by sjs | Nov 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
A new research paper by Harvard Professor Elaine C. Kamarck addresses how the Internet has enhanced productivity in government run anti-poverty programs and bridged physical and market isolation gaps prevalent in poor populations. “Poverty has gone hand in hand...
by sjs | Oct 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 15,000 people are now members of a Facebook group called The Official “Pay it Foward” Experiment. The title comes from the 2000 movie, Pay it Forward, in which a young schoolboy comes up with an ingenious idea to change the world for the better....
by sjs | Oct 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
October 17 is The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which has been celebrated every year since 1987. The theme for this year’s observance, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Human Rights and...
by sjs | Sep 30, 2008 | Church, Justice and Peace, Systemic change
Vincent understood that when he ministered to the needs of the poor he was both ministering to Christ and being Christ in the world. He also understood that prayer was essential to our ability to effectively be Christ in the world. Last night I attended a talk by...
by sjs | Sep 21, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Despite world economic conditions Pope Benedict appealed today to world leaders to “courageously take and apply the necessary measures to wipe out extreme poverty, hunger, ignorance and the plague of pandemics, which above all hit the most...
