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Nearly half the world’s population live in cities. In Australia, 85% of the population live in cities along the coast. |
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400 million people in cities have no toilet facilities | |
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At least 600 million city people worldwide live in slums or shantytowns. | |
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The average age of a homeless person in the USA in 9 years old | |
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Habitat for humanity | |
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Homeless children Int’l | |
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Educating homeless kids | |
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A place to call home – set up by a teenager concerned about the plight of homeless people | |
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www.shelternetwork.org | |
Across the world, people live in all kinds of homes including houses, apartments, trailers, igloos, caves, houseboats, huts, tree houses and tents.
Homes come in many shapes and sizes - and can be built anywhere and out of anything. But every home should provide shelter, and protection from the weather. A home should make us feel safe, comfortable, and relaxed. Our environment, climate and culture help to shape the homes we live in. Some houses are made of brick and wood, others are made of thatch, or mud – or even ice. But whether it’s a cave, longhouse, a city apartment or a house in the suburbs, home should be a place where every child can feel comfortable and safe.
Keywords
- Safety
- Shelter
- Privacy
- Space
- Comfort
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A longhouse in Borneo (Sarawak)
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Family of Vietnamese refugees in their 9 x 7 x 4 ft ‘home’. (Hong Kong)
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This home is a cave 20 feet underground - Australia
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A home in the suburbs. (Levittown, USA) |