Tag: Street dwellers

Dance group in Tokyo put the homeless on center stage

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Sixty-nine-year-old Masayoshi Koiso has lived on the streets of Tokyo for about nine years but has for six years now found a new purpose — dancing. Thanks to a group called Newcomer “H” Sokerissa, he and many other homeless people hope to contribute to the arts as they perform their dances in outdoor locations across Japan ranging from parks to temples. Dancer and choreographer Yuuki Aoki, who founded the group 10 […]

DSWD conducts anti-street dwellers operations in Manila

The Department of Social Welfare and Development conducted an anti-street dweller operations in Manila, where 141 street dwellers were taken in by DSWD and sent to Boystown in Marikina. Said street-dwellers received free food and will receive free medical treatment. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman said that the operations are not connected with the coming APEC summit and is part of the year-long project of the DSWD. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]