by sjs | May 30, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In Africa, poverty is being fought village by village, using the Millennium Villages approach, which attacks poverty across a wide front. After only two years, the communities involved are already showing real results. The Millennium Villages Project grew out of... by annaread | May 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
By thorough integration of values and mission, Daughters of Charity organized a successful, multi-disciplinary response to change the future of a young woman with a rare and devastating syndrome. Early in March, Hoa Tran, 20, endured eleven hours of surgery, inching... by annaread | May 28, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A policy paper entitled Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness has been published by the Australian government. The paper’s purpose is to educate, to encourage public discussion, and to offer proposals, with particular focus on changing underlying causes... by John Freund, CM | May 26, 2008 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“The feast of Corpus Christi is an invitation to Christians to work for the elimination of world hunger” writes Benedict XVI. He adds “Dear brothers and sisters, may the feast of Corpus Domini be an occasion to grow in this concrete attention to our... by sjs | May 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“The new idea is to lift people out of poverty by giving them tools to improve their incomes. Their lives are changed not by handout aid, but through design,” says the curator of a new exhibit at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The exhibit is... by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Yesterday the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Longview, Washington USA broke ground on a new foot facility, which will add about 1800 square fee to its food bank. The food bank served some 4000 people last year. But contributions to an important annual food drive...
