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* The United States has more computers than the rest of the world combined
by Beth | May 8, 2002 | Social
Digital Divide Basics Fact Sheet - There are an estimated 429 million people online globally, but even this staggering number is small when considered in context. For example, of those 429 million, fully 41% are in North America. Also, 429 million represents only 6%...
Well done powerpoint on Vincentian Family Hunger Project
by Beth | May 8, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Now available in English - very fine three part powerpoint presentation on hunger and the Vincentian Family produced by the Daughters of Charity.Although the powerful graphics almost tell the story by themselves, I have been able to have the slides translated from the...
PERU PLAN CONNECTS POOR STUDENTS WITH INTERNET
by Beth | May 8, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
key campaign issue for President Alejandro Toledo, Plan Huascaran is a multi-million dollar project to fight poverty by bridging the digital divide and bringing technology to rural schools. A About 100 rural and urban schools have been connected across Peru and the...
13th Meeting of the CM Provincials from Europe and the Orient (CEVIM)
by Beth | May 7, 2002 | Vincentian Family
CEVIM - CRACOW 2002, FINAL DOCUMENT From April 11th to the 16th of this year, the 13th Meeting of the Visitors from Europe and the Orient (CEVIM) was celebrated in Cracow, Poland. The Meeting was prepared and organized by the "group of three": Fr. Kevin O'Shea (host...
Church´s Social Catechism Due Out Within a Year
by Beth | May 7, 2002 | Justice and Peace
PADUA, Italy, MAY 6, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The Catholic Church will publish a compendium of its social doctrine within a year, says Cardinal François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân. The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace made his announcement Sunday. At a...
Click for Hunger – A Reminder
by Beth | May 6, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger. 75% are children. You can make a difference. Visit The Hunger Site (http://www.thehungersite.com/home) every day and donate cups of food for the world's hungry -- at no cost to you. When you click on the "Give Free Food"...
Click for Hunger – A Reminder
by Beth | May 6, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger. 75% are children. You can make a difference. Visit The Hunger Site (http://www.thehungersite.com/home) every day and donate cups of food for the world's hungry -- at no cost to you. When you click on the "Give Free Food"...
Millions Feared at Risk of Starvation in Southern Africa
by Beth | May 6, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
U.S.-Based Catholic Relief Services Raises Alarm BALTIMORE, Maryland, MAY 5, 2002 (Zenit.org).- The ongoing drought and lack of food throughout southern Africa has reached critical levels, Catholic Relief Services warns. Zimbabwe's announcement of a "state of...
St Vincent de Paul’s Spiritual Way
by Beth | May 5, 2002 | Formation
"St Vincent doesn't offer us a spirituality, a teaching on prayer or the spiritual life. He offers us a Spiritual Way. He shows us how we can meet our God in our everyday experiences, in the events, the persons, the circumstances of our life. His Way is the way of the...
Monastic Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
by Beth | May 5, 2002 | Vincentian Family
"A brief history of the Community of the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Ukraine, the only community which lived as a monastic community during the underground period."For more information see http://www.ichistory.org/ChurchEx/church13.html