The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week, part 3
Series: The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:05:00
THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 20 January 2012
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: A Small Act, Chris Mburu, Hilde Back, child sponsorship, Harvard Law School
DESCRIPTION: Chris Mburu was sometimes kicked out of his village school in Kenya because his family couldn’t afford the fees. But an anonymous sponsor paid his way through primary school and Chris eventually made it to Harvard Law school, and is now a human rights lawyer. This is the story of his long-awaited meeting with his benefactor, a Swedish woman named Hilde Back.
TSWI, STORY OF THE WEEK, 20 JANUARY 2012
IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org.
SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO: You can hear the full version of this story on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands Worldwide at [TIME] right here on [STATION].
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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 20 January 2012
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: A Small Act, Chris Mburu, Hilde Back, child sponsorship, Harvard Law School
DESCRIPTION: Chris Mburu was sometimes kicked out of his village school in Kenya because his family couldn’t afford the fees. But an anonymous sponsor paid his way through primary school and Chris eventually made it to Harvard Law school, and is now a human rights lawyer. This is the story of his long-awaited meeting with his benefactor, a Swedish woman named Hilde Back.
TSWI, STORY OF THE WEEK, 20 JANUARY 2012
IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org.
SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO: You can hear the full version of this story on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands Worldwide at [TIME] right here on [STATION].
