by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
As part of our worldwide celebration, the Vincentian Family has initiated a project, Zafen.org, in partnership with Fonkoze, the largest microfinance institution in Haiti, to empower sustainable, economic development in Haiti. Zafen, Creole for “It’s our business,”...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Changing our attitudes, Transforming our world Reflections based on Lenten Letter from Superior General G. Gregory Gay, CM. dated 17 Feburary, 2010. View the letter Promoting new life through non-violent means Non-violence towards the planet Building new life out of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Jacqueline Casseus, AIC Prsident in Haiti, was able to send this rushed note to Laurence de La Brosse, the International President of the AIC. My dear Laurence, This is the first day since January 12th, the day of my celebration, that events worked out for me to...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
At epicenter of devastation, visions of a new Haiti emerge reads the headline. But the story reports “But for some Haitians, it is a cruel irony that a business community they consider clannish, corrupt and responsible for the country’s backwardness could...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Daughters of Charity (DC) and SSVP(CGI) are jointly collaborating to provide relief assistance to the victims of the disaster. This joint effort will involve the participation of the DC and SSVP and the latter includes the SSVP members in Haiti and Eduardo...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2010 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The English language site of the Daughters of Charity features translations of interviews with Daughters of Charity speaking about why they are going to Haiti and how privileged they feel to be able to go. A second page of these interviews translates the Spanish...
