by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Rev. Norberto Carcellar, C.M. Homeless People’s Federation Philippines represented by Rev. Norberto Carcellar, C.M., executive director, is an organization that has enabled squatters living on a sprawling garbage dump in Quezon City, Philippines, to create...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“Education is about molding better people and contributing to building a better world,” says Philippine Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairman Noli “Kabayan†De Castro. De Castro welcomed the launch of the Vincentian...
by Beth | Oct 5, 2007 | Congregation of the Mission, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rome, October 2007 To all members of the Vincentian Family: We, members of the Vincentian Family, cannot be indifferent to the situation of poverty in the world. These are data that make us ask questions: “The World Bank publishes the basic data on the poverty in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2007 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The “play pump” supplies safe drinking water from a deep borehole every time children take a spin. For $7000 (US) and within just a few hours, one device can be installed to serve 2,500 people. So inventive, so cost-efficient, so much fun for the kids...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
• See comments on this article for an update – August 31, 2007 We have looked at many possible ways to get donations of all sizes directly to Fr. Alfonso Berrade, CM, in Pisco, a city that was 85% destroyed in the earthquake that shook Peru August 15th. One of...
