Shelter
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Society
Society India
300,000 Migrant Workers May Soon Rent Affordable Homes Next to Their Jobs
The coronavirus lockdowns left many of India’s migrant workers jobless and stranded. In hopes to improve the situation, the nation is now planning to develop affordable rental housing in the cities where the laborers work.
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Society
Society
Coronavirus: Vacant Spaces Become Shelters for the Homeless
With 1.8 billion homeless people across the globe, staying home during the coronavirus pandemic proves difficult for many. In response, officials are repurposing as many vacant spaces as possible to provide shelter to the needy amid the outbreak.
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Environment
Environment Zimbabwe
Indigenous People Go Old School: Homes on Stilts Better Than Brick Houses
Increasingly warm temperatures and heavy floods around Binga, Zimbabwe, led the indigenous Tonga people to look to their past to protect their families: they’re now building ngazi – traditional elevated wooden huts – next to their modern brick homes.
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Animals
Animals Australia
Seahorses Check Into Underwater “Hotels”, Save Their Species
“Seahorse hotels” have been providing a safe space for Australia’s Sydney seahorse, helping the endangered species breed and grow back in population. Now, these hotels are taking off in other countries to shelter even more seahorses!
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Technology
Technology UAE
Artistic Drone Shots Make World Pay Attention to Slums
A South African photographer's drone shots of the world’s biggest slums – including South Africa’s Cape Town revealing luxurious homes on one side and tin-roof shelters on the other – are encouraging change by putting a spotlight on the inequalities of urban housing.