Street life: Manila's homeless find shelter in pushcarts

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This photo taken on September 14, 2022 shows a homeless man standing next to his pushcart 'home' as he looks for a place to park for the night along a road in Manila. Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people. Often made from scraps of wood, the human-powered carts are used as shelter, storage and a source of income, such as collecting trash to sell to recyclers.

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MANILA, Philippines — Like thousands of homeless people in the Philippine capital Manila, Maricel Abawag and her son used to sleep on flattened cardboard boxes laid out on footpaths. Then they got a pushcart.

 

Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people.

 

Often made from scraps of wood, the human-powered carts are used as shelter, storage and a source of income, such as collecting trash to sell to recyclers.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/02/2228079/street-life-manilas-homeless-find-shelter-pushcarts

 

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