by Beth | Feb 2, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Indian government has launched one of the country’s most ambitious efforts to tackle rural poverty. Under the National Rural Guarantee Scheme one member from each of India’s 60 million rural households is guaranteed 100 days of work each year. They...
by Beth | Jan 26, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Freedom from Hunger is privileged to work in some of the world’s most fascinating countries. Madagascar, Bolivia, Mali and the Philippines, among others…they are all home to diverse cultures, strong traditions and people full of hope and kindness. You can learn about...
by Beth | Jan 23, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
While the “poverty war” has raged during 2005 over the question of whether income inequality and poverty are growing in Australia, social welfare agencies such as Jesuit Social Services continue to experience growing demand for emergency relief to help people cover...
by Beth | Jan 21, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, JAN. 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- According to a poll for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development nearly two-thirds of Americans fear that poverty will increase in the United States in 2006, while seven in 10 believe there are more poor people...
by Beth | Jan 21, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization asked pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to end the marketing and sale of “single-drug” artemisinin malaria medicines, in order to prevent malaria parasites from developing resistance to...
by Beth | Jan 17, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Someone in England asked Yahoo “How many people live in extreme poverty.According to NetAid, over a billion people, or roughly one in six, live in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than US$1 a day. The World Bank goes on to define...
