The World Vision Report (Magazine)

Many of the people fleeing Zimbabwe's economic chaos for South Africa are children. When reporter Tendai Maphosa was in the border town of Musina, he saw scores of youngsters roaming the streets there. He spoke with one of them. Here's Kenneth's story, in his own words.

Many people these days are finding they just don't have enough money to pay the bills. Sometimes a medical emergency or car trouble can use up the money meant for the rent. Keith Taylor faced exactly this problem when he was in graduate school. His car had broken down, and after he repaired it, there was nothing left in the bank. But a friend helped him out. Taylor was so touched, he wanted to find a way to keep helping others. So he set up�a Web site�for people who just need a few hundred...

For the past three years, reporter Peter Aronson has lived in India, where rickshaws are a common sight. He says he recoiled at the idea of using another human being to get around. But after speaking with some drivers, he has a different perspective.

The fighting continues to rage in Pakistan's Swat Valley and neighboring districts, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Tens of thousands of them are now living in makeshift camps in the small towns between Swat and Peshawar. Reporter Naheed Mustafa, a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Canada, traveled to one of the largest camps just outside Peshawar and brings us this Reporter's Notebook.

Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, who goes by the name Somi, uses music to explore what it means to be an immigrant with ties to two worlds. Somi is the daughter of East Africans, but she was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois. After college, she lived for several years in Kenya and Tanzania. She now lives in New York, but tours frequently in Africa. Her music is a haunting blend of cultures and languages. She calls her style "new African jazz and soul." She visited with host Peggy Wehmeyer.