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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Systemic Change Strategy: Construct a shared vision with diverse stakeholders
The seventeenth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Sister Ellen Flynn DC writes: Systemic Change Strategy 17: Construct a shared vision with...
Can you make money and do good?
That is the question addressed in Crain's Business piece. Today, a movement of social entrepreneurs is tackling issues like homelessness, disease, pollution and hunger with business enterprises. TIRED OF GRANT WRITING Today, a movement of social entrepreneurs is...
Ozanam: a Layman for now
Shaun McCarty's classic biography "Ozanam: a layman for now" is now available in the Vincentian Encyclopedia. Originally published with his permission in an earlier version of the famvin.org website we are happy to republish this timely and insightful biography. After...
Reach Out and Touch Someone
The prayer of the Vincentian family asks Christ to help us recognize him in the poor - "in their thirst, their hunger, their loneliness." The SSVDPS in Ireland is promoting a "know your neighbour" weekend to help address social isolation. Mairead Bushnell, national...
Combatting Human Trafficking Through Education
Women religious in Thailand are making headway preventing young girls from falling into trafficking by training them "to stand shoulder to shoulder with men or their future husbands to build their own families." In the view of women religious working in Thailand, the...
Photos from Vincentians at WYD
Lisa Bright sends the first photos of the Vincentian Family at World Youth Day.
300 Vincentians converge in Bathurst, Austrialia
First hand report from Lisa Bright coordinator of Vincentian Family representatives at World Youth Day. FAMVIN Australia has held a Vincentian Family Celebration (FAMVIN WYD) from Wednesday 9th July to Sunday 13th July 2008. The FAMVIN WYD is made up of...
Holy See sees red – results of currency exchange
Zenit reports on the red ink in the Vatican financial statement. "... one of the main reasons for the Holy See's deficit last year is due to the fall in the value of the U.S. dollar. The majority of the Holy See's expenses are in euro, while the majority of the input...
Passing currency risks to the poor
Law firms are working to find a solution to a major problem for microlenders: currency risk. Twin crises - soaring food prices and a global credit contraction threaten to wreck the budget (and historically low default rate) of millions of small microloan borrowers...
“Vinnies” youth featured in Australian Journal
The Archbishop of Melbourne welcomes pilgrims to World Youth Day and features "The Good Work of the Vinnies" on his website Kairos
