by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
In a “love is inventive unto infinity” story that Vincent would enjoy, Green TV’s short segment called “Once Upon a Mattress†documents the St. Vincent dePaul Society’s (Lane County, Oregon), mattress recycling plant. “We really are the...
by sjs | Jun 5, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Across America, there are serious gaps between the health care that people should receive and the care they actually receive,†said the president/CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in announcing a $300 million community-focused program to improve...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
As the food crisis grows, a report finds four billion people are excluded from the rule of law the UN Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor makes a global call to make legal empowerment a key pillar of the anti-poverty agenda. A blog on Asset-building, states...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Instead of explaining the desperate plight of the homeless at the Society of St. Vincent DePaul (Australia) 2008 appeal launch last week, the society gave disposable cameras to 100 marginalised people in New South Wales and asked them to take a snapshot of their life....
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Can a company make money from the work of impoverished people in the developing world without taking advantage of them?” is the question raised in a Wharton School of Business newsletter. For Patrick Byrne, the answer is a qualified yes. Byrne believes...
by sjs | Jun 2, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
50 economists examine ten of the world’s biggest challenges and place as Number 1 because of its “immediate and important consequences for improving the wellbeing of poor people around the world,” to combat malnutrition in the 140 million children in...
