2011-05-19 15:12:47

Basic Needs Basket


Surveying prices of basic needs for families in Zambia and monitoring government spending on key social services are among the priorities of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection in the capital Lusaka. Founded in 1988, the centre engages in research, education and advocacy around practical problems of social justice in Zambia and Malawi, two countries rich in natural and human resources. The centre's director, Jesuit Fr Leonard Chiti, was one of the participants at a three day Rome conference that concluded on Wednesday, looking at ways of putting the Church's wealth of social teaching into practise - he spoke to Philippa Hitchen about prospects for greater equality and development in his country.....

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