by annaread | Jan 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Promising results in Mali malaria vaccine trial Gates Foundation grants for small scale farm programs in Africa and Asia The Partnership for Prescription Assistance paid a visit to Ironton, USA by sjs | Jan 26, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, world business leaders “vowed to make 2008 a landmark year in the fight against poverty” and Bill Gates provided examples of the kind of “creative capitalism” that can help... by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
YouTube has a new video devoted the the work of Father Pedro Opeka, Apostle to the “Garbage People” in Madagascar. (This video will soon be added to the famvin channel on YouTube.) Note: Embedding has been disabled. We hope this is temporary. You can view... by annaread | Jan 24, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St Catherine’s Nursing Center, a Daughters of Charity sponsored facility in Emmitsburg, has been named one of the top ten “family friendly” employers in Frederick County, Maryland. “For the company’s 102 employees, working here allows... by Beth | Jan 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn. In 2006, the... by sjs | Jan 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill expressing the sense of Congress “that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise in...
