by Beth | Oct 23, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Heifer animals (and training in their care) offer hungry families around the world a way to feed themselves and become self-reliant. Heifer International provides a contemporary way of living out Vincent’s approach of giving a “hand-up” rather than a... by Beth | Oct 23, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
British government aid programmes aimed at some of the poorest people in the world are to be emasculated to allow ministers to commit £540m in aid to help rebuild Iraq, The Independent has discovered. So writes Leonard Doyle Foreign Editor 23 October 2003.... by Beth | Oct 17, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUSTRALIA, October 17, 2003 (theaustralian.news.com.au): Â Dennis Shanahan comments for The Australian on poverty as a national issue – “…..Too much of the fight for the poor has become empty rhetoric, envy and malice directed at the rich. Too much of... by Beth | Oct 16, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
CANBERRA, October 15, 2003 (cathnews.com): The National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia issued a media release on Wednesday calling on the Government to consider Poverty alleviation as a Bipartisan (all Parties) National Issue and asking for a... by Beth | Oct 15, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Sydney importer has opted to help disadvantaged children in Fiji rather than see $40,000 worth of rejected clothing destroyed. About 1500 pairs of brand new board shorts that fell short of the importer’s specification would have been destroyed In the past rejected... by Beth | Oct 6, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 5 – About a sixth of the world’s population – nearly 1 billion people – live in slums, and that number could double by 2030 if developed nations don’t reverse course and start giving the issue serious attention,...
