The writers say microfinance is one of the important tools for empowering women and lifting them out of these conditions.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

He has a big collection of interesting small objects such as maps,tools, game pieces,and dolls for putting inside the containers.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says it has delivered tools and seeds to thousands of families in the earthquake area.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

"I suppose the first really significant thing that the world heard about was chimpanzees using and making tools.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Now that we know about grapes and geography, we have some important tools for understanding the label on a bottle of wine.

VOA: special.2010.10.13

And the company made a special box to hold tools and a motion picture camera and film.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

She said the new resolution aims to give the United Nations and its members new tools to prevent violence and punish those responsible.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

The industry says useful gifts like pots and pans, toasters and tools were popular last year.

VOA: special.2010.11.26

The artist can shape the hot glass using metal tools such as jacks, tweezers and shears.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

She says they are still considered research tools in the United States, and not used as much as in places like Britain and Japan.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

The ancient Aztec civilization in current day Mexico used obsidian for making hunting tools and jewelry.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business."

VOA: special.2009.03.22

The astronauts used it to carry tools and cameras while they were on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

With hand tools, he and Rufus Robinson threw dirt on the fire and dug a line to contain it so the flames would not spread.

VOA: special.2009.11.24