by Beth | Aug 9, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Officials estimate 2.5 to 3.6 million people in Niger may go hungry. At risk are an estimated 800,000 children under age five, including more than 100,000 who are severely malnourished. World Vision staff members fear that 10 percent of the children in some areas...
by Beth | Aug 5, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUSTRALIA, August 1, 2005 Human rights would be fully realised, if all human beings had secure access to the objects of these rights. Our world is today very far from this ideal. Piecing together the global record, we find that most of the current massive...
by Beth | Aug 3, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ATLANTA, GA (July 28) – Recently, we walked through our “basement” and discovered that many of the items stored there could actually help a person or family with limited resources. So, we brainstormed and came up with a new retail concept that we...
by Beth | Jul 31, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Irish relief agency GOAL begging for much needed help in Niger. They are asking for people skilled in feeding programmes, especially nurses. Sr Sarah and her Council feel that the Daughters should respond to this desperate plea and very generously Sisters Liz...
by Beth | Jul 26, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The upgrade of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Matthew Talbot Hostel at Woolloomooloo means it can now accommodated 500 men each night.Sydney’s largest hostel for homeless men unveiled a $1.6 million refurbishment. The upgrade of the St Vincent de Paul...
by Beth | Jul 25, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The lack of preparation for the homeless here is obvious to those sweltering on the sidewalk outside the Society of St. Vincent de Paul relief center in Phoneix. Daytime highs in Phoenix have remained near 110 degrees for more than a week, and Phoenix officials...
