by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The international site fo the SSVDP has published a photo album (link no longer active) of the SSVDP President to Haiti Apil 2010
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family
On behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and Catholic Life Television (CLTV), a media ministry of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, I thought you might like to know we are producing a 12-part television series to celebrate the 350th...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Zafèn announced that after only one month online it has now provided one thousand year-long scholarships to grammar school children in Haiti (along with books, a back pack, and writing materials)! The website offered a variety of options for users to choose: single...
by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The entry page is centered on the new website “Zafen”, sponsored by the Vincentian Family for microfinance projects in Haiti. As you look at this website be creative. For example, it could be a great project for a group of school children who pool a...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
According to the Huffington Post “Zafen, a new interest-free microloan initiative enabling lenders and donors to finance small and medium-sized Haitian businesses, may be just the ticket. That’s what four organizations that collaborated to launch...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Formation, Social, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
What did we learn from the first meeting of the Vincentian Family in cyberspace? It seems like quite a bit. Before we fast forward to the future lets look at the statistics. In its short life VirtualVins.net was viewed from 290 different cities in 27 countries with...
