CRS World Report: West Bank Video
September 30, 2011
Across the West Bank and Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians are using cameras to protect human rights. (Week of Sept. 26, 2011)
Caritas, CRS to help 48,000 Somali refugees in Kenya
September 30, 2011
From the Caritas Internationalis blog: In Somalia, drought and ongoing conflict have reached crisis levels and affect over half of the population. More than 250,000 Somalis have fled their country in 2011 alone. The mass movement of rural Somalis across the border to Kenya has put significant pressure on already overcrowded refugee camps in Kenya. [...]
Catholic Farmers in Illinois Reach Out to Farmers in Sierra Leone, Africa
September 30, 2011
WLDS-AM radio in Springfield, Ill., ran a story this week on a group of area farmers who are dedicated to helping their counterparts in Africa. A radio reporter saw a story on the Foods Resource Bank project in the Catholic Times of the Diocese of Springfield and thought it would make a great local human [...]
Q&A with Tom Purekal: Future of South Sudan
September 29, 2011
By Michael Hill Tom Purekal took a roundabout journey to Catholic Relief Services. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he spent several years in advertising in New York before what was supposed to be a short visit to an orphanage in Honduras turned into a long stint working there. Tom returned to the [...]
CRS Aids Flood Victims in East India
September 29, 2011
Experts on the ground in India available for interview. Media contact: Jennifer Hardy. More than two million people’s lives have been turned upside down with new, torrential rains that battered an already-flooded area in East India. CRS teams visiting flood zones report that the situation is serious in areas they could reach, while other homes [...]
Vatican Radio: CRS Aiding Thousands of Somali Refugees; Situation "is Extreme, It is Dire"
September 29, 2011
Vatican Radio interviewed LeAnn Hager, acting emergency coordinator for Catholic Relief Services’ Kenya drought response, on efforts to aid Somali refugees arriving in camps in the Dadaab region of Kenya. She said she feared the crisis in the Horn of Africa was fading from public attention and appealed that all keep the plight of those [...]
East India Hit by Worst Floods in 30 Years
September 28, 2011
Flooding in East India is endangering people, homes, livestock and crops, according to an article from AlertNet/Reuters: Tens of thousands of people in India’s eastern region of Orissa are stranded – living on roof tops or sleeping in the open with little food and water – in the worst floods to hit the area in [...]
CRS Webcast: Human Trafficking = Modern-day Slavery
September 27, 2011
Join Catholic Relief Services and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for an online Catholics Confront Global Poverty discussion on Human Trafficking = Modern-day Slavery, Answering your Catholic faith’s call to end this scourge. The live hour-long webcast is scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 28, at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. RSVP Now Our Catholic faith [...]
Typhoon Nesat Causes Flooding, Mudslides in Philippines
September 27, 2011
Typhoon Nesat (local name “Pedring”) made landfall in the Philippines this morning with 87 mph winds, and has since crossed the country. Damage and assessment information is limited at this time as affected areas are still experiencing heavy winds and rains. More information will be available from the government and CRS partners on Wednesday as [...]
Church-Run Programs for Men Help Stem Violence against Nicaraguan Women
September 27, 2011
Catholic Relief Services is helping prevent violence against women in Nicaragua by educating men. Liz Quirin reports for Catholic News Service: The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reports that nongovernmental organizations “estimate that up to 60 percent of (Nicaraguan) women have been physically abused by a partner at least once.” Enter Catholic Relief Services and [...]