by Beth | Mar 18, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
The Superior General writes…. I would like to share with you an update of the situation in Southern India and the Solidarity Project. Below you will find a report from Fr. Sebastian Anthikad, who is Director of Social Works of the South Indian Province of the...
by Beth | Mar 5, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
The media blitz is over, but the pain of thousands of tsunami survivors goes on. Shanta Premawardhana, NCC’s Director of Interfaith Relations, has prepared guidelines for U.S. churches that want to continue to be engaged with Asians in rebuilding their...
by Beth | Feb 5, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
At their recent meeting in Paris leaders of the Vincentian Family express solidarity with the Tsunami victimsAt their annual meeting, this year in Paris, leaders of Vincentian Family branches wrote … “How we would like to be with you all, side by side with...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
The international site of the daughters of Charity contains two reports from Daughters of Charity who work in or visited the affected areas.http://www.filles-de-la-charite.org/en/news.html The first dated December 30 is a report put together by Sr. Julma, General...
by Beth | Jan 14, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Poverty is potentially the most important impact of this natural disaster. Nearly two million people across Asia could be thrown into poverty because of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said. In its first overview of the disaster, the ADB...
by Beth | Jan 9, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
The World Council of Church has compiled some worship resources related to the tragedy of the tsunami.Among the resources it identifies… A Service of Prayer for Those Harmed by the Earthquake and Tsunamis, presented by the Upper Room Chapel, from the website of...