We often take it for granted how easy it is for us to be able to take a shower? What would you do if you were to share this moment of cleanliness and relaxation with 6500 people? This is what happens to the homeless in San Francisco, the US capital par excellence of homeless people, who have access to only 8 shower points.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
We often take it for granted how easy it is for us to be able to take a shower? What would you do if you were to share this moment of cleanliness and relaxation with 6500 people? This is what happens to the homeless in San Francisco, the US capital par excellence of homeless people, who have access to only 8 shower points.
Homeless people face numerous challenges, including that of not have access to soap and water for the shower, as there are only about 20 shower cubicles in the city that they can use. However, former marketing executive Doniece Sandoval has chosen to do something to try and fix this problem. How? Starting Wash Mae, a project that aims to transform disused buses into showers on wheels for the homeless.
Sandoval came up with the idea after meeting a woman on the street who was crying because she couldn't wash herself. It was then that he began examining what opportunities were in the city for the homeless have a shower.
From him was born Lava Mae, to transform buses donated by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Administration. The buses are set up so that they can be connected to fire hydrants and can accommodate about 200 people a day. One of the buses has already been donated and set up and three more will arrive soon. Sometimes it takes very little to change the life of those in difficulty.
Roberta Ragni
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