For Love of Chocolate

A special report on chocolate: the history, the future, and some companies that are trying to make the world a sweeter place through chocolate, one bar at a time.

World Vision Report, February 2011

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FareStart

A Seattle cooking school teaches prepares homeless students to work in the kitchen.

World Vision Report, November 2009

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The Law Won

Could we bridge the food divide?

Tablet Magazine, February 2009

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Room With a View

Craigie on Main’s new kitchen gives diners a front-row seat.

Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, February 2009

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Conflict-Free Diamonds

With the news about how diamonds have financed rebellions, war, even terrorism, what’s a concerned consumer to do?

World Vision Report, December 2006

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Friends and Lovers

What happens when two friends navigate the world of online dating?

Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, July 2006

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Chavez School

Test scores show that public schools in the nation's capital have been failing a large portion of their students —mostly poor African-Americans and Latinos. But one school in DC has turned those scores around.

World Vision Report, July 2006

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Ritual Use of Mercury

The ritual uses of mercury, primarily by Caribbean-Americans, can lead to serious health problems. One group in Lawrence, Mass. is trying to make a difference.

Living on Earth, January 2004

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Sweat-Free Clothing

For years, the media has reported on human rights abuses at factories that produce fabric, clothing, and shoes. Now there are a growing number of options for concerned consumers.

World Vision Report, November 2005

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Food Force Video Game

How can we interest kids in issues of hunger around the world? The UN’s World Food Programme has a solution: let them play a video game.

World Vision Report, March 2006

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Crew Moms

A group of single moms in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is learning to race through life's currents.

World Vision Report, June 2005

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Third World Lessons

Most Americans have a tough time imagining what it feels like to live on only a few dollars a day. That experience is brought home to American students who spend a week with Heifer International.

World Vision Report, October 2005

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Children of Uganda

More than 15 million children have been orphaned around the world by AIDS, often. ending up in a life of poverty and neglect. But in Uganda, a small number of AIDS orphans got the chance to sing and dance their way to a better life.

World Vision Report, May 2006

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Streets to Dance Stage

For Anthony Williams, his first dance class turned into a career that helped him escape the poverty of the Boston projects where he grew up. Today, he runs a dance studio near his old neighborhood.

World Vision Report, July 2005

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