by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2008 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New socio-economic maps presented on CNN reveal so much more than raw statistics and square miles. Click on the image at right to see the shape of world in terms of young girls not in school. The story has links to two series of such views of the “real”...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Between them Angela King and Natalie Hurst have raised £1,545 by taking part in a skydiving stunt at the end of August 2008. These two women are friends of the Daughters and for a number of years they have been supporting the people of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia where the...
by sjs | Nov 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
A new research paper by Harvard Professor Elaine C. Kamarck addresses how the Internet has enhanced productivity in government run anti-poverty programs and bridged physical and market isolation gaps prevalent in poor populations. “Poverty has gone hand in hand...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The president of the nation’s largest nonprofit hospital system warned of fear-mongering sinking another effort to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Sister Carol Keehan DC said “pseudo health reform” — including health savings...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Cooking classes are so popular at the Matthew Talbot hostel (a work of the St Vincent de Paul Society) that the modest kitchen is always packed tight with homeless men keen to learn how to prepare hearty dishes such as butter chicken. Sidney Morning Herald
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The recycling program at Escanaba (Michigan) St. Vincent de Paul earned the organizational Recycler of the Year while George Semmens, Escanaba, was named individual Recycler of the Year. From January to mid-September the warehouse shipped out more than 766,000 pounds...
