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Jazmín lives in Ecuador. She is the head of the household, is divorced and has 2 minor children in her care, one of them with an intellectual disability. For her and her children, the “ Housing Solutions for Poor and Vulnerable Homes” program, through which they have received a subsidy to build their home, has changed their lives. In the words of Jazmín: “We are very happy, we dreamed of having our own little house, and not having to move from one place to another paying rent […]. Now we all have our rooms, and a nice bathroom. “We are very grateful to everyone who made it possible for us to have our little house.” Why social housing projects aimed at vulnerable groups? LAC is one of the most unequal regions in the world. To give an example, the richest 10% of the population captures 22 times more of the national income than the poorest 10%. The richest 1% take 21% of the income of the entire economy, double the average in the industrialized world.
Unfortunately, poverty remains a painful reality for the region. In 2020, 12.5% of the LAC population, equivalent to 78 million people, suffered from extreme poverty, 8 million more than in 2019. And as far as extreme poverty is concerned, their number rose to 209 million at the end of 2020, 22 more than the WhatsApp Number List previous year, placing its rate at 33.7%, the highest in 12 years. Housing is one of the basic needs. It is a basic necessity, without which, a person at risk of exclusion or poverty will find it very difficult to improve their quality of life. Increasing access to housing for the people who need it most is essential to move towards true development in the region. Vulnerable households have a feminine face A vulnerable household is one with a high probability that its income will not be enough now and will decrease next year.
Households headed by women, with people with disabilities, single parents, with minors or elderly dependents, dedicate a high percentage of resources to caring for their family members. Therefore, their possibilities of participating in the formal labor market are limited, thus increasing their level of vulnerability. Vulnerability has a feminine face. It is estimated that half of women over 15 years of age are victims of violence by their partner or ex-partner. Likewise, 9.7% of married or unionized women who are victims of gender violence want to separate, but do not have sufficient income for a home. Therefore, low-income women heads of household, even more so if they are victims of gender violence by members with disabilities, or with large families, need to be prioritized in public housing policy . Photo: MIDUVI 2021 Beneficiary The housing deficit: a characteristic of households with less income Although LAC is the most urbanized developing region in the world (almost 80% of the population), the housing deficit is still very large.
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发表于 2024-3-12 12:17:48