by Beth | Dec 30, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
International donors are getting behind a project being developed by the World Bank and Roll Back Malaria aimed at making new, effective malaria drugs affordable worldwide in a year. By using a subsidy of at least $100 million provided by aid donors, officials hope to...
by Beth | Dec 27, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
World Travel Professionals, one of Australia’s most innovative travel management companies, has issued a Christmas challenge to the travel industry to give back to the community rather than giving presents this year. – Sisters of Charity in Sri Lanka benefit...
by Beth | Dec 20, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans is seeking volunteer groups, 10-15 people, to help the elderly, disabled and those without financial means to reoccupy their homes. We are in particular need of volunteer groups in February and April, after college groups...
by Beth | Dec 18, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
First-in-the-Nation Guidebook Provides Steps to Keep Homeless Women Safe According to Boston�s most recent homeless census, the number of homeless women living on the streets is growing faster than that of all other groups. Violence from their partners and others,...
by Beth | Dec 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
One Laptop Per Child said trials of the notebook are planned for China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, and Thailand, with 1 million notebooks to be shipped to each of these countries.This was just posted to Yahoo’s homepage…. -andy MIT Picks...
by Beth | Dec 4, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
World AIDS Day 2005 was commemorated on the St. John’s University Queens campus at a December 1 symposium where the origins, effects and impact of HIV/AIDS were chronicled by two members of the St. John’s community who have witnessed the disease “up close and...
