Turning Shipping containers Turning Shipping containers into Homesinto Homes

Wealth Distribution in Mexico

Poverty/Homeless

Low Class

Middle Class

Wealthy

•Most Mexicans are living below the Most Mexicans are living below the poverty line or are low class poverty line or are low class

•Most of these people are homelessMost of these people are homeless

•Those containers could easily be shipped down south to countries Those containers could easily be shipped down south to countries (Mexico)(Mexico)

• 1 in 11 people are living without a home1 in 11 people are living without a home

•The containers can withstand water and wind damage, conditions The containers can withstand water and wind damage, conditions found in Mexicofound in Mexico

•The main reason to provide homes for undeveloped nations is The main reason to provide homes for undeveloped nations is because of the vast number of people who die every year due because of the vast number of people who die every year due to a preventable cause.to a preventable cause.

•Most of us are lucky to have clean water, proper sewage Most of us are lucky to have clean water, proper sewage disposal and insect free homes.disposal and insect free homes.

•The houses will contain a bedroom, living room and bathroom The houses will contain a bedroom, living room and bathroom area as well as a separate area for the kitchen. area as well as a separate area for the kitchen.

•The process is relatively simple; adding slabs of drywall to The process is relatively simple; adding slabs of drywall to differentiate between rooms and adding a simple pipe line to differentiate between rooms and adding a simple pipe line to run the clean water.run the clean water.

Preventable causes of death in Mexico

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Poor Housing Other

Deaths

•The bar graph shows the preventable causes of death The bar graph shows the preventable causes of death in Mexico annuallyin Mexico annually

•Poor sanitation, bad water and poor housing (totalling Poor sanitation, bad water and poor housing (totalling 425 000 deaths) can all be prevented by proper 425 000 deaths) can all be prevented by proper housinghousing

•Dark red patches are areas living off less then $2 a day Dark red patches are areas living off less then $2 a day

•These are the people who need homes These are the people who need homes

•Recycled homes looks to target these peopleRecycled homes looks to target these people

Children who lost their homes to a Children who lost their homes to a hurricanehurricane

References

"CIA worldfact book - Mexico." CIA worldfact book - Mexico. 09 Oct. 2008. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 Oct. 2008 <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html>.

CNN, ed. "Shipping Containers Recycled as Homes." Shipping Containers Recycled as Homes. 06 Aug. 2006. YouTube. 14 Oct. 2008 <http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcue_yphdg>.Doors to

Diplomacy. "Images of Poverty." Image Gallery. 2006. Fight Poverty. 14 Oct. 2008 <http://http://www.fightpoverty.mmbrico.com/gallery/gallery.html>.