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Somehow, the idea of grannies kicking butt seems to be universally funny. What appears a natural response reveals a lot about how we view women, and particularly older women.

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A dusty road outside a steel factory may not seem like a ripe spot to set up a school, but Kamal Parmar worked with what he had. Ten years ago Parmar, who runs Chirag Steel Works in the Bhudarpura neighbo more...

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I had served in the U.S. military for five years, working as a journalist. Most of my time was spent writing stories, taking photos, shooting video, recording audio, and, every so often, standing guard, o more...

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Nearly everywhere you look in India there's a glorious riot of color. I stumbled across these fiery red chilies sun-drying on the ground in the courtyard of a Hindu temple in Savoi Verem, a tiny rural village in the steamy south Indian state of Goa. more...

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Judy Martin

Judy Martin

Judy Martin is an Emmy award-winning journalist more than 20 years in broadcast news specializing in social issues, business and work life culture. A former NYC Correspondent for the Marketplace Morning Report, she now contributes to National Public Radio, CNBC Business Radio, The World Vision Report and News 12 TV Networks in New York.

Contact Judy at http://www.worklifemonitor.com/ or http://www.judymartinspeaks.com/.

James Addis

James Addis

Hailing from New Zealand, James Addison works as senior editor for World Vision Magazine, a publication of World Vision in the U.S.

He is currently on scene in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, covering the effects of the massive January 12 earthquake for World Vision, and relief efforts.

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is an independent radio producer. Her work has aired on Morning Edition, Weekend America, Marketplace, and Voice of America. She also worked for the United Nations Radio News Service in New York City. Anna is fluent in Japanese and Spanish -– with a smattering of French, Mandarin and Kinyarwanda.

Amelia de Sousa

Amelia de Sousa Amelia De Sousa is a journalist based in Haiti. After winning a Fulbright Fellowship to Haiti in 2003 to study mass media and HIV prevention, Amelia started an independent film company to create educational materials for grassroots organizations working in social change. When the government collapsed a year later, Amelia started freelance radio reporting for major broadcasters like National Public Radio, the BBC, and CNN. She has been happy to report for World Vision Report since January of 2006.
Simone Orendain

Simone Orendain Simone Orendain is an independent radio producer currently based in Manila, Philippines where she was born. Before returning to Manila in the spring of 2010, Simone worked at public radio stations in Charlotte, NC and Chicago where she grew up. She contributes to NPR, Voice of America, The World, the World Vision Report and Marketplace.