Ending Extreme Poverty: A Moral and Spiritual Imperative
Today Pujya Swamiji served as the Hindu representative at the World Bank’s flagship event at the opening of their annual Spring Meeting on the role of faith leaders in eradicating poverty with Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. Other leaders on the panel included: Mohamed Ashmawey, CEO Islamic Relief Worldwide Ruth Messinger, President, American Jewish World Service Carolyn Woo, President and CEO Catholic Relief Services Vinya S. Ariyaratne, General Secretary, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement The panel was moderated by Jerome Socolovsky, Religion Correspondent for Voice of America. Pujya Swamiji spoke about how Hindu Dharma teaches us...