by Beth | Oct 16, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY falls on 17 October 2006. The theme of the Day this year is “Working Together out of Poverty”. Among the many ceremonies on 17 October around the world, there will be a commemoration ceremony at UN...
by Beth | Aug 17, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Eugene, Oregon SVDP is making good use of materials that were not permitted in airplanes and therefore discarded at the sescurity checkpoints. The federal Transportation Security Administration instituted the ban last week after investigators in London said they...
by Beth | Jul 2, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Toolkit for Young Advocates, produced by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, is an interactive, interdisciplinary curriculum for youth ministry programs and high school classrooms. The lessons introduce participants to the epidemic of poverty in the United...
by Beth | Apr 22, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau has announced a major new multidisciplinary campus initiative to improve the quality of life for impoverished people by helping them develop their full economic potential… The Blum Center will...
by Beth | Feb 2, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Indian government has launched one of the country’s most ambitious efforts to tackle rural poverty. Under the National Rural Guarantee Scheme one member from each of India’s 60 million rural households is guaranteed 100 days of work each year. They...
