One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Swags for Homeless Lisa Clark Co-Designer Backpack Bed Operations Manager

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Swags For Homeless Save Lives - by providing emergency relief Backpack Beds to street sleeping homeless without shelter.

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity WHY help homeless?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Australia ,878 men women & children will sleep on the street * ABS 2011 Figures Total 105,237 homeless people on any given night.

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Last year 33,648 requests for accommodation were unmet TONIGHT in our ‘lucky’ country * ROGS 2015

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity 21% Sydney, 19% Melbourne & 10% Brisbane - street sleeping homeless suffered from cold weather injuries: Hypothermia Frostbite or Trench foot TONIGHT in our ‘lucky’ country ** MS2H Oct 2011

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Homelessness effects Human Rights to: Health Freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Privacy Non-discrimination Personal safety TONIGHT in our ‘lucky’ country *** UN, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Fact 300 homeless people will be turned away from shelter today. What do you do when turned away from a shelter?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 Sydney

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity © 2013 Melbourne

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Old thinking - undignified if VERY VERY lucky - homeless MAY get Insulation + gaffer tape

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity The Solution Houses are needed... But so is dignified suitable bedding for those on our streets TONIGHT

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity World First - NEW minimum level of dignity Patented - Backpack Bed by Swags for Homeless Treat people the way you want to be treated. Homeless are people - it can happen to anyone.

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity World First - NEW minimum level of dignity Patented - Backpack Bed by Swags for Homeless Backpack Sunshade ALL in One Bed

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Emergency Relief Bedding Backpack Beds are study proven emergency relief Given free to street sleeping homeless people Almost 400 Welfare Agencies distribute Backpack Beds across 7 countries - Australia, USA, New Zealand, UK, Germany, Canada, Spain. Each homeless recipient is surveyed Homeless & Agencies agree Backpack Beds improve health, comfort, self-esteem, warmth, safety

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity $85 / Backpack Bed $95 / Program cost (Backpack Bed + delivery, handling, tracking & insurance) Backpack Bed ® Original Model Tested to 47 international standards for safety and quality As a shelter Built-in 190cm insulated fire retardant mattress Waterproof fabric + tape sealed seams + water resistant zip Windproof + Mildew resistant fabric Fire retardant fabric (USA standards) 3 mosquito mesh vents (head + foot + chest) Convert into a sun shelter using built-in ropes As an ergonomic backpack Portability with dignity - looks like a Backpack converts to a bed Built-in storage pockets - store over 20kg inside Keep shoes and belongings in the empty Backpack while sleeping Lockable internal pocket (with supplied key lock) 2.9kg(inc. fire retardant mattress)

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity $95 / Backpack Bed $105 / Program cost (Backpack Bed + delivery, handling, tracking & insurance) Backpack Bed ® Tropical Model Tested to 47 international standards for safety and quality As a shelter Built-in 190cm insulated fire retardant mattress Waterproof fabric + tape sealed seams + water resistant zip Windproof + Mildew resistant fabric Fire retardant fabric (USA standards) 3 mosquito mesh vents (head + foot + chest) Convert into a sun shelter using built-in ropes As an ergonomic backpack Portability with dignity - looks like a Backpack converts to a bed Built-in storage pockets - store over 20kg inside Keep shoes and belongings in the empty Backpack while sleeping Lockable internal pocket (with supplied key lock) 3.1kg(inc. fire retardant mattress) PLUS Full Body Loose Mosquito Mesh

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Who gets Backpack Beds?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Who gets Backpack Beds?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Who gets Backpack Beds?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Swags for Homeless Not for profit charity. Established in Australia. Distributing Backpack Beds around the world. Partner with almost 400 welfare agencies across 7 countries. Tony and his wife Lisa Clark co-designed the life saving Backpack Bed to give dignity to homeless without shelter.

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Why this design? How would I want to be treated if I slept on the street?

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Internationally Award Winning Human Rights Commission Six International Product Design Awards Tony Clark & Lisa Clark Humanitarian IAN FRAZER HUMANITARIAN

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Homeless – success "This is the third time I have been on the streets and previously I didn't even have a blanket... I thank God for people like you and your organisation. You make a big difference in the lives of people like me." Matt, homeless man

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity Welfare Agencies - success “Handing out one of these Backpack Beds rather than turn them away empty handed (from shelters) will help us to connect with them and increase the likelihood of them returning back to us where we will be able to offer help”. Major Paul Moulds, Salvation Army Youth Oasis

One Backpack Bed for every street sleeping homeless man, woman and child © 2013 © 2010 © 2015 for homeless, disasters and camping not for profit charity The Future Until housing Providing all homeless turned away from shelter with a minimum level of dignity

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