This slide show was produced by CRS Communications Officer Liz O’Neill. For more information on this project, please read Jobs in Gaza: Helping Grads Connect With Work. To interview Matt Davis or other CRS staff in our Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza office, … Continue reading
Cassava, a staple crop grown primarily by women, is the primary food staple of sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for more than half of all calories consumed. In recent years, it has been ravaged by two diseases — Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) … Continue reading
Buzz Killer: Nets Shield Against Malaria Bug Millions of West Africans fall asleep at night to the buzzing of mosquitoes. They mummy themselves in bedsheets trying to escape the killers of the continent. But the Anopheles mosquitoes, Africa’s most unwanted … Continue reading
Water and sanitation is an important part of our work at Catholic Relief Service, and we are proud of the many innovations devised by our staff. Here are two videos that highlight some of that work:
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrates Palestinian women on its website today with two features on CRS programs in Gaza and the West Bank: one a story about a young woman in Gaza who won’t let her disability … Continue reading
Here is a 2008 interview with Sr. Pauline Acayo, a member of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate in Gulu, Uganda and a peacebuilder with Catholic Relief Services who has helped to reintegrate into the community over 5,000 child soldiers … Continue reading
This is a question we’re hearing frequently in the media. Here is a video that gives a great summary of all that was accomplished and made possible by donations to Catholic Relief Services.
During Pope Benedict XVI’s Angelus on Sunday, he expressed his solidarity for the people of the Philippines after Tropical Storm Washi devastated the island of Mindanao in the southern part of the country. “I want to assure my closeness to the … Continue reading
CRS El Salvador’s Youth Builders project helps youth from tough neighborhoods in El Salvador start their own small businesses. See how one young woman named Nelly turned her kitchen into a bakery and is helping to support her family by … Continue reading
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