Shelter

 

There are an estimated 100 million children living on the streets in the world today. Children living on the streets are especially vulnerable to victimization, exploitation, and the abuse of their civil and economic rights. International indifference to the problem has led to continual neglect and abuse of these children.

In 2015 an approximate 1 billion people did not have suitable housing and the United Nations reported that there were 100 million people homeless world wide. and approximately 1 billion people that did not have suitable housing. ​

An estimated 900 million people are living in inadequate housing and unsafe neighborhoods. 40 percent of all homeless people in the United States of America are children.

Shelter is a fundamental human need. People require protection from the elements, somewhere to bring their families, a place to work from and a home to call their own. However, at present, a fifth of the world's population are either homeless or live in very poor housing conditions. The majority of them are the poorest people of the world's developing countries. Poor families in developing countries are forced to improvise with their housing needs.