by Beth | Nov 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) – Scientists, health workers and politicians met Sunday in Cameroon to discuss new ways to battle malaria and increase awareness of the deadly disease, which kills thousands a day….”This is a turning point,” said the...
by Beth | Nov 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a different kind of “plunge” on November 9 SJU students were invited to experience something of homelessness by sleeping on the lawn at SJU and then reflecting on the experience with the help of a formerly homeless person.From the campus flier… A...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
by Beth | Nov 6, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
I was recently stopped in my tracks by this email I received. — Given the global concern about an Avian Flu pandemic who will be the voice of the poor as plans are being made?The sender wrote, “The poor don’t figure highly for a scarce resource...
by Beth | Nov 4, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This web guide contains useful sources of information that are on the World Wide Web (web) about poverty and the related topics covered in PovertyNet.In additions to resources by regions of the world the following will give some idea of the resources it covers…...
by Beth | Nov 3, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Hurricane Katrina has forged a strong consensus among America’s major racial and ethnic groups to eliminate poverty in America, according to a new multilingual poll. The storm and its aftermath also shook public confidence in the U.S. government’s capacity...
