by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2009 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Two Vincentians are traveling to Ecuador to bring clean water filtration technology known as BioSand filtration. With this process most common home-based models can produce between 20 and 60 litres of water per hour. The process is certified by the Center of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In a moving report Haaretz reports that on a hilltop in the Ein Karem section of Jerusalem, there is a hidden kingdom of grace, kindness and mercy. Saint Vincent’s, run by the Daughters of Charity, is home to 59 children and youths with severe mental...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An Oxford physicist has invented “self-adjusting” eyeglasses to distribute to people in poor countries who cannot afford to see an optometrist and buy their own. Wearers use syringes to pump silicone oil into the lenses upon their first use until they...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Tooth pain has been identified as the root cause for absence from school in Arkansas. A campaign funded by The Daughters of Charity Foundation in St. Louis, MO aims for provide free dental sealants to prevent tooth decay and dental cavities. The combination of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
It is estimated that 9.1 million people have died of starvation in 2008. It’s an alarming statistic and puts in perspective the struggles many of us are facing with the current economic crisis.
