Παρασκευή 13 Μαρτίου 2015

Raising awareness for homelessness through design.

Most of the times we do not know what another person is going through. Situations beyond our imagination may make a person's life miserable, painful, humiliating or even unbearable.

How do people end up to the streets?
Why is this guy sitting in his corner at the bridge?
Does anyone care about him?
Do people talk to him?
How does he survive?

I made some research considering the rights of homeless people:


Thinking about designing some signs related to his existence lead me to moral issues and conversions about ethics. I decided to help the guy. Raising awareness and prompting people to help their neighbor would be a really wonderful achievement. Not for me, but most of all for him and the way people think about homeless people in general.

Below I post some images from related campaigns that aim to raise awareness and aid the homeless through design:

Homeless youth awareness campaign, Canada

                            






"In 2013 an ad agency decided the would lend a helping hand and transformed park benches and  bus stops into dry places for the homeless to sleep at night





Actionaid India launched a campaign on homelessness in 2006 to urge people to log on and donate money towards relief for homeless people in Delhi 






"Break an old Christmas tradition"

Stockholms Stadsmission campaign for the homeless in 2010 during Christmas






Stickers on the inside of garbage bins as a way to raise awareness in Portugal , action for Vitae 
Shelters.






Lost keyrings in the street of Dublin by Focus Ireand







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