by Beth | Feb 3, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A number of branches of the Vincentian Family on the East Coast have already decided to collaborate in responding to this need in our backyard.The southern counties of West Virginia lie in the heart of Appalachia. Because of the faltering coal industry, jobs are...
by Beth | Jan 14, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Online Volunteering and its very real impact on developing countries… and on volunteers themselves . The UN Volunteers program (www.unvolunteers.org) featured two new articles about online volunteering in international settings in the December 2003 issue of UNV...
by Beth | Dec 31, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
How do you celebrate Christmas when you are faced with abject poverty and widespread illness, crowned by the devastating toll of HIV/AIDS? Joe Komakoma writes in the National Cathnolic Reporter… LUSAKA, Zambia — For the millions of Zambians, there is very...
by Beth | Dec 11, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to the Indepentent News of Britain… A new generation of consumer activists is emerging in Britain, with more than one in two people boycotting the products of companies that they regard as unethical, according to a study. Independent Home | News |...
by Beth | Dec 11, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
With this and other stories Deborah Payne documents how the Voice of the Poor is being heard around the world.She writes…. Dear Friends, VOP is alive and well in Ireland as seen by news releases that can be found on the voice of the poor website at...
