stacey talk Fairtrade Chocolate. Tune in to hear more about: Why fairtrade is different Free Trade? and how NOT to get them mixed up. Why some people criticise the Fairtrade movement. Do they have a point? How...
03.03.2009
STIR Radio - Welcome to Season 2009
Why do we STIR? Why would anyone STIR? Is Youth Activism a Fad? Lets kick off 2009 with special guests including Adelaide Climate activist Rowan Steele. Oxfam Fair Trade Activist Lily Pearce. VGenner and STIRRER Siobhan Chapman and Chris Hoy...

What's World Vision STIR Radio (2009) about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

World Vision STIR Radio (2009) episodes:

STIR Radio - Maternal Health in Indigenous Australia

STIR Radio - Corruption and the Aid Industry

STIR Radio - Pakistan

STIR Radio - Democracy and Development

STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt2

STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt1

STIR Radio - Ethnic Minorities in China

STIR Radio - Logging of the Amazon

STIR Radio - Food and Culture

STIR Radio - interviews Claire Marsh about the Global Food Crisis

STIR Radio - Indigenous People in the Media

STIR Radio - Child Sex Industry

STIR Radio - Minimum Wages

STIR Radio - Immunisation

STIR Radio - Fair Trade Chocolate

STIR Radio - Welcome to Season 2009