by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Uncle” Pete Zonsius is still carrying out the charitable work he’s done for 40 years–despite the fact he’s 89 years old, got out of the hospital two weeks ago for respiratory trouble, and is carrying around an oxygen tank. That won’t stop him from soliciting...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Millenium Development Goals poverty targets look achievable, but hunger remainsWhile the world is on track to end extreme poverty by 2015 in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals, progress is lagging on meeting the parallel goal of eradicating hunger. The...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2011 | Vincentian Family
A partnership between a Hilton Hotel in Australia and the SVDP might well be something others could explore. The CM website in Australia points to a story about how the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Sydney Hilton have entered into a three-year partnership worth...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The website “Passionate Giving | Musings on Major Donor Giving, Philanthropy, Non-Profits and Life” offers a series of reflections of interest to all of us who wonder how to support the ministries we engage in. See below for the links to the reflections...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over...
