by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
As Christmas arrives with a seasonal reminder to look out for the less fortunate, investors are finding a growing range of options for helping without a handout. Every morning Diane Reese can’t wait to find out whether her 782 hand-picked business partners –...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A long time friend of famvin, herself blind, is shutting down other activities in order to concentrate on fostering access for other visually impaired persons. Some 10 years ago she tutored me online for a few weeks before I learned of her disability. As we move from...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Concerned that millions of the world’s poorest and hungry people remain in poverty and hunger, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) facilitated a consultation process, which includes the conference “Taking Action for the World’s...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Stories of Systemic Change (This marks the second in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) 2. Project DREAM – As the 1,000th baby born to...
by sjs | Dec 13, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
E-bay owned MicroPlace, which launched in October, has been steadily increasing the number of investment opportunities available to those who wish to participate in microlending. It now offers the opportunity to invest in India’s working poor through Oikecredit,...
