WAB Learns: G06: I&amp;S What is Fair?: Right to Housing

Online Sources - Child homelessness across the world

Street Children of Brazil
*Be sure to watch the video at school as it may not be available at home* We have a powerful special report today on children who live and work on the streets. The UN estimates there are 100 million such kids, seven million of them in Brazil. On her recent trip to Brazil, Kim Lawton met and followed a British Christian who is spending her life trying to rescue some of those children.

Orphaned and homeless: Surviving the streets of North Korea
In North Korea, homeless children like Yoon Hee are called "kotjebes," or flowering swallows. Like the bird, these children are free to roam...
Street kid reporters document perils of life in Delhi's slums
A teenage reporter in New Delhi makes a call to the police to stop a child wedding. She's used to dealing with the darker side of life in India's slums. At 14, she has become a crime reporter to try to improve life for street children. Many street children sell items at roadside stands or beg while trying to survive the dangers of the streets. At the age of ten, Chandni was a domestic helper cleaning homes with her mother. Find out how Chandni, Subhash, and Govind are trying to make a difference and get an education.
Helping homeless children get off the streets of Pakistan
Tens of thousands of children live or work on the streets of this, Pakistan's largest city. For Ali (not his real name), these streets were once his home...
Child Poverty in Brazil - Facts, Reasons, and what can be done.
"The Children of Bahia" is a small UK charity that has been set up to support street children in the state of Bahia in Brazil, and in particular homeless and impoverished children in and around the city of Salvador.
My Life is a Story : A UNESCO Partnership for Children
**PDF** The UNESCO Programme for the Education of Children in Need works to provide education and a better future for some of the most dispossessed children in the world.
Young, Gay And Homeless: Fighting For Resources
A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Epic Books - Homelessness

Homelessness
Please ask Ms. Nadine or your teacher for the class code to access these books.
They are available from 7am to 3pm Beijing time.

Online resources - Child homelessness in the USA

Youth Homelessness on the Rise
A free online newspaper for kids, by kids.
Homeless to Harvard
David lost his home to gang violence. But he never gave up on his dreams of college and success.
The Homestretch - short clips from the documentary film
"The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and create a new life. Each of these smart, ambitious youths — Roque, Kasey, and Anthony — will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences..."
The Homestretch Youth Action Guide
**PDF** "A collection of discussion questions, resources, and activities that will guide and empower you throughout the process of addressing the challenge of youth homelessness."
Homeless but not hopeless: homeless youth in America
"Youth homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and the numbers aren’t pretty..."
Many homeless children need help, but it is hard to find them, a study says
"..the number of children without permanent homes is huge. Yet, the government is not taking the problem seriously enough." (Must sign-up with Newsela to read the full article)

Data Homelessness

Homelessness our World in Data
This entry studies available data and empirical evidence on homelessness, focusing specifically on how it affects people in high-income countries. Homeless people are among the most vulnerable groups in high-income countries.
Institute for global homelessness
Interactive data map with explanations and exposition.
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Homelessness is a global challenge. The United Nations Human Settlements Program estimates that 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing, and the best data available suggest that more than 100 million people have no housing at all. Homelessness is growing in many parts of the world, occurs in all nations, and has severe negative impacts on individuals and on communities.

G06: I&S What is Fair?: Right to Housing

Homelessness Books

Online Sources - Child homelessness across the world

Epic Books - Homelessness

Online resources - Child homelessness in the USA

Data Homelessness