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Before Microfinance: The Social Value Of Microsavings In Vincentian Poverty Reduction, Marco Tavanti
Before Microfinance: The Social Value Of Microsavings In Vincentian Poverty Reduction, Marco Tavanti
Marco Tavanti
The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the values and limits of microfinance within the context of poverty reduction, international development and community empowerment. The main thesis is that microfinance requires a more complex strategy than simply the provision of credits. The development of financial capital depends on the increase in human capacity and social capital. Microfinance is revisited under the ethical lenses of global responsibility for alleviating poverty and developing community sustainability. Through a critical review of the literature and case studies from the Philippines, the author suggests a value-based Vincentian approach to integrate microfinance into …
Acteal: An Open Wound On Indigenous Human Rights, Marco Tavanti
Acteal: An Open Wound On Indigenous Human Rights, Marco Tavanti
Marco Tavanti
The December 22, 1997 massacre of indigenous Maya people in town of Acteal in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico is an unsolved justice and indigenous rights case. Although some paramilitary associated people were imprisoned and liberated by a decision of the Mexican Supreme Court, the sense of justice and proper reparation is nothing but a frustrated reality for various indigenous groups, especially for the family members of the victims, members of Las Abejas (The Bees) civil society organization.
Communities Of Universities And Ngos For Sustainable Development And The Creation Of Peace: The Case Of Chiapas, Marco Tavanti
Communities Of Universities And Ngos For Sustainable Development And The Creation Of Peace: The Case Of Chiapas, Marco Tavanti
Marco Tavanti
Within the context of the United Nations's mission to promote peace, development and human rights, this presentation illustrated how Chiapas and the involvement of universities can promote dialogue, conflict resolution and systemic change. The case of DePaul University international engagement stimulated dialogues and inspired other universities to collaborate with the UN and promote international engagement with NGOs and civil society organizations.
At A Snail's Pace: Slow Food's Measured Move From Tuscany To Chicago, Marco Tavanti, Hillery Midkiff, Felicia Byrne
At A Snail's Pace: Slow Food's Measured Move From Tuscany To Chicago, Marco Tavanti, Hillery Midkiff, Felicia Byrne
Marco Tavanti
The Slow Food Movement offers new and promising insights for sustainable food and healthy lifestyles. The US and European lessons and practices are compared and highlighted by DePaul University students participating in a comparative food policy program in Tuscany
Chiapas Cross-Cultural Focus Groups: Doing Research In Dangerous And Culturally Diverse Contexts, Marco Tavanti
Chiapas Cross-Cultural Focus Groups: Doing Research In Dangerous And Culturally Diverse Contexts, Marco Tavanti
Marco Tavanti
Doing research in dangerous and post-conflict areas require specific methodologies and techniques. This article explores the cross-cultural collective interviews and focus groups methods developed and adapted during the a fieldwork among Maya indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. The author reviews the challenges and advantages of adopting such culturally intelligent methods focusing on the promotion of justice and reconciliation among indigenous communities in conflict.
Las Abejas: Pacifist Resistance And Syncretic Identities In A Globalizing Chiapas, Marco Tavanti
Las Abejas: Pacifist Resistance And Syncretic Identities In A Globalizing Chiapas, Marco Tavanti
Marco Tavanti
Las Abejas came to be known by the international community as the civil counterpart to the neozapatista movements and as a Christian pacifist movement. This book presents the voices of Las Abejas and of numerous collaborators alongside an innovative theoretical analysis of the dynamics of identity construction. The uniqueness of this study is the analysis of the role of international human rights observers in relation to indigenous communities in resistance. In this fascinating study, Marco Tavanti explains how cultural, religious, political, human rights and nonviolent frameworks combine in a syncretic identity of resistance.