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September 25, 2015
Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change in Niger
In Niger, Chaibou Alzouma now sees the truth in the timeless biblical lesson of Galatians 6:7: You reap what you sow.
That was not always the case for this 57-year-old farmer who spends most days on his feet, working long hours under the scorching sun of West Africa. No matter how...More
September 25, 2015
Make Your Coffee Habit Count
Purchase coffee, chocolate and snacks through Catholic Relief Services partner Equal Exchange and make a difference in the lives of farmers.More
September 18, 2015
Pope Francis and Climate Change: Nurturing Our Human Roots
“Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home,” Pope Francis writes in "Laudato Si'," his encyclical on the environment.More
September 11, 2015
Growing Healthy Children and Futures: The First 1,000 Days
What can you do in 1,000 days? In Rwanda, you can save a child’s life. The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday are critical to shaping the child’s future.More
September 11, 2015
The Cost of Hunger in Burkina Faso
Today in Burkina Faso, more than 29% of children under age 5 have suffered from a form of malnutrition called stunting. Because they didn’t get enough nutritious foods in the womb and through their first 2 years of life, they are more prone to disease, poor school performance and difficulty when...More
August 25, 2015
The Right to Faith, the Responsibility to Peace
In these days leading up to the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on human ecology, our conversations are rightfully focused on the pontiff’s namesake’s concern for the environment. After all, St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and ecology. But in light of Pope Francis’ day...More
August 25, 2015
Senegal: Environmental Protection Meets Peacebuilding
Every evening, Toumboul Sané leads a group of volunteers who patrol more than 1,200 acres of forest in Senegal's Casamance region. By standing guard, they are protecting trees—one of the region's most valuable resources—from poachers.
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August 21, 2015
Prayers and General Intercessions for Current Emergencies
Use these prayers and general intercessions in your liturgies and prayer groups to pray on behalf of those threatened by current emergencies around the globe, and to draw us all closer in solidarity with the vulnerable.More
August 19, 2015
Savings Groups Nurture Women's Cacti Co-Op
The Cactucito cooperative, a cactus nursery formed by women 19 years ago, is located in Charcos, a community outside of Matehuala, the fourth-largest city in San Luis Potosí, México. After exploring the town, I noticed something glaring—the lack of men. "The community is practically formed by...More
August 18, 2015
Catholic Relief Services and Jhpiego's Work in Kenya
Jhpiego and CRS partnered on a project in Nairobi, Kenya, where more than one million children have been orphaned by AIDS-related illnesses and 6.1% of the adult population is living with HIV, along with 200,000 children living with HIV. The CRS and Jhpiego project, called Support and Assistance...More
