Global Q&A: ‘What is the state of homelessness in your community?’

Maria Cirlene Conceição Santana, 43, Community Leader, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: Most people who come to the shelter were living supported, and others come because they do not have a place to live. A socio-economic household registration process helps to provide services and professional courses for people to enter the labor force. A large portion of the Brazilian population is socially vulnerable. A government program called My House, My Life is a constitutionally guaranteed right to get a house. It is frustrating, and unfortunately, not every person and family who are in need can have a house. It is notorious that many Brazilians conform to having very little. (The Epoch Times)

People all over the world are concerned about care for the homeless and how the homeless are able to take advantage of programs established for them. This is what Epoch Times reporters from Brazil to Greece found when they asked locals:

“What is the state of homelessness in your community?”

 

Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question: “Do you think your country does enough for world refugees?”