World Vision STIR Radio (2009)
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 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…
00:51:16 |
Tue 30 Jun 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 bother…
00:46:49 |
Tue 23 Jun 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 large…
00:46:04 |
Tue 16 Jun 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 victor…
00:47:14 |
Tue 09 Jun 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 approac…
00:54:31 |
Tue 02 Jun 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.
…
00:53:04 |
Tue 26 May 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…
00:49:35 |
Tue 19 May 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…
00:47:04 |
Tue 12 May 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 significanc…
00:52:56 |
Tue 05 May 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 giv…
00:11:20 |
Tue 14 Apr 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 Abo…
00:51:48 |
Tue 07 Apr 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…
00:56:25 |
Tue 31 Mar 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 idea…
00:51:45 |
Tue 24 Mar 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…
00:54:33 |
Tue 17 Mar 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 moveme…
00:50:49 |
Tue 10 Mar 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…
00:12:23 |
Tue 03 Mar 2009
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