There is a huge shortage of accomadation in aborigine communities and could be fixed with cool cyclone safe rated aluminium built sheds built by the locals for 25000 dollars on micro economic loans WHY NOT
2007-08-12 20:21:19 · 0 answers · asked by michael anich 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Mate, I've heard stories from people who've been involved in schemes to get the aboriginals into safe, secure, nice homes. This guy I know was involved in one community, helped build 20 or so homes, furnished, though fairly small. But better, in our standards, than what they had. Within a month, the indiginous people had taken a few mattresses out of the houses, dragged them out the back and put them under a couple of sheets of iron leaned up against trees. They didn't want the houses, they preferred to live the way they were used to living. Sure there are ways of giving them cheap, though nice, places to live, but I think we need to ask them first if that's what they want! I'm sure some communities would love to have sheds to live in, but it seems others are happy just camping under a tree.
2007-08-12 22:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there are other, equally cost-effective options. Maybe there are long-term environmental consequences to such construction. Maybe the financing is more complicated than it appears. Maybe there are legal issues. What have officials said to the proposal?
2007-08-12 20:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Proto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋