Platinum Enriches South African Tribe
(February 6th, 2008)
A South African tribe that owns shares in mines operated by the world’s largest platinum producers is planning to use its profits to develop its community. Gretchen Wilson reports.
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The dark side of chocolate
(January 11th, 2008)
Some 200,000 children work in cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast. Gretchen Wilson reports on a group of U.S. lawmakers visiting that country to find ways to wean the industry off child labor.
Zimbabwe children fend for themselves
(December 24th, 2007)
With Zimbabwe’s inflation out of control and about 80% of its workforce unemployed, thousands of its citizens are crossing into South Africa illegally to find work. Many of them are children who make that journey by themselves. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Seeking bright ideas for Africa
(September 10th, 2007)
The World Bank is offering grants to those who can come up with low-cost alternative light sources for Africa, which spends billions of dollars a year on unsafe non-electrical lighting. Gretchen Wilson has more.
‘Oh, so I was in an abusive relationship’
(August 27th, 2007)
A South African group has added a twist to its mircofinancing practice by providing additional training to its entrepreneurs — which is allowing some women to say “no” to their husbands for the first time. Gretchen Wilson reports.
