by Beth | Aug 6, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
MELBOURNE, August 5, 2004 (theage.com.au): The interaction of the politics of values and the politics of wealth will be the key to the election result, writes Gregory Hywood in The Age today – As material wealth rises and the competitive ethic takes hold, so too... by Beth | Aug 5, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The BBC reports on a venture to build low-cost study homes in under-developed countries. The materials have been used for homes in the Dominican Republic and Alaska Leading the project is the Washington-based Federation of American Scientists (FAS). The organisation... by Beth | Aug 5, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has an abstract of the testimony shared by Sr. Adelfa Siega (Province of Thailand) during the XVth International HIV-AIDS Conference (July 11-16, 2004, Bangkok, Thailand) upon the request of the organizing committee.... by Beth | Aug 4, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WASHINGTON – Wealthy nations and international organizations, including the World Bank, spend more than $55 billion annually to better the lot of the world’s 2.7 billion poor people. Yet they have scant evidence that the myriad projects they finance have... by Beth | Aug 2, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ROME, JULY 30, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A Catholic aid group has invited members of the European Parliament to spend 10 days living and working with poor and marginalized persons. The proposal was made by Renzo Fior, president of the Emmaus Community which assists the... by Beth | Jul 29, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“an easy, effective way to not only change lives around the world, but to energize your church by broadening the congregation’s world view.”In just the past year, nearly 200,000 Sudanese sought refuge in World Vision’s website describes a...