poverty

April 23, 2008

Scrap farm export subsidies, says Swiss theological ethicist

Agricultural export subsidies in rich countries which destroy local food production and the income of poor farmers in the global South need to be withdrawn to alleviate the world food crisis, says ethicist and priest Christoph Stückelberger.
April 22, 2008

US Christians urged to cancel church services and help poor

Christians in the US should close their churches and channel their energies into helping the poor. This is the message from the campaign 'Faith in Action', a resource developed by a number of US agencies.
April 20, 2008

Anglican women focus prayer on global development priorities

While worldwide attention is focused on discord and divisions within the Anglican Communion, Anglican women and girls are uniting to make their voices heard on issues of poverty and women's empowerment through a new book of prayers.
March 14, 2008

Catholic charities urge help for millions impacted by hunger in US

Catholic charities in the US called yesterday for more to be done to help the estimated 35 million Americans who are impacted by hunger. At the White House they called for the strengthening of federal nutrition programs.
March 1, 2008

Northern Irish and US faith groups tackle environment, poverty and peace

Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the province.
February 27, 2008

Fair trade shows that ordinary people can bring change
February 16, 2008

We can use the market to tackle poverty, says Nobel Prize winner

Harnessing the power of the market to help solve the problems of global poverty, hunger and inequality is both possible and necessary, a Nobel Peace Prize winner told an invited audience of specialists in London on Thursday night.
February 14, 2008

Oikocredit celebrates growth in loan money and global social impact

Oikocredit, the leading private international microfinancier, which gives support to poor communities and social enterprise, has announced a significant growth in activity and impact in its preliminary results for 2007.
February 8, 2008

Government pledges cash to help poor countries deal with climate change

UK government plans to spend £100 million over the next five years helping poorer countries deal with the impact of global warming is a welcome acknowledgement of the rich world's "carbon debt" obligation, says Christian Aid.
February 5, 2008

Just People: The Micah Course in 2008

What would happen if your church or youth group took ‘acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with God’ (Micah 6:8) seriously?