by Beth | Jan 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rwanda, one of the poorest countries in Africa, had barely 3,000 landline telephones a decade ago — that’s 1 phone for every 3,000 people. Today, it’s rapidly becoming one of the most wired nations in Africa.The same technology that has transformed...
by Beth | Jan 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A dietary staple for millions around the world, peanuts have long required painstaking hand-shelling that has limited their potential as a cash crop for farmers in developing nations. But the Full Belly Project has made peanut shelling as easy as riding a bike by...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) –The Indiana Catholic bishops call the faithful “to welcome others as Christ himself” in a pastoral letter on the treatment of immigrants. In a document issued on Jan. 12 entitled “I Was a Stranger and You...
by Beth | Jan 17, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Although the original Tent City was forced to shut down, it is interesting to note that two more were created by departing residents on the same day the eviction occurred � one is located in front of St. Vincent DePaul and the other is located at 9th Street and 5th...
by Beth | Jan 16, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ST. PETERSBURG – Friday came and went without a showdown at the tent city for the homeless along the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue N.The St. Vincent de Paul Society, which had allowed a group of homeless to pitch their tents on its lot, had set a deadline of noon...
by Beth | Jan 14, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
SYDNEY, January 14, 2007 One aspect of the Christmas period that is sometimes overlooked is the hardship experienced by many as a result of excessive debt accrued throughout the year, but particularly exacerbated by the extra costs associated with Christmas....
