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WVR - Show 375 (Half Hour) - Sustainable City and Micro Credit

Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Length: 00:28:00

Officials in Haiti may want to visit Mexico and how it’s rebuilding cities wiped out by disaster. This week the World Vision Report visits a brand new city built by the Mexican government to replace three remote villages wiped out by floods. 400 families have been relocated and given all the basics for making a successful city. We also visit with the editor of magazine for women in Afghanistan. Those stories and more this week on the World Vision Report. Read the full description.

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0:00 - Billboard

0:43 - Sustainable City

12:13 - Women's Magazine

17:00 - Top of the Pops

18:22 - On the Farm

21:49 - Niger Famine

26:04 - “Africa Land”

28:00 - End

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0:00 - Billboard

0:43 - Sustainable City

12:13 - Women's Magazine

17:00 - Top of the Pops

18:22 - On the Farm

21:49 - Niger Famine

26:04 - “Africa Land”

28:00 - End

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