Quotes

“I’m Eric D. I live in Vancouver, BC Canada and I am currently living in a housing program that is aimed towards getting at risk youth off the street. This is how I am living through this pandemic. For me, this is what it means to ‘Stay Home’. To the City of Vancouver, housing is...

“Young people have the right to be free from the anxiety and stress of homelessness by knowing there are resources available to meet the need to be housed if ever required.” — Criana [St.John’s, NL, Canada]   The Global Homelessness Action is an international digital initiative that provides people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to collectively...

“I am a youth. I am human. My human rights are as important as yours. If you deserve safe housing, then so do I.” — Joshua [St.John’s, NL, Canada]   The Global Homelessness Action is an international digital initiative that provides people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to collectively claim their right to housing and demand...

“The right to safe housing should not be seen as a luxury to a select few. I am tired of the discrimination and stigma towards youth and the assumptions shown when I am trying to find a safe place to live. Safe housing is a basic need in everyone’s development.” — Allison [St.John’s, NL, Canada]...

“As a young person, I have a right to be heard because my voice counts. Facing homelessness is stressful enough; I have the right to safe, secure and permanent housing that meets my needs as quickly as possible.” — Kourtney [St. John’s, NL, Canada]   The Global Homelessness Action is an international digital initiative that...

“My name is Michael and I am 19 years old. I have been living in a supported living hostel for the past 10 months. It is two bus journeys away from my own community, my family, my friends & all of the connections I have had all my life. My room consists of a single...

“I have been living on the streets in Tagore Garden, Delhi, with my wife and five children, for several years. When the lockdown began, we did not have any savings or food stored. We heard that the police was forcibly taking homeless persons on the streets to shelters. We tried to look for food around...

“My name is Mariam and I came to Delhi after running away from my family in Assam. When I came here, I did not have any work. I would beg and sleep on the pavement; the pavement was my home. I have faced many challenges. During the day, my time would pass in begging, finding...

Saleem lives on a pavement (sidewalk) in Delhi, along with his wife and three children (a boy and two girls). He works as a rickshaw-puller while his wife collects garbage, to earn a living. When the COVID-19 lockdown was announced, the family thought that the situation would return to normal in a few days. However,...

My name is Payal. I live in New Delhi, India. Currently, I’m living in the Sarai Kale Khan shelter (for families). In the beginning of the lockdown, the government gave us free meals but now we are not getting them. My grandfather passed away during the lockdown. I could not even see him before he...