'Women form vast majority of homeless people in Australia': Vinnies CEO Sleepout raises over $8 million

More than 122,000 people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness as per the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021, but is it getting worse? SBS Hindi speaks to Sreyasi Chaudhuri, Internal Communications Coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul Society, about homelessness, its causes, statistics and where the recently raised $8 million will go.

Around 212 leaders participated in the Vinnies Sleepout 2023 held at Timber Yard, Port Melbourne. Supplied by St Vincent de Paul Society. Credit: Photo: Peter Casamento /Peter Casamento/Casamento Photog

Tune into SBS Hindi at 5 pm every day and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

LISTEN TO

Mohit Pachauri sleeps rough for Vinnies CEO sleepout to raise awareness for homelessness

SBS Hindi

07/07/202308:53

Play

LISTEN TO

Plight of an international student: From being jobless to 'hot bedding' as rents soar

SBS Hindi

03/07/202315:19

Play

LISTEN TO

Startups: Changing mindsets from job seeker to job creator

SBS Hindi

05/05/202312:35

Play