by Beth | Apr 28, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Site devoted to making education a reality for the world’s poorest children Basic learning skills are essential to a future free from poverty. Yet for 275 million children around the world, this future remains out of reach. These children never learn to read, to...
by Beth | Apr 25, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On Pentecost 2002, American churches and faith-based organizations will invite our fellow citizens to hear and speak the truth about poverty in America and around the world. It’s time to change the national conscience and debate by reminding our nation of its...
by Beth | Apr 20, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Ron Hoye participated in a five-day, 500-mile bike ride this summer to raise funds for AIDS vaccine research. Along with 1,500 other riders from around the world, he rode from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska, and raised almost $4,000.00 all from confreres. Ron is...
by Beth | Apr 9, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
How a low-cost, lightweight pump is changing the economy of a nation… and other approacheshttp://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.04/approtec_pr.html Converting a standard bicycle into a heavy-duty freight carrier, and other ideas<a...