by annaread | Jun 2, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change
The twelfth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Gene Smith writes: Systemic Change Strategy 12: Be transparent by inviting participation in budget... 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 25, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Systemic change
Jim Kehoe, Snohomish County, Washington USA executive director of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, also serves on the Society’s national disaster relief committee. For the county’s newspaper he described what the Society is doing to help in Myanmar.... by annaread | May 25, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change
The tenth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. The Rev. Fr. Norberto L. Carcellar, C. M. writes: Systemic Change Strategy 11 : Involve the poor... by sjs | May 20, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
How to deal with the fact that 80% of sub-Saharan Africa’s food is grown by women, but women have little access to credit or owership rights to land? One answer: The African Woman Food Farmer Initiative. The African Woman Food Farmer Initiative is an effort to... by annaread | May 11, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The ninth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Patricia Nava writes: Systemic Change Strategy Eight: Listen carefully and seek to understand the...
