by sjs | Dec 10, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Channel 7 in Detroit raises $190,000 in a 15-hour telethon to support the efforts of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Students at a Long Island elementary school spearhead a fundraising effort to fight poverty and improve education, health and development in East...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The catholic legal theory blog “Mirror of Justice” has a thought provoking reflection on a New York Times story reporting how Malawi is solving it own food problems by ignoring US aid. It could serve as a case study as we reflect on how best to effect...
by sjs | Nov 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
That is the title of Freedom from Hunger’s 2007 annual report, which details that organization’s progress in transforming the lives of the poor through microfinance, combined with other high-impact services, such as education and health protection...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Top down or bottom up? Poor people are not the problem but the key to eradicating hunger. Such is the belief of The Hunger Project, a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project...
by annaread | Nov 12, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Society of St Vincent de Paul in Lane County, Oregon USA has received $1.5 million to build 27 housing units for low-income and elderly people. Read the story.
