We might have passed Mothers’ Day for another year – but keeping mothers and babies healthy during pregnancy and childbirth is still a huge issue in communities all over the world. In fact, improving maternal health is the Millennium Developmen

STIR Radio - Corruption and the Aid Industry

Jun 23rd, 2009 46m 49s

Special Guest: Dr. Emil Bolongaita, Technical Director, Management Systems InternationalIn the business of helping countries find their feet, some problems are perennial. Corruption has been bothering aid workers and organisations for as long

STIR Radio - Pakistan

Jun 16th, 2009 46m 4s

The crisis facing the people of Pakistan’s Swat Valley has been all over the papers this month – but it’s hard to keep up with the who, what, when and why of a disaster which has now caused the largest displacement of people Pakistan has ever s

STIR Radio - Democracy and Development

Jun 9th, 2009 47m 14s

In a part of the year marked by some serious democratic events – the Indian elections, the Indonesian Presidential election, and the anniversaries of both the Tiananmen Square massacre and the victory of the Solidarity movement in Poland – STIR

STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt2

Jun 2nd, 2009 54m 31s

Sometimes, one hour just isn’t enough!STIR Radio revisits the contrast between Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and Criminal Tribunals, focussing especially on the pros and cons of each approach and asking how much of a choice countries r

STIR Radio - Healing the Wounds of the Past - Pt1

May 26th, 2009 53m 4s

How do countries cope with traumatic events in their history?Whether they’ve gone through apartheid, genocide or civil conflict, moving on is hard to do for both survivors and later generations.Eleanor, Nicola, Claudia and Adelaide use the

STIR Radio - Ethnic Minorities in China

May 19th, 2009 49m 35s

With so much international attention on the plight of China’s ethnic Tibetan population it is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that there aren’t other minority groups in the Middle Kingdom. But, as Erana, Hannah, Ryneisha and Stephen disc

STIR Radio - Logging of the Amazon

May 12th, 2009 47m 4s

The Amazon Rainforest is disappearing . Fast.So we should stop chopping it down... right?Stacey, Ryaneisha, Amye and Fran take a longer look at what sometimes seems like a simple question.They ask:- What is the law on logging in the Amazon?

STIR Radio - Food and Culture

May 5th, 2009 52m 56s

Every day, children around the world eat VERY different meals. These meals don’t just have different tastes, different origins and different nutritional values: they also have a cultural significance that contributes to children’s understandin

STIR Radio - interviews Claire Marsh about the Global Food Crisis

Apr 14th, 2009 11m 20s

Ever heard of the ‘Global Financial Crisis’ – a phrase so common it’s come to be known as the ‘GFC’? Ever wondered what it actually means? Spend just a few minutes with STIR’s Nicola Caon as she gives a super-speedy run-down of the who, the wh

STIR Radio - Indigenous People in the Media

Apr 7th, 2009 51m 48s

Join Stephen, Ryneisha and Stacey as we look at perceptions of Aboriginal people and how we reach these views. What was the last Indigenous article you read in the media? Can you name five famous Aboriginal Australians? Cathy, Ernie Dingo, anyo

STIR Radio - Child Sex Industry

Mar 31st, 2009 56m 25s

A look with the VGen STIR team at the facts and impacts of the Child Sex Tourism Industry particularly throughout Thailand. What is it and what are the causes. 70,000 children are victims across Asia. Start stirring. Includes a special guest in

STIR Radio - Minimum Wages

Mar 24th, 2009 51m 45s

Put on your thinking cap and join in the debate as the STIR team, with guest presenter David Kaczan, chat about the pros and cons of having a national minimum wage. Presenting important economic ideas in a way everyone can understand and relate

STIR Radio - Immunisation

Mar 17th, 2009 54m 33s

Stephen, Becky and Eleanor explore the big questions around immunisation against preventable diseases in developing countries.Why are preventable diseases still a problem in developing countries? Why are there no better and cheaper vaccines aga

STIR Radio - Fair Trade Chocolate

Mar 10th, 2009 50m 49s

Eleanor, James and Stacey talk Fairtrade Chocolate. Tune in to hear more about: Why fairtrade is different Free Trade? and how NOT to get them mixed up. Why some people criticise the Fairtrade movement. Do they have a point? How you can be sure

STIR Radio - Welcome to Season 2009

Mar 3rd, 2009 12m 23s

Why do we STIR? Why would anyone STIR? Is Youth Activism a Fad? Lets kick off 2009 with special guests including Adelaide Climate activist Rowan Steele. Oxfam Fair Trade Activist Lily Pearce. VGenner and STIRRER Siobhan Chapman and Chris Hoy VG

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