Safe place to call home
Safe place to call home
This gift in action
Why buy this Safe place to call home gift?
- We all have the right to a home where we feel safe and can live with dignity. Stand in solidarity with those who are having that right denied and support a more equal world.
- Help families to access the legal support they need to secure their homes and livelihoods.
- This charity gift can pay for the legal fees to secure a family home, crops and land for generations.
Case study: Affordable and sustainable housing in São Paulo, Brazil
‘I had the key to my apartment, and I was so excited. I wanted to shout in the street, I was overjoyed!’ Monica, Brazil
Monica lives in São Paulo, Brazil, with her husband and daughter. She grew up in the favelas on the outskirts of the city, in overcrowded housing that lacked basic infrastructure, but moved with her husband to the city centre in search of better employment.
Unable to find affordable housing, they moved into an abandoned hotel but were at risk of eviction by the local government. That’s when they started working with CAFOD-funded local partner Semeando, to learn about their rights to a safe home.
Monica said: ‘When I came here, my life completely changed. Living here has offered me greater opportunities to work and study.’
Monica campaigned with Semeando against eviction and eventually secured government funding to convert the hotel into sustainable social housing for over 176 families! Their new home will include green spaces and recycling points.
Why buy this Safe place to call home gift?
- We all have the right to a home where we feel safe and can live with dignity. Stand in solidarity with those who are having that right denied and support a more equal world.
- Help families to access the legal support they need to secure their homes and livelihoods.
- This charity gift can pay for the legal fees to secure a family home, crops and land for generations.
Case study: Affordable and sustainable housing in São Paulo, Brazil
‘I had the key to my apartment, and I was so excited. I wanted to shout in the street, I was overjoyed!’ Monica, Brazil
Monica lives in São Paulo, Brazil, with her husband and daughter. She grew up in the favelas on the outskirts of the city, in overcrowded housing that lacked basic infrastructure, but moved with her husband to the city centre in search of better employment.
Unable to find affordable housing, they moved into an abandoned hotel but were at risk of eviction by the local government. That’s when they started working with CAFOD-funded local partner Semeando, to learn about their rights to a safe home.
Monica said: ‘When I came here, my life completely changed. Living here has offered me greater opportunities to work and study.’
Monica campaigned with Semeando against eviction and eventually secured government funding to convert the hotel into sustainable social housing for over 176 families! Their new home will include green spaces and recycling points.
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