International Network of Street Papers
@theinsp.bsky.social
A global community fighting poverty and homelessness through #streetpapers.
Donate, find your local street paper & join our movement: http://insp.ngo
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Our members comprise over 90 street papers, like
@bigissue.com, in 35 countries, who put £17.9 million in the pockets of vendors and reached 3.2 million readers last year.
Learn more and find out how you can support our work to alleviate poverty: insp.ngo
@bigissue.com, in 35 countries, who put £17.9 million in the pockets of vendors and reached 3.2 million readers last year.
Learn more and find out how you can support our work to alleviate poverty: insp.ngo
On 17 February at 6pm at Glasgow's Social Hub, we will be launching a new report on the impact of our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy, which worked with people with experience of homelessness and poverty.
Join us: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
Join us: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
INSP to launch new report looking at impact of journalism training academy
INSP will launch a new report at a special event in Glasgow on 17 February 2026. The report explores the impact of the Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy, which was launched by the cha...
www.insp.ngo
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
On 17 February at 6pm at Glasgow's Social Hub, we will be launching a new report on the impact of our Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy, which worked with people with experience of homelessness and poverty.
Join us: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
Join us: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
The press has dubbed the residential complex at Groner Landstraße 9, 9a and 9b in Göttingen the “worst apartment building” in Germany. But people still live there, without heating, including vendors of Asphalt magazine: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The press has dubbed the residential complex at Groner Landstraße 9, 9a and 9b in Göttingen the “worst apartment building” in Germany. But people still live there, without heating, including vendors of Asphalt magazine: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Evan first experienced homelessness at the age of 17, when his family relationships broke down. This was exacerbated by anti-Roma racism. But, seven years on, he is living in supported accommodation and looking positively to the future: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Evan first experienced homelessness at the age of 17, when his family relationships broke down. This was exacerbated by anti-Roma racism. But, seven years on, he is living in supported accommodation and looking positively to the future: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Amie endured poverty, parental mental illness and divorce, but when she fell into depression, sewing helped her back out: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Amie endured poverty, parental mental illness and divorce, but when she fell into depression, sewing helped her back out: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
In the late 2010s, Andrew lost his mum and sister to cancer in quick succession, followed by the deaths of three of his closest friends. Now, he advocates for more mental health support for men: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
In the late 2010s, Andrew lost his mum and sister to cancer in quick succession, followed by the deaths of three of his closest friends. Now, he advocates for more mental health support for men: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Today, the UK is relatively progressive on LGBTQ+ rights. But in Kenya, the law criminalises same sex acts: laws that were inherited from the British. Rose compares LGBTQ+ life in the two countries: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Today, the UK is relatively progressive on LGBTQ+ rights. But in Kenya, the law criminalises same sex acts: laws that were inherited from the British. Rose compares LGBTQ+ life in the two countries: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Steven looks back on his journey from institutionalisation as a teenager in 1977 to this year’s @bigissue.com cover competition winner: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Steven looks back on his journey from institutionalisation as a teenager in 1977 to this year’s @bigissue.com cover competition winner: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Every year, the Gambian Bristol community organise a Gamou (a Muslim gathering) to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alaihe Walsalam. Suna was in attendance: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
January 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Every year, the Gambian Bristol community organise a Gamou (a Muslim gathering) to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad Salalahu Alaihe Walsalam. Suna was in attendance: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
It’s not every day that someone finds their first job in their seventh decade. In the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad, Erszebet Vegse is usually found selling @liceulice.bsky.social magazine, or warming up with her first morning coffee: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s not every day that someone finds their first job in their seventh decade. In the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad, Erszebet Vegse is usually found selling @liceulice.bsky.social magazine, or warming up with her first morning coffee: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...
For 11 months, hundreds of thousands of people in Serbia have been protesting against the regime of Aleksandar Vučić. Their grievances are profound - and the people with the least are the most affected. Swiss street paper Surprise reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
For 11 months, hundreds of thousands of people in Serbia have been protesting against the regime of Aleksandar Vučić. Their grievances are profound - and the people with the least are the most affected. Swiss street paper Surprise reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Most people understand that in the event of extreme weather, people living unsheltered on the streets are at risk. But many also experience dangers and traumas that are hard to imagine. @denvervoice.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Most people understand that in the event of extreme weather, people living unsheltered on the streets are at risk. But many also experience dangers and traumas that are hard to imagine. @denvervoice.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
'On 18 January 2001, nine days after my 21st birthday, the wooden shack in which I was sleeping was set alight.'
Janita-Marja Juvonen told German street paper Trott-war about the lasting impact of arson attacks on people experiencing homelessness: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Janita-Marja Juvonen told German street paper Trott-war about the lasting impact of arson attacks on people experiencing homelessness: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
'On 18 January 2001, nine days after my 21st birthday, the wooden shack in which I was sleeping was set alight.'
Janita-Marja Juvonen told German street paper Trott-war about the lasting impact of arson attacks on people experiencing homelessness: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Janita-Marja Juvonen told German street paper Trott-war about the lasting impact of arson attacks on people experiencing homelessness: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Hungary’s child protection system is facing renewed scrutiny after a series of high-profile abuse scandals exposed deep, long-standing structural failures. How can a system built to protect children stop losing so many along the way?
Fedél Nélkül reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Fedél Nélkül reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hungary’s child protection system is facing renewed scrutiny after a series of high-profile abuse scandals exposed deep, long-standing structural failures. How can a system built to protect children stop losing so many along the way?
Fedél Nélkül reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Fedél Nélkül reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Apropos vendor Bobi Onica moved from Pitești, Romania to Salzburg, Austria to create a better life for his children: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Apropos vendor Bobi Onica moved from Pitești, Romania to Salzburg, Austria to create a better life for his children: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...
Siegfried Saerberg heads the Hamburg Centre for Disability Studies, set for closure by the German Senate. He told Hamburg street paper @hinzundkunzt.de what barriers still need to be removed: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Siegfried Saerberg heads the Hamburg Centre for Disability Studies, set for closure by the German Senate. He told Hamburg street paper @hinzundkunzt.de what barriers still need to be removed: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Edwin, 47, lives in Stuttgart and likes local street paper Trott-war: what it says, what it reports on, and who it gives a voice to. He explains the barriers that he faces to mainstream employment, and why he wants to become a vendor: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Edwin, 47, lives in Stuttgart and likes local street paper Trott-war: what it says, what it reports on, and who it gives a voice to. He explains the barriers that he faces to mainstream employment, and why he wants to become a vendor: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development over what it claims are unlawful and politically motivated restrictions on federal housing grants.
@streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
@streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
October 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development over what it claims are unlawful and politically motivated restrictions on federal housing grants.
@streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
@streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
This year, the International Network of Street Papers piloted the Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy in Glasgow, Scotland. INSP CEO @mediamike.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This year, the International Network of Street Papers piloted the Changing the Narrative Journalism Training Academy in Glasgow, Scotland. INSP CEO @mediamike.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
"The Alcoholics Anonymous model was founded by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith, but a little-known fact is that Wilson used belladonna treatment to get sober. The plant contains the psychoactive alkaloids atropine and scopolamine," writes James Stampfer: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
October 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"The Alcoholics Anonymous model was founded by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith, but a little-known fact is that Wilson used belladonna treatment to get sober. The plant contains the psychoactive alkaloids atropine and scopolamine," writes James Stampfer: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
"My story also involves trauma from my childhood – I was always treated as the black sheep in my family. It’s about all the times that I spent scared, hurting, crying – wondering why it was all my fault": www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"My story also involves trauma from my childhood – I was always treated as the black sheep in my family. It’s about all the times that I spent scared, hurting, crying – wondering why it was all my fault": www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
"For Ama, falling in love with Kofi was like holding a candle. When it is aflame, it lights up the world around you, but then it starts melting and hurts you. In the end, it goes out and everything is dark, and all you are left with is your burns," writes Titi Chatty: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"For Ama, falling in love with Kofi was like holding a candle. When it is aflame, it lights up the world around you, but then it starts melting and hurts you. In the end, it goes out and everything is dark, and all you are left with is your burns," writes Titi Chatty: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
"My story has unfolded to allow myself a chance, a willingness not to be beaten for the rest of my life; to be open and accepting of things that show me how to grow; to move forward despite many mistakes and failures," writes Jordan Methven: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"My story has unfolded to allow myself a chance, a willingness not to be beaten for the rest of my life; to be open and accepting of things that show me how to grow; to move forward despite many mistakes and failures," writes Jordan Methven: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Staff with lived experience offer a better service to people experiencing homelessness, Robyn Woof argues. However, this kind of work can affect anyone’s mental health, and all workers, regardless of background, need to have their rights protected: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Staff with lived experience offer a better service to people experiencing homelessness, Robyn Woof argues. However, this kind of work can affect anyone’s mental health, and all workers, regardless of background, need to have their rights protected: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...
Scotland’s insufficient water storage infrastructure is largely down to plentiful supply, with rainfall pouring into lochs, rivers and reservoirs. But with demand growing steadily, upgrades will soon be required: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Scotland’s insufficient water storage infrastructure is largely down to plentiful supply, with rainfall pouring into lochs, rivers and reservoirs. But with demand growing steadily, upgrades will soon be required: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
The UK’s population is forecast to rise from 69.6 million to 72.5 million by 2032, fuelling the housing crisis. But the government’s ambitious plan to build 300,000 new homes annually over the next five years carries a huge environmental impact and exacts a heavy toll: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...
September 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The UK’s population is forecast to rise from 69.6 million to 72.5 million by 2032, fuelling the housing crisis. But the government’s ambitious plan to build 300,000 new homes annually over the next five years carries a huge environmental impact and exacts a heavy toll: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...