A Home for the Homeless
One of the basic need of
every human being is a shelter to live in. even after 76 years of our
independence, we are yet to provide home/shelter to all our citizens. In every
city you will come across herd of people, mostly migrants or destitute residing
on footpaths or on vacant government land in their tents. In the night, we
often find these people sleeping on footpaths, bus stops and railway stations. Who
are these people and where do they come from? They are mostly migrants from far
off villages who come to city for livelihood options. Some of them are destitute;
some of them are probably lost or are old people ousted from their family. They
can be anyone.
During the recent pandemic,
we saw authorities imposing strict lockdown but where shall these people lock
themselves down? There are short stay shelters for these people which focus on
providing temporary staying arrangement for them. The Shelter for Homeless
(SUH) project by Niyatee Foundation in collaboration with Municipal Council,
Kendrapada focuses not just in providing shelter for homeless but to
rehabilitate them as well. Our team of rescuers rescues this homeless person
and provides them with a decent living space and our caregivers ensure that
they are treated well and are attended if they suffer from any medical issues.
We also have a team of counselors who counsel these people to understand their
situation and provide immediate solution; we trace their families or provide
them access to livelihood options and link them with all possible governmental
assistance through various schemes. We also ensure that these people as long as
they stay here are able to mingle with each other and are engaged in joint
exercise and activities to ensure that nobody feels left out or in stress. Our
objective with this initiative is to ensure that no person is left homeless and
nobody will go homeless in future after our intervention.
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