The concept of sustainable development is not new. It emerged in the 1980s as a solution to the challenge of meeting the material needs of today’s global population while maintaining the quality of the environment for following generations. Beyond protecting the environment, sustainable development focuses on empowering impoverished people and communities and helping them to […]
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How Partnerships Help Build Safe Housing
The statistics reflect the grim reality: According to the Inter-American Development Bank, a funding source for development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, nearly half of residents in the region live in ”unsuitable housing built with precarious materials or without basic amenities.” The houses, which are typically rudimentary shacks assembled from scraps of wood, tin […]
Supporting Impoverished Families Through Sustainable Housing Solutions
Living in a flimsy shack likely to collapse with a well-placed kick is no way for children to grow and thrive. Since its inception in 1982, Food For The Poor has been helping families living in poverty by building safe, secure homes. Thanks to our generous donors, we have completed more than 93,600 homes for […]