by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
If you have, can you imagine what it is like to be hungry everyday? The problem is vast but here are some simple things we can do in celebrations of World Food Day on October 16. Prayer,Fasting and gestures of Solidarity. ——— We propose: A PRAYER A... by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Dr. Michael Thio, international President of the SVDP writes…”There has been widespread media coverage on the famine in the Horn of Africa affecting mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and a few others. Many countries have indicated that they wish to... by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Disasters and Responses, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Parents are being forced to choose which of their children receive water and meager rations of food.” A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make (courtesy of Heifer International.) Parents fleeing the devastating famine on foot — sometimes with as many as... by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today introduced an Internet-based mapping tool that pinpoints the location of “food deserts” around the country and provides data on population characteristics of census tracts where residents have limited access to... by John Freund, CM | Jul 27, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The LA TImes reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa— Famine is a very technical term — unless you’re one of those walking for weeks in a last-ditch hope to save your family. For months, people have been trudging out of the desert, leaving their dead children...
