by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
As part of our worldwide celebration, the Vincentian Family has initiated a project, Zafen.org, in partnership with Fonkoze, the largest microfinance institution in Haiti, to empower sustainable, economic development in Haiti. Zafen, Creole for “It’s our business,”...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Changing our attitudes, Transforming our world Reflections based on Lenten Letter from Superior General G. Gregory Gay, CM. dated 17 Feburary, 2010. View the letter Promoting new life through non-violent means Non-violence towards the planet Building new life out of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Evangelization, Featured, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Scott Fina offers a contrasting view to David Brooks recent New York Times editorial about the role of poverty in Haiti’s suffering from its earthquake, recently circulated over FamVin. Below he writes “My point? Haiti (like Katrina) is indeed much more a story...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Thus writes conservative commentator David Brooks in the New York Times. There is much food for thought for the Vincentian Family efforts at collaboration in Haiti.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
2010 marks two-thirds of the way into a remarkable global experiment in ending poverty. In 2000, Australia joined 189 countries in committing to the Millennium Development Goals. These goals aim to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and end it by 2025. In September this...