The Face of Homelessness around the World

Kathi Jaworski

December 21, 2011

December 14, 2011; Source: Boston Globe | Spurred by the annual census of Boston’s homeless population, the Boston Globe just published a powerful photo essay of people without shelter around the world. If you’re feeling worn down by budget brinksmanship, shallow sound bites, theoretical wrangling, or sheer exhaustion, look into the eyes of the people pictured here. Do these pictures make you feel more compassionate? Angry? Helpless? Compelled to act? All of the above?

In the words of Mother Teresa, “If we don’t have peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” This is why our work matters, locally and globally.—Kathi Jaworski

About the author

Kathi Jaworski

Trained as an economist and planner, Kathi Jaworski has worked in the nonprofit field for 30 years, in diverse roles including community organizer, economic development director, executive director, board chair, and consultant. She has chaired the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Organizations and the Nonprofit Association of Oregon. Since 2009, through her consulting business Write to Know, Kathi assists nonprofits and their partners with business planning, strategic planning, leadership succession, effective collaboration structures, community engagement, program design and assessment. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.”

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