by vf-editor | 2023/01/27 | 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
Fourteen million people fled their homes in search of safety and more than 800,000 homes have been destroyed: frightening numbers that have been seen in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 to today (UNHCR). The Vincentian Family has showed great...
by vf-editor | 2023/01/06 | 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News, Philippines 2022
According to data from the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Super Typhoon Rai (local name Odette) which hit a large part of the Philippines on 16 December 2021 resulted to around 405 casualties and 78 missing people....
by vf-editor | 2022/12/15 | English, News, Stories
“The 13 Houses project is much more than the provision of a house; it is giving someone a space in which they can feel like a child of God, a human being and a citizen who has the right to a place to call home.” M.F.S, 57 years old, widow, 3rd grade...
by vf-editor | 2022/11/28 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
Anyone can suddenly end up with no place to call home, but homelessness doesn’t affect everyone in the same way, with the experience of women completely different to the experience of men. (CYREANS, 2021). Whilst men are more likely to sleep rough or to make use of...
by vf-editor | 2022/10/27 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest country of the Melanesian Region in the South Pacific and ranks among the most culturally diverse worldwide, home to approximately 8.8 million people and 840+ ethno-linguistic groups (World Bank 2019). PNG remains close to the...
by vf-editor | 2022/10/09 | English, News, Stories
“Get on my motorbike” This story takes its title from the name of a beautiful love song by a famous band from 80s.In our caseit tells the story of a family – young parents and their two children- who, after living on the streets, now have a decent...
