We asked Ms.Nietert what advice she had for someone who might want to get involved in helping others through microfinance.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Ms.Quisumbing says studies show that women are more likely than men to spend money on food,health and educating their children.

VOA: special.2011.03.22

Ms.Gass used cloth and paints to create an image of a water treatment center on the San Francisco Bay.

VOA: special.2011.06.15

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved 3 forms of beta interferon for treatment of Relapsing-Remitting MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Some people's skin is too sensitive for essential oils, so Ms.Kearns also makes soaps that have no intense smell.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

Ms.Adams says the name of the festival was influenced by the book "Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found" by Suketu Mehta.

VOA: special.2011.03.16

But Ms.Smith says the voter registration process may be one reason why young people are less likely to vote.

VOA: special.2010.10.28

And, a treatment to suppress the body's defenses against the disease was approved to treat severe cases of MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Ms.Skariah is teaching Indonesians but also learning about the culture of a country with the world's largest Muslim population.

VOA: special.2011.03.28

Ms.Morford is a professor at the University of New Mexico and part of a research center at Gallaudet University in Washington.

VOA: special.2011.04.13

Years later, Ms.Skloot began research for a book about Henrietta Lacks, her cells and their influence on medical and scientific history.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Both of the researchers who taught the class, Ms.Schelew and Louis Deslauriers, were also authors of the study.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

Mr.Kristof and Ms.WuDunn explain how all over the world women are subjected to violence, sexual slavery and other forms of severe oppression.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

The FDA also has approved a man-made form of myelin basic protein to treat this kind of MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

It is estimated that more than 2,500,000 people worldwide suffer from multiple sclerosis, which also is called MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Ms.Chua is a professor at the Yale Law School in New Haven,Connecticut, and the mother of two daughters.

VOA: special.2011.02.17

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society says one in every 750 Americans is at a risk of developing MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

And now Ms.Rhee appears in the film "Waiting for 'Superman,'" a documentary about problems in the educational system.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

But now,Ms.Troiano says the aim is to work with local teachers to provide what is known as co-teaching.

VOA: special.2011.03.28

Ms.Potter says the fair gets more visitors every year, which shows the increasing interest in family history.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

The FDA has approved sales of the drug natalizumab to treat people with relapsing forms of MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Ms.Gardiner said the delay between the arrival of the smell at each nostril could be as little as a half second or less.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Ms.Mayhew says the warning from the government to pay more attention to the problem might lead more schools to start or expand their programs.

VOA: special.2011.05.26