SEC-S17W2- "Homeless people in my country"

Greetings dear friends,
It's another day of the week and I'm delighted to share with you all my participation in this week's engagement challenge which is titled Homeless people in my country, I do hope you will enjoy reading through the post today.

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Homeless people in my country are an interesting topic to deal with because you will always find homeless people around you no matter which country you find yourself in. Today I will be using the contest tips to answer a few questions. So let's get started without further ado.

Are there homeless people in your country?

Yes, there are homeless people in my country. Nigeria as a country has almost 25% of its citizens homeless due to many factors, these factors are things I will be discussing in the next question below.

Everywhere you go, there are always some people who are homeless for one reason or the other. The important we should note here is that being homeless is a result of one issue or the other because people don't just choose to be homeless.

Indeed, if you see those who are homeless, their only wish is that they also have a roof over their head because staying on the street exposes them to lots of danger most especially the females.

So let's consider the next question and see the reason or reasons why we have these homeless people within us. We are aware that a lot of people have houses they do not use and yet people are homeless.

What do you think is the cause that leads these people to be on the street, homeless, and without a family?

There are lots of reasons that may cause these people to be on the street without their families and one such reason is war, natural disaster, accident, etc.

Most people we see in the street today once had a roof over their heads but conditions have put them on the street without a roof on their heads, so this condition can be incidents such as war, accident, natural disaster, and many more.

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If there is a war in the land, people most times get displayed from their houses, and if the war claims the life of the parents, their children become homeless fending for themself, and that has been the major reason why we see people on the street.

Natural disasters such as floods and many other things Can also be the main reason for homeless people. Recently in Nigeria due to a flood, millions of Nigerians were displaced from their homes, and that led them to become homeless.

Has the government tried to try or create decent shelters to help these people?

When cases like this come up, the government of the land looks for ways to provide shelter and food for those concerned. In every part here in Nigeria, there is always a home for the displaced people though not a good enough shelter but a place where they can lay their heads.

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Not everyone stays in the place the government provides because of the restrictions you see around the area and sometimes the provisions of food and other social amenities are not made available leading people to feel uncomfortable in the place.

Though the government is doing its best to provide that which will help the citizen their effort sometimes is not good enough. So people go out of their way to look for a better life by hustling themselves.

What could you propose so that these people do not remain in this dark world?

When a situation like this comes up, my advice is that the government should do its best to fix their homes for them. It may not be as perfect as it was before they were displaced but it can be something manageable and they can start from there.

When this is done, the government can also make provisions for jobs for those who initially didn't have any so that they can raise money within the shortest possible time and do that which is required of them i.e. setting up their homes to their satisfaction.

In doing so, you will agree with me that the government has helped to eliminate almost all traits that people are initially supposed to face. So that is my proposal if found in such a situation.

I want to invite @solaymann, @msharif, and @suboohi to share their participation in this contest if they haven't shared theirs yet.