by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A brutal convergence of events has hit an unprepared global market, and grain prices are sky high. The world’s poor suffer most. Hunger related riots have occurred in 17 countries. Food is becoming speculation tool replacing mortgages. Excerpts fro an...
by sjs | Apr 24, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
MicroPlace, a microfinance investment vehicle about which we’ve posted before, has added investment opportunities in 9 more countries. “To date, investments made through MicroPlace have generated 20,000 loans to the world’s working poor.” Read...
by sjs | Apr 24, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A “State of the Planet” summit hosted by Columbia University brought together economists, world leaders and scientists to explore the special risk climate change poses to poor countries. “[Left unchecked, global warming could spur conflict and puts...
by annaread | Apr 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Criminalizing homelessness seems to be the result of an ordinance referred to a task force by the city council in New Orleans. A Daughter of Charity has spoken out against the proposal. Read the story.
by annaread | Apr 22, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The March, 2008 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth highlights the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless and describes how the Sisters are involved. There’s more. Download the .pdf.
by annaread | Apr 22, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Care Connections blogs about global poverty and provides a forum for people interested in global policy issues to speak out and network with others. It also aggregates news and blogs on the topic. Visit the Web site.
