Finally, my 3-month domestic field
placement with End Homelessness Winnipeg came to successful completion. During
this placement, I worked on the 2018 Winnipeg Street Health Survey project,
where I acquired new technical skills, improved on my research skills, and
became more informed and better grounded in the subject of homelessness in
Canada, particularly in Winnipeg. I also used both my previously and newly
acquired skills and knowledge to contribute my little quota to the
understanding of the various pathways to homelessness for people marginalized
along multiple social identities and how these identities interact to form
complex experiences for them.
My work involved supporting the analysis of
the Indigenous and gender-based quantitative data, which I used in developing a
draft in-depth report of the research. Other activities that I engaged in
included searching and creating a database for funding opportunities for the
proposed follow up qualitative study aimed at determining housing needs and
preferences of Indigenous people experiencing homelessness. Also, I took
minutes of meeting at research team meetings, as well as project advisory
committee meetings.
My time with End Homelessness Winnipeg,
working on the 2018 Winnipeg Street Health Survey, was indeed an exciting and
rewarding one. I am particularly glad because I would be listed as a co-author
in the final report, a recognition and gesture of reciprocity from my host
organization, which I do not take for granted. I hope that this report would
help to enrich the understanding of relevant organizations, community groups,
and government, and inform policy and program development capable of addressing
systemic issues facilitating homelessness in Winnipeg in a sustainable manner.
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