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Haiti 2.0

Truth be told; Haitians are in trouble. I know the news says that the hurricane season is coming but Haiti doesn’t need to have a hurricane to expose the already present condition of deteriorated tents and tarps

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Hundreds of thousands stranded by floods

Extreme Floods continue to affect poverty regions of Bangladesh

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Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Extreme poverty on a global basis will only be overcome when money flows out of poverty stricken areas. The trouble is very few organizations are trying to develop strategies that bring income to residence in these poverty areas so that money can flow back out. Rather what you see are many charitable people and organizations taking and [...]

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UN Claims 76 Million on African Continent are Without a House

Slums are a product of large numbers of people leaving rural areas and moving to urban areas that are not equipped to handle them. Africa alone needs over 15 million homes not to mention the hundreds of millions living in slums.

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How does your house compare with those in other places?

Every now and then we get the urge to peek at what others have; just to see if we are doing ok. This is something we all do occasionally. Even if we have continued to improve over the years it is Interesting to find that we can always find somebody that has something [...]

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“Slumdog” child star’s Mumbai shanty home torn down

MUMBAI (Reuters) – City authorities in Mumbai demolished the shanty home of a “Slumdog Millionaire” child star on Thursday, forcing his family into the streets months after the Oscar-winning film shot him to global fame.

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United Nations Gimme Shelter campaign

In the last three months alone, hundreds of thousands of innocent children, women and men displaced by the conflict have lost their homes, their belongings, their family, their friends and their hope. Source, UNHCR

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Where is this?

Take a good look at this photograph and try to figure out where it is from. One thing for certain is this is inadequate! Some things to know about this place: 500 families are living in the same location, the picture was taken in 2009 and the number is increasing daily, the government of this [...]

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Afghan Shelter Needs After Disaster?

The most recent major earthquake the country suffered was on 4 February 1998 when a 6.1 magnitude quake killed some 3,650 people, destroyed thousands of houses

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Honduras and Chagas Disease

Life in Honduras is not always easy. There are many challenges with housing in the remote areas of the country. One of the problems that affect hundreds of thousands of people living in inadequate shelter is proliferation of Chagas Disease.
About 600,000 Hondurans are affected by Chagas disease, which usually starts with a high fever [...]

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Haiti 2.0

Hundreds of thousands stranded by floods

Overcoming Extreme Poverty

UN Claims 76 Million on African Continent are Without a House

How does your house compare with those in other places?

“Slumdog” child star’s Mumbai shanty home torn down

United Nations Gimme Shelter campaign

Where is this?

Afghan Shelter Needs After Disaster?

Honduras and Chagas Disease

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