Jiwon You

A Safe House for the Girls and Young Women of Zambia

By Jiwon You / January 23, 2023 / Comments Off on A Safe House for the Girls and Young Women of Zambia

The Need Many Zambian youth and families endure serious hardships due to extreme poverty and lack of affordable, secure housing. Approximately 70% of the population reside in slums with insufficient access to water, hygiene, and sanitation provisions.[1] 39% of the population do not have access to basic drinking water services.[2] The urban housing deficit is deemed … Read more

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Guaranys: The most vulnerable favela in Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro

By Jiwon You / November 27, 2022 / Comments Off on Guaranys: The most vulnerable favela in Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro

Research and story by Jiwon You. Resident “Perninha” next to his old home in Guaranys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before TETO built his new home The slums of Brazil can be some of the most deficient and destabilizing places to live. At the same time, these are places of great power for urban and social … Read more

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Lifting Up Oguis

By Jiwon You / November 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Lifting Up Oguis

Research and story by Jiwon You. The small village of Oguis, located in Catanduanes, Philippines, is home to about 500 people. However, the people of Oguis are extremely poor and do not have safe, sturdy homes to live in. To add to the challenges they face in creating safe shelters, the 2020 typhoons had a … Read more

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