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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Newsmaker: Philomena Mannion, S.C.
Later this week DePaul School for Hearing and Speech will honor Sister Mannion with its STAR Award. She educated parents about cochlear implants, which open the possibility of children with hearing impairments entering mainstream classes at earlier ages. Read the...
Advancing human rights by systemic change
International Bridges to Justice works to protect basic legal rights of citizens of developing countries. The thin wedge of this narrowly defined mission has opened the door to increasing human rights: for instance, to reducing the use of torture as a means of...
Report on the floods in Costa Rica
The September flooding continues to have an impact on 33 out of Costa Rica's 81 cantons. Current situation report. (See the report of Fr. Nieto's visit to Costa Rica in Nuntia, August 2007.)
Tying microcredits to education for girls
A CARE program that offers small loans to poor, indigenous women in Guatemala looks to change the lives not only of borrowers but also of the next generation. Terms include the requirement that daughters be allowed to stay in school at least through the sixth grade....
A women’s shelter director with first-hand experience
The women's shelter announced last year by the local St. Vincent de Paul Society has opened. From an interview with the director, Elaine Borman: "People gave to us a lot when we needed, and now I look at it as my turn to give back." Shelter director has been in...
Malaria vaccine looks promising for infants
naturenews reports that a trial vaccine against malaria has proven safe and effective for infants as young as a few weeks. In fact, the vaccine is most effective if given soon after birth. Read the article.
Student chefs cook for SSVDP
In an unusual program that melds community service with vocational training, ten hospitality students in Australia's Northern Territory provide about two hundred meals a day for various Vincentcare projects. Read the story.
DREAM presentation in Mozambique
At their September meeting in Matola, African provincials of the Daughters of Charity received an update about DREAM, (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition). A brief summary of the presentation and links to news about the project may be found on...
Healthy Food for All
On World Food Day Tuesday Healthy Food for All, an agency sponsored in part by the St Vincent de Paul Society, held a roundtable aimed an improving access to nutritious food in Ireland. Visit the Healthy Food For All website.
Mental health care for rural Arkansas
Programs for grandparents who are rearing grandchildren -- 70,000 such adults in Arkansas -- and collaborating with churches and educational institutions to increase accessibility of mental health care: these are some of the things Daughter of Charity Sister Judy...
