by Beth | Mar 22, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ROME, MARCH 21, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Micro-credit aimed at launching small businesses could be a big tool for combating poverty worldwide.That was a conclusion of a congress held last week by Caritas-Italy to analyze the prospects of micro-credit, an initiative...
by Beth | Mar 7, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Reports Reveal Problems — and Possible Solutions GENEVA, MARCH 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Two new reports by U.N.-affiliated groups shed light in the ongoing debate over globalization. The first, released Feb. 24, was published by the World Commission on the Social...
by Beth | Feb 5, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Arnie Simonse has provided further background on what is fast becoming a collaborative Vincentian Family Project in West Virginia.Southern West Virginia lies in the heart of Appalachia…an area blessed with its sheltering mountains, warm faith-filled people and strong...
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...
