Women and the fight to end homelessness
Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from East Timor and Finland who are working to eradicate homelessness.
What鈥檚 women鈥檚 experience of homelessness across Europe? In Finland it's on the decrease, but in Portugal it's rising. Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women who are fighting to eradicate homelessness.
Saija Turunen is the head of research at Y鈥怓oundation, the largest nationwide non-profit landlord in Finland. The organisation promotes social justice by providing affordable rental housing - they currently own over 19000 homes in nearly 60 locations.
Lu铆sa Gomes moved to Portugal as a child from East Timor and was homeless for 15 years. She is the co-founder of SOMOS, an association created by and for women who have experienced or are currently facing homelessness.
Produced by Emily Naylor
(Image: (L) Lu铆sa Gomes, courtesy of Lu铆sa Gomes. (R) Saija Turunen, courtesy of Saija Turunen.)
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