Tag: Humanitarian
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: The students are mostly women. Some are grandmothers. Hundreds have come through here from villages across India and a dozen other countries to learn how to install and maintain solar energy in rural areas. Even though … More
Cows, goats, worms, water wells, and sewing machines are being donated this holiday season to charitable organizations, including Heifer International, World Vision, and Oxfam. More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a report today from one of the neediest countries on earth — Haiti in the Caribbean. Church and other relief groups and heroic aid workers are helping, but Haiti’s plight remains daunting at best. First … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: While economic issues have dominated the country and the presidential campaign in recent days, the candidates have also faced some tough questions about US foreign policy. On the campaign trail, both John McCain and Barack Obama … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s October 14, 2008 interview with University of Oklahoma professor Allen Hertzke, a visiting fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, on religion and America’s role in the world: Q: How do people’s … More
In an interview, Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, describes the role he sees religious groups playing on the world stage, especially on humanitarian issues and climate change.
Americans See U.S. as Force for Good in the World, But Say Sometimes the U.S. Causes More Harm than Good Despite a divided view of America’s impact on the world, the vast majority of Americans believe the United States has … More
Vincent Pannizzo lives in East Oakland, California. He preaches to those with nowhere else to go, although he himself is homeless. More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Between tragedies such as the one in Myanmar and the disastrous worldwide rise in food prices, a question long debated by relief experts has become urgent: What’s the best way for the U.S. to help the hungry? … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: The global food crisis is escalating, as high food prices are forcing humanitarian organizations to scale back operations. At the United Nations, leaders are appealing for more than $750 million in new aid. At the White House, … More
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