Some say pictures speak louder than words, so I've decided to put that to the test, so everyone can see how we've sped up the process of creating sustainable work and dignified housing for and with homeless people in our program once again thanks to our growing international community.
January
Homeless Entrepreneur represented homeless people who want to be active, working citizens in the World Economic Forum (WEF) for the third straight year, while building our relationships with the local and international WEF community.
“Homelessness means losing almost everything, except for the possibility of a stranger caring.” #HomelessEntrepreneur #WEF20
A special thanks to the @worldeconomicforum for giving us the opportunity to have a voice in Davos this year!
February
As the Brexit’s transition period started, Homeless Entrepreneur unknowingly participated in its last monthly sleepout with the amazing support of Sir Marco Robinson, who leads FreedomX, which is a charity social enterprise program using blockchain technology.
Our monthly sleepouts called Everyone Sleeping in the Street had been held consistently for over 3 and a half years.
Sleeping out in Manchester for the first night was full of more conversations than actual sleep. Another homeless man named Les, who makes money playing the tambourine in the street, joined us. I missed the 2 hour conversation and singing between him and Marco because sleep got the best of me.
We were kindly woken up by security and their video camera at 7h57.
Then we started our day by having a conversation with a homeless guy who had already set up shop in front of a coffee shop.
If you’re in Manchester and want to speak with me, please reach out!
March
As Homeless Entrepreneur prepared for our 5th monthly sleepout at the Mobile World Congress, COVID19 swept the planet and we responded promptly by creating 4 new programs: General COVID emergency assistance, Homeless Helpline, Homeless Voices & Homeless Hostels Work.
Línea de ayuda para personas sin hogar
Si estás en situación sin hogar o conoces a alguien en situación sin hogar, contáctanos por favor. Haremos todo dentro de nuestros recursos para ayudar.
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#coronavirus #personassinhogar #homeless #HomelessEntrepreneur
April
Homeless Entrepreneur’s programs provide international support during COVID19 pandemic.
Explaining the situation of homeless people in Barcelona and the opportunities #HomelessEntrepreneur is providing them.
#HomelessHelpline #HomelessHostelsWork
#i24news
May
Thanks to the support of our Photography Director, Jose Sanabria, the Homeless Entrepreneurs are able to focus on improving their professional image to speed up the process of getting work.
Mil gracias a nuestro director de fotografía @josesanabriafoto por realizar la primera sesión de fotografía en nuestro programa de vivienda #HomelessHostelsWork para ayudarles con su imagen profesional en la búsqueda de trabajo!
#HomelessEntrepreneur
June
50% of the homeless people who have participated in our Homeless Voices program are connecting with resources they are looking for.
A special thanks to Ivan Medina for making this program possible!
#HomelessVoices Juan busca ayuda literaria para acabar su libro. ¿Le ayudas?
#escritores #sinhogar #autores #libros #coach #HomelessEntrepreneur
July
Thanks to an invitation to participate by Volt Europa, Homeless Entrepreneur was able to explain our programs in front of the European Parliament’s PETI commission.
“I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to present #HomelessEntrepreneur’s programs and social policy recommendations in front of the European Parliament’s PETI commission.” Andrew Funk, President of Homeless Entrepreneur
August
Thanks to Nuria Pendas, the Homeless Entrepreneurs have been given the opportunity to tell their stories in the HE profiles series. These videos have been included in their personal page to provide greater value and transparency to their experience.
Estrenamos una serie de entrevistas de #PerfilesHE gracias a @nuricoco!
September
Homeless Entrepreneurs keep advancing thanks to their focus! 5 people in the program have gotten jobs during COVID and Edson can be seen training for a certificate, so he can clean tall buildings.
Orgulloso de Edson, un #HomelessEntrepreneur, realizando un curso de 100 horas que se llama “técnico de trabajos en altura y plataformas elevadoras móviles” para salir de su situación sin hogar gracias al trabajo y la ciudadanía activa!
#alturas #Barcelona
October
As stage 1 of our Homeless Hostels Work program, which was focused on solidarity finished, we entered stage 2, which is defined by sustainability. We were invited to share our experience of turning a liability in the tourism sector into an asset for addressing homelessness by the Union for the Mediterranean.
November
Our community keeps growing and the bonds between the Homeless Entrepreneurs and our volunteers become stronger. We are grateful to have more than 250 volunteers from around the world supporting our programs.
Bob started teaching his first English student to improve her conversation skills and speed up the process of ending his state of homelessness via work and active citizenship!
✅Contact us if you’d like to have conversation classes, too!
#HomelessEntrepreneur #EnglishClass #Conversation #Barcelona #homelessness
December
Our relationship with amazing partners like Coca-Cola and IBM strengthen as we grow and our 2021 solidarity calendar starts getting sold to our amazing community.
A special thanks to @cocacolaep_es for ordering 50 of our 2021 solidarity calendars for their employees to speed up the process of ending homelessness in Spain thanks to work and active citizenship!
Every calendar has a special surprise, which shows our gratitude to each and every employee in #CocaCola, who make it such a wonderful company!
#HomelessEntrepreneur #socialimpact
Summary
Thanks to everyone who has been involved, we've currently helped create sustainable work and dignified housing for and with 20 #HomelessEntrepreneurs and hope to end homelessness for 100 people in our program in 2021.
Special Thanks to our Partners
We’d like to thank all of our partners, who have placed their trust and support in our work because it wouldn’t be possible without them!
We need your support for 2021
If you appreciate our work and would like to help support us, please do. A donation that comes from your heart, which is coherent with your interest and possibilities is the difference between more or less homeless people becoming active citizens again.
A huge hug,
Andrew Funk
President of Homeless Entrepreneur