World Vision Update

Waterless Carwash

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:20 PST

The Nova Bossa Waterless Car Wash in Hyderbad, India hires the poor and kids at risk. They use a spray derived from Brazil's caruba nut, which cleans and waxes in one application and saves 30 gallons of water per wash.

Nova Bossa is hoping to save water, create a new standard of living for some of India's poor â and also provide a lot more clean cars for the roads of India.

The Spirit of a Mining Town

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:20 PST

Americans around the country are struggling through this recession. But in southern West Virginia, coal-mining communities have been living with economic downturns for decades. The first bust hit in the fifties and sixties, then 20 years later, the coal mines closed again. Discouraged by the dangers of mining and the lack of alternative jobs, many working-age people have moved away. In some towns, the elderly are the only ones who remain.

Sierra Crane-Murdoch reports from one town along the Coal River where more than a dozen older women raise their spirits with weekly dances. Angela Evancie co-produced this story.

Saint Judas Tadeo

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:20 PST

Every month, thousands of people show up at an ornate colonial church in Mexico City to make appeals to Saint Jude. He was Jesus' "other" apostle named Judas. In Mexico, he's called San Judas Tadeo, and he's considered the patron saint of desperate causes.

Mexican Train Treats

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:20 PST

Mexico's deadly crackdown on the drug cartels is also killing the train tourism business just south of the Texas-Mexico border.

El Chepe is the train that carries tourists through the breathtaking scenery of the Copper Canyon in northwest Mexico. When the train pulls into the San Rafael Station, passengers can fill up with tasty treats from Maria Gonzalez's basket. Here's Grant Fuller with the latest installment of our Street Vendor series.