Jako doma – Together against homelessnes



WHO WE ARE
•Homeless women and their allies
•Women living: on the street, in shelters, asylum houses, emergency shelters, cottages, hostels,
long-term hostels, tents…
•Women with complex needs
•Allies: founders, helpers, people having in charge the management of the organization
•We are not a social service/ WE FOCUS ON PARTICIPATION

HOW WE STARTED
•2012
•Poverty of women in the CR was not tackled by feminist NGO’s
•Social services for homeless people did not care about gender perspective.

SPECIFICS OF FEMALE HOMELESSNESS
•Violence X Safety
•Discrimination X Poverty
•Social services don´t see them and their needs
•Hidden homelessness

„STATISTICS“
•Czech Statistical Office (2011): 11 496 homeless people, 2473 women.
•Research of Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2016) – 68 485 homeless people, 16 179 women;
Prague: 9 531 homeless people, 2 385 women.
•Platform for social housing – 83 000 homeless people

OUR PRINCIPLES
•Safety
•Gender sensitivity
•Participation
•Partnership
•Empowerment

COMMUNITY CENTER



COMMUNITY CENTER



COMMUNITY CENTER
- basic needs (shower, food, laundry, phone...)
- social work
- activities (creative, garden, newspaper, films)
- time together

PEER WORKERS



THEATER GROUP



NEWSPAPER FOR WOMEN



EXPERTS ON HOMELESSNESS



BISTRO OF COOKS WITHOUT HOMES



BISTRO OF COOKS WITHOUT HOMES



COOKS WITHOUT HOMES
CATERING


COOKS WITHOUT HOMES
COOKING FROM LEFTOVERS


Publications/Discussions/Education



We are active in the streets and politics



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