by Beth | Feb 20, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Development Gateway at http://www.developmentgateway.org/ has posted a brief article providing some perspective… The entire site is rich in information helpful to understanding poverty, its systemic causes and what is necessary to combat it.Poverty Indicators...
by Beth | Feb 14, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
• The richest 1% of the world’s people receives as much income each year as the poorest 57%.The following information is from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. • The richest 1% of the world’s people receives as much income each year as the poorest 57%. • In...
by Beth | Feb 5, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Arnie Simonse has provided further background on what is fast becoming a collaborative Vincentian Family Project in West Virginia.Southern West Virginia lies in the heart of Appalachia…an area blessed with its sheltering mountains, warm faith-filled people and strong...
by Beth | Feb 3, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A number of branches of the Vincentian Family on the East Coast have already decided to collaborate in responding to this need in our backyard.The southern counties of West Virginia lie in the heart of Appalachia. Because of the faltering coal industry, jobs are...
by Beth | Feb 1, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
LONDON, January 31, 2004 (thetablet.co.uk): Harriet Paterson writes for The Tablet – Factories putting together computer components have spread across the Third World – and with them poor working practices. This is the price of our cheap laptops Who makes ...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 27, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II praised the work of the U.N. World Food Program and urged that the problem of hunger be addressed through “joint efforts.””The complexities of our modern era are such that the joint commitment...
