Disasters: Asia’s 2012 Figures and Trends
From the United Nations’ IRIN News (Integrated Regional Information Networks) office comes a good analysis of disasters in 2012 in Asia, including 10 key data findings from the year: BANGKOK, 11...
View ArticleDominican-born CRS Staffer Educates Children, Teachers in Afghanistan
From Catholic News Service and posted on U.S. Catholic, the story of Neris Rodriguez, who’s life has gone from the Dominican Republic, to the United States, to now working on improving education in...
View ArticleCRS Helps Recovery Efforts in Philippines after Typhoon Bopha
The Philippine government is reporting catastrophic damage as more complete numbers of Typhoon Bopha damage in the Philippines become clear. More than 1,000 people were killed when the storm struck the...
View ArticleCRS World Report: Responding to Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
CRS World Report podcast: The powerful punch of a typhoon to the Philippine island of Mindanao was unexpected and deadly. CRS’ Jennifer Hardy was on the scene as recovery began. Listen to her story.The...
View ArticleTwo Typhoons No Match for Philippine Farmer
In just two years, Eddie Catubig and his wife survived two natural disasters in the Philippines: Typhoon Sendong in 2011 and Typhoon Bohpa in 2012. Participating in a CRS program helped him get back on...
View ArticleCRS World Report: Community Health Volunteers as Important as Medicine in...
PODCAST: Community health volunteers are as important as medicine in rural countries like East Timor.The post CRS World Report: Community Health Volunteers as Important as Medicine in East Timor...
View ArticleAfter Typhoon Bopha, Communities Show Selflessness as CRS Builds Shelters
As CRS builds shelters for victims of last December's Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines, community members display a wonderful sense of selflessness as they determined who should get the first shelters....
View ArticleOn Two-Year Anniversary, Responding to Tsunami that Struck Japan
It's been two years since a tsunami caused destruction and a nuclear meltdown in Japan on March 11, 2011. CRS' Jennifer Hardy details the ways CRS' partner, Caritas Japan, responded to the needs of...
View ArticleCRS World Report: Providing Clean Water in Pakistan
PODCAST: The nearest drinking water in Ismael's village in Pakistan was a mile away, which meant losing valuable time to fetch water. But then, he was invited to work on a clean water project. The post...
View ArticleFood Giant in Philippines Praises Program that Links to Small-scale Famers
CRS helps small-scale farmers in the Philippines increase their income by connecting them with large food conglomerates, like Jollibee Foods Corp. Now Jollibee is urging other food companies to partner...
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