by Beth | May 30, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In the recent letter reporting on their meeting in Paris leaders of many branches of the Vincentian Family propose the following as among the more vulnerable populations in the world today.1. Children 2. Indigenous Peoples 3. Migrants 4. Women 1. The State of World’s...
by Beth | Mar 7, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a world of plenty, 1 billion people are so poor, their lives are in danger. How to change that for good. Time Magazine (USA)This is a story about ending poverty in our time. It is not a forecast. I am not predicting what will happen, only explaining what can...
by Beth | Mar 3, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“…up to 40% of aid is “tied”, forcing developing countries to buy overpriced goods from donor countries”Only one-fifth of global aid is actually going to the world’s poorest countries, say humanitarian agencies. “An illusion...
by Beth | Jan 31, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“How do we move from the idea of poor people being sinners to poverty being a sin?” …. “At Union Theological Seminary in New York City, a liberal school, students this year developed a nine-day course called the Poverty Immersion Experience to...
by Beth | Dec 19, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Reports such as the study Jeffrey Sachs is doing for the United Nations, which is slated to come out in January, as well as several international summits are expected to put a bright spotlight on the fight against poverty during the next year, The Economist writes....
