That's the dream shared by 120 people living in Jehovah Gire -- the name the residents have given the unfinished building that was initially supposed to house the justice ministry in Petare, one of the capital's poorest neighborhoods. Most of those living in the building have been victims either of natural catastrophes or Venezuela's crippling economic crisis. Many children suffer from bloated stomachs, a sign of chronic malnutrition, while cases of dengue fever, scabies and bronchitis are not uncommon. That building was so notorious as a haven for squatters and gangs it was depicted in the US TV series "Homeland." But the Jehovah Gire residents say they don't want to be viewed as squatters and have formed a cooperative to be recognized as victims.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2019 15:45 UTC