“Our efforts cannot and should not substitute for just public policies and effective programs to meet the needs of the hungry...Money, food, and time donated to Catholic charities should not be misread as a sign for success for volunteerism, but rather a desperate attempt to feed the hungry people when others have abandoned their responsibility.” PeopleNeedsShouldEffortResponsibilityPolicyProgramCatholicCharityHungryDesperateSubstitutesCatholicismAbandonedPublic PolicyVolunteerism Author:John Ricard
“The merits of deeper debt cancellation, when accompanied by conditions of accountability and transparency on the part of recipient countries, have been shown to generate much needed resources for health, education and poverty reduction for some of the world's poorest people.” PeopleWorldHas BeensCountryPovertyConditionsNeededResourcesDeeperDebtMeritAccountabilityCatholicismTransparencyPoorestReductionCancellationHealth EducationPoverty Reduction Author:John Ricard