by Beth | Dec 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
One Laptop Per Child said trials of the notebook are planned for China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, and Thailand, with 1 million notebooks to be shipped to each of these countries.This was just posted to Yahoo’s homepage…. -andy MIT Picks...
by Beth | Dec 4, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a Nov. 2005 statement on the upcoming WTO ministerial in Hong Kong December 13-18, 2005, the Vatican wrote, “trade rules should be aligned with a wider commitment to human development and to the lifting of living standards of the poor.” The statement went on to...
by Beth | Nov 29, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Award honours importance of a particular program that is the first of its kind in Australia to offer University courses for homeless people… enriching the lives of homeless people in a way that breaks the cycles of poverty and disadvantage and has the potential...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
by Beth | Oct 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Whole Foods Market, a leading natural and organic foods supermarket, invites customers to shop at any of its 177 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 25th, when five percent of total company sales will go directly to...
