by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Can you design a replicable model of a social business that creates at least ten jobs for individuals living in poverty? That is the challenge! On September 23, 2011, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was honored with the St. Vincent de Paul Award by...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Father Aidan Rooney CM writes… Systemic change on the Altiplano! A new website presents a special project of the Congregation of the Mission Bolivian Mission called “Sayt’asim,” which means “stand up!” in the native Aymara language....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Joe Fitzgerald share a YouTube video explaining how the “Semillas de Esperanza” groups work together to build a better future for their families in an area where more than 90% of families live in extreme poverty. Central to the program is the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jere Hartnett (systemicchange.ssvp@ssvp.on.ca) writes the following from the perspective of the members of the Society who attended the meeting Inidanap;olis. The Gathering of 150 members of the Vincentian family took place in Indianapolis over a 4 day period from ...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2011 | Systemic change
Benedict XVI says that addressing the needs of others is not just to “give bread to the hungry” but also to address the root causes of hunger. Among which the pope pointed to the current economic crisis. He made these comments as he met with Italian volunteers from...
