by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Thus writes conservative commentator David Brooks in the New York Times. There is much food for thought for the Vincentian Family efforts at collaboration in Haiti.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Haiti needs immediate (disaster relief), intermediate (reconstruction) and long-term (systemic and disaster prevention) assistance writes Aidan Rooney, CM. The Red Cross, Mercy Corps, Doctors Without Borders, CRS and others excel in their abilities to plan and to...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
2010 marks two-thirds of the way into a remarkable global experiment in ending poverty. In 2000, Australia joined 189 countries in committing to the Millennium Development Goals. These goals aim to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and end it by 2025. In September this...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to an article in Business week they’re as important as smoking, obesity when it comes to health.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A growing number of people live on zero dollars in monthly cash and a few hundred dollars in food stamps, an overlooked subgroup that is growing especially fast according to the NY Times.. The surge in this precarious way of life has been so swift that few policy...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The poor in Victoria (Australia) have been under unprecedented stress and the SVDP has responded. The 2008/09 financial year has seen: – a 60% increase in the number of people provided with assistance to find accommodation. – a 67% increase in the number...