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Project to Shelter 1600 in Namibia

Published in Wednesday October 31st, 2012 In In the media

October 30, 2012 The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, last week officially turned the sod for the construction of the envisioned new township to be known as Ekuku on the outskirts of Oshakati. The project will cost government approximately N$200 million, housing close to 1 600 specifically low-income […]

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Occupy the DC Council: A Homeless and Poor People’s Town Hall Meeting

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 29, 2012 Homeless advocates, non-profits and the faith-based community from DC will mobilize at least 1,000 homeless people – abused mothers with their children, working men who can’t afford housing, disabled people, veterans and the mentally ill – to demand that the mayor and the DC Council end homelessness. Not by accident during the […]

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Poverty Worsens As Flood Renders 42 Million Nigerians Homeless

Published in Thursday October 18th, 2012 In In the media

October 17, 2012 As the world marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty today, flood which has been ravaging many states of the country since August has worsened the incidence of poverty in Nigeria, the world’s largest black nation. Currently, the flood, which has affected five of the six geo-political zones of the country, […]

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In China, rise in forced evictions fuelling discontent, says Amnesty International

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In Social movement news

Violent forced evictions in China are on the rise as local authorities seek to offset huge debts by seizing and then selling off land in suspect deals with property developers, Amnesty International said as it urged government action. In a new 85-page report, Amnesty International highlights how forced evictions – a longstanding cause of discontent within China – have increased significantly in the past two years in order to clear the way for developments.

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Homeless Families in Spain Squatting After Eviction

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In In the media

October 11, 2012 Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most cases, but in Seville about 30 families are going on six months of illegal occupation. Fifty-four-year old Mercedes Lladanosa showed us around the […]

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500 Families Homeless in Land Row in Kenya

Published in Wednesday October 10th, 2012 In In the media

October 8, 2012 More than 500 families from Laini Moja in Kitale spent the night in the cold after their houses were demolished by alleged Matisi Cooperative Society members. It is alleged that the Matisi Cooperative Society claim that the families settled in their land and hired street boys and goons who demolished their shelters. […]

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53,000 Displaced and 11 Communities Submerged in Delta, Nigeria

Published in Tuesday October 9th, 2012 In In the media

October 08, 2012 No fewer than 53,000 residents of 11 communities in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, have been rendered homeless following the flooding of their homes as a result of the overflow of the River Niger. Their farmlands were also submerged. Ivrogbor, Umeh, Uzere, Ehwen, Edherie and Igbide, in Isoko South Local […]

October 2012, World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing. All Together!

Published in Monday October 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 26, 2012 The first step of joint agenda established established by the Urban Social Forum is on October, the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing, in order to unify the Global Campaign for the right to housing and to land. The central focus is the struggle against expulsions, evictions, the […]

Housing waiting lists rise to 180,000 in West Midlands, England

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 17, 2012 The number of people on waiting lists for social housing in the West Midlands region has risen to 180,000, according to the National Housing Federation. It said across the whole region the number had increased by 45% over the past five years. The federation said a “massive shortage” of new homes was to […]

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Flood Renders 2,850 Homeless and Destroys 180 Homes in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 18, 2012 Another round of flood yesterday rendered 2, 850 people homeless and destroyed about 187 homes, a farm house and worship centre in Kaduna. According to the statistics made available to LEADERSHIP by a senior officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Baba Ali Mohammed, no fewer than 187 houses, a Living […]

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