GNP Show 03 One hour: Clinics in Sudan and Seafood Slavery

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On this week’s World Vision Report…

• An outpost for medical care in southern Sudan
• One of the Lost Boys of Sudan builds a clinic
• Seafood slavery in the Sea of Thailand
• Creative toys amid the rubble of Haiti
• How your brain processes giving
• Skateboarding in Afghanistan
• The global marketplace
• If it’s Saturday in Argentina, it’s BBQ time

Lost Boys Clinic (4:52)

The recent election in Sudan returned the president to power, and ensured that nothing much is going to change in that troubled country.  Certainly not the healthcare system – or lack thereof.

In the south, one in fifty women dies in childbirth.  That’s one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.  One of Sudan’s “Lost Boys” is working hard to change that.  From his home in the United States, John Dau has raised enough money to build the largest health clinic in the region where he grew up.  We’ll hear from John in a moment – but first, let’s go to the clinic he helped build.  David Chanatry reports from the village of Duk Payuel.

Lost Boys Interview (6:22)

As you heard in the previous piece, that health clinic is a rare and welcome thing in southern Sudan.  It owes its existence to one of the so-called “lost boys.”  John Dau was one of the thousands of children from the Dinka tribe who fled their homes in Sudan during the 1980’s.  Many of them eventually made their way to America as refugees in the years that followed.  But even with a new life ahead of him, Dau couldn’t forget those he left behind.  That’s why he formed a foundation that built the medical clinic in his home county in southern Sudan.  He talks about it with host Peggy Wehmeyer.

Seafood Slavery (4:42)

Thailand has been rocked by anti-government protests over the last few weeks.  Protesters claim the government is illegitimate and undemocratic.  But the country remains attractive to thousands of illegal immigrants from Burma.  They come to Thailand for jobs in the massive seafood industry.  In fact, Thailand supplies most of the seafood you and I put on our tables.  But most consumers are unaware the seafood they’re eating could have been caught by a seafood slave.

Patrick Winn reports.

Creative Toys (3:00)

We’re not hearing that much about Haiti these days.  Oil spills and car bomb plots have taken over the headlines.  But we’re keeping our eye on Haiti, where people are still in real trouble.

Four months after the earthquake, thousands of Haitians still live in displacement camps, surviving on food handouts, and limited water supplies.  The kids in the camps are doing what kids do best – they’re playing, in very creative ways.  Grant Fuller reports from Port-au-Prince.

The Hidden Brain (8:07)

Millions of people around the world donated money to Haiti after they saw the terrible images following the earthquake.  Charitable giving can be an emotional response to a disaster…or a rational thought-out plan.  There’s a new book out about how we make these choices.  It’s called “The Hidden Brain.”  Author Shankar Vedantam says our unconscious drives our charitable giving.  He told Peggy Wehmeyer a story to illustrate the point.

Skateistan (5:06)

There’s a new sound rippling across the capital of Afghanistan.  It’s skateboarders trying out new moves at Kabul’s first-ever skateboarding school.  It’s been a big hit with both boys and girls since it opened last year.  But skateboarding is just part of the story, as Will Everett reports.

Mercado Global (5:24)

If you’ve walked through Nordstroms lately, you may have noticed a beautiful new line of necklaces in the jewelry department.  They’re from Guatemala.  They’re handmade, and they come to the US through Mercado Global.  That’s a project started by an American college student who was looking for ways to help the highland women of Guatemala.  Peggy Wehmeyer talked with Ruth Degolia a few years ago, and we thought we’d check in with her again to find out how things are going.

Barbeque (3:30)

In Argentina, construction workers have a special tradition.  After a long week of hard work, they have a barbeque every Saturday.  Reporter Marcos Federman recently crashed one in a small town 30 miles north of Buenos Aires.