Tag: COVID-19

Faith in the City, Individual Publications, Pathways out of Homelessness - Research theme

Dignity, justice and community as a baseline
for re-interpreting being church in a
Corona-defined world

Marinda van Niekerk

This article is written as a reflection on the relevance of being church in a world defined by the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The reflections are done by listening to the stories and experiences of vulnerable men and women who were displaced from their areas of living onthe streets into (mostly) temporary shelters. Different organisations, state..

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Faith in the City, Individual Publications, Pathways out of Homelessness - Research theme, SARS Street Homelessness & COVID-19

Homelessness and Community Based Healthcare: A Narrative Experience in a Temporary Shelter Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Onida Venter & Jan Heese

ABSTRACT This article serves to describe health encounters and social dynamics of 52 homeless men residing in a temporary shelter in Tshwane during the COVID-19 hard lockdown period. The purpose of this article is to explore and modify factors that influence healthcare in homeless persons, as well as to establish a homeless health profile. It..

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Faith in the City, Individual Publications, Pathways out of Homelessness - Research theme, SARS Street Homelessness & COVID-19

Fostering Integrated, Collaborative Approaches to End Street Homelessness: A COVID-19 Perspective

Wayne Renkin

ABSTRACT This article maps the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in the City of Tshwane through the lens of street homelessness. This is done through a “thick description” of what happened during this time. This map is then read against both the intention of the Tshwane Homelessness Policy and the said objectives of the Tshwane Homelessness..

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