by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“John Honner, who has worked for Catholic charitable organisations for many years, brings out clearly the relevance of Ozanam to contemporary Australia. He sees especially the contrast between the communal vision of Ozanam and the individualism of Australian...
by sjs | Dec 12, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
A new joint effort by the NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and the Inter-American Development Bank, set to kick off in January, aims to “develop innovative and competitive models of business, to encourage micro-entrepreneurs and to mobilize masters’...
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...
