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Goal: End Homelessness!
More than a home: a 13 Houses project helping people who are homeless in Asturias, Spain
Billions of people experience homelessness in the world (1), and its causes and forms are diverse. Therefore, it requires answers that go beyond providing a home but which also include wider and more holistic aspects. For example, the provision of psychological support and the promotion of...
Ukraine joins the 13 Houses Campaign: rebuilding hope for those who lost everything
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 commitment and dedication towards...
Typhoon-resistant houses and repair kits: an update on the Vincentian response in the Philippines
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. Government reports indicate that...
Diaries of a Vincentian: Brazil
"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 education. She lives in the city of Almirante...
Women experiencing homelessness: an invisible reality
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 hostels and night shelters...
A first step towards stable housing for climate refugees in Papua New Guinea
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 bottom of the global Human...
World Homeless Day: ‘Seeking safety- a journey from Nigeria’
It seems that many days have passed since last June when we met together in Seville at the FHA Conference, united by the desire to help others. The memory of the testimonies and stories we have heard remains intact in our hearts. On this particular day, World Homeless Day, we would like to share...
Diaries of Vincentian: Perú
"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 place to call home. They travel the city’s streets...
World Homeless day: the Daughters of Charity respond to homelessness affecting children in the streets of Kitale
Each year, on 10th October, World Homeless Day is marked to educate people across the world about homelessness issues, and to reflect on how homelessness can affect people of all countries, paths of life and ages, especially children. According to UNICEF, it is estimated that there are 100...