by Beth | Aug 17, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Editorial: Create malaria fund to lower drug cost One of the most effective ways of battling malaria in Africa would be for wealthy countries to create a fund to purchase anti-malaria drugs developed from the Chinese herb wormwood, this Los Angeles Times editorial...
by Beth | Aug 16, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There are a variety of ways for mission-based organizations to involve volunteers to help with short-term projects relating to computers and the Internet, and short-term assignments are what are sought after most by potential “tech” volunteers. But there...
by Beth | Aug 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
San Mateo County school children went shopping for back-to-school duds Saturday with $100 gift cards provided by Mervyn’s and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The stores opened an extra hour early for the youths, who were chaperoned by St. Vincent de Paul...
by Beth | Aug 13, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ESCANABA, MICHIGAN – Organizers of St. Vincent de Paul Society’s expansion are anxious to show off the brand new spacious facility built to improve services for the area’s needy. St. Vincent de Paul, also known as “St. Vinny’s,”...
by Beth | Aug 12, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
EUREKA — A video showed the stream of young faces excitedly awaiting delivery of 400 pounds of baseball gear.The time was two years ago, but the mission Friday was the same. Dave Silverbrand, at the time a reporter with KVIQ and now the station manager, had...
by Beth | Aug 10, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A big jump in malaria cases in Ethiopia is raising fears of a new epidemic of the dangerous disease sweeping the Horn of Africa country, the United Nations warned yesterday. Ethiopian health officials are working with UN agencies to distribute medicine and...
