by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia will continue its push for a major overhaul of the support payment system during Anti-Poverty Week 2011. Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Falzon, says if the Government really wants to address poverty it can...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus visited DePaul University in Chicago recently & met with members of the Zafèn team visiting from Haiti and Philadelphia. Professor Yunus promoted social businesses, which address social issues, cover their costs, but instead...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The “end of isolation” for the world’s poor – From 2005 to 2010, cell phone use tripled in the developing world to nearly 4 billion mobile subscriptions, according to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Nowhere was the growth...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2011 | Vincentian Family
New York, Indianapolis and London… to list but a few of the Vincentian Family efforts at understanding the underlying cause and moving toward long term solutions for poverty. New York: The Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Conference at St. John’s...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2011 | Vincentian Family
How is your Creole? Chemen Lavi Miyò = “Pathway to a Better Life” – Zafen, the Vincentian Family’s Haiti project, will unveil a major new systemic change initiative on the feast of St. Vincent. Celebrate the feast. Look for details on the Zafen...
