Why Prague's homeless are resorting to poverty tourism

Homelessness is on the rise globally, and the Czech Republic has the highest rate in central and eastern Europe. The Guardian visited Prague, for a long time a popular destination for tourists, to see how even this sector caters for the city’s visitors - and to meet the range of people aiming to tackle the causes of homelessness in all its forms.
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Chapters:
00:00 – A homeless tour of Prague
01:52 – Is homeless tourism unethical?
03:20 – Nadjêje's homeless shelters: a social housing crisis in the Czech Republic
05:25 – Street homeless outreach team: 'the entire eastern bloc is relocating here'
06:40 – 'Homeless women face a whole host of problems': Jako doma's day centre
08:35 – A bistro run by homeless women
08:53 – Invisible people: Místní místním's homeless network
09:59 – 'An escape from reality that grinds me down': reintegrating homeless people into society

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