Any of us who have moved to a new home lived through an adaptation phase. And every change has an element of disorder, although the change is planned, desired and announced. However, in most cases, the discomfort lasts longer than expected, and the adaptation ends up not being concluded because simply some details or, the most critical factors for our quality of life and … [Read more...] about This is not my home: beyond a family’s physical resettlement
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How an innovative resettlement plan helped improve lives in Brazil
The Mané Dendê River Basin in the western part of Salvador (the capital of Bahia) has a population of about 44,000. Eighty percent of households in the area have incomes below the minimum wage, and 32 percent of the Salvador population lives in informal settlements, sometimes in areas prone to flooding and with poor access to public services. This Environmental Sanitation … [Read more...] about How an innovative resettlement plan helped improve lives in Brazil