by Beth | Nov 16, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Afghanistan, a country of roughly 22.5 million people, is in a truly desperate situation. Out of every 1000 children born, 257 die before turning five. Seventy-eight percent of the population live in rural areas, of which only 11% have access to drinking water, and a...
by Beth | Nov 16, 2003 | Vincentian Family
GUILFORD, Conn., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ — The Rothberg Institute for Childhood Diseases (TRI), a non-profit research institute devoted to discovering medicines for orphan childhood diseases such as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), today announced the release of...
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Reuters Vocation Story posted on famvin last week about seeking vocations on the internet was picked up by “La Prensa” in PanamaIf anyone else comes across a reference to it in other papers please let us know. It will be interesting to track the reach of...
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Vincentian Family
An extensive English language roundup of the activities of Vincentian Youth in 19 countries around the world.US, Czech Republic, Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia, Phillipines, Ukraine, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela. Cameroon, Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, Perú, Colombia-Bogotá,...
by Beth | Nov 15, 2003 | Justice and Peace
The Catholic Cmapign for Human Development web site has a very interesting graphic showing the footprints of two shoes… one representing Direct Social Services and the other Social Change.The graphic very effectively isslustrates the interconnectedness of...
