The IB supports the Millennium Development Goals as well as the Post-2015-Agenda and campaigns against extreme poverty worldwide. Extreme poverty manifests itself in its most extreme form as hunger or a lack of access to drinking water. The IB continues with its campaign “Active against poverty – IB for dignity and participation for people who are affected by or at risk of poverty”. In Europe more and more people live in poverty. In the worst cases this leads to homelessness. Biographical breaks or strokes of fate can turn critical phases in life into almost unmanageable crises in which an autonomous determination of one’s life path and living environment becomes impossible. Inappropriate handling of debt can also lead to extreme poverty and the loss of one’s home in certain circumstances. 

In line with our statutes, fighting against this extreme kind of poverty as well as providing immediate support to the affected is a significant part of our work. In accordance with our mission statement it is our goal to support people to develop freely, to live a self-determined life, to be integrated into society, to take personal responsibility and to actively participate in the development of society. Every human has the right to humane housing where privacy and security are guaranteed. The IB has defined its own guidelines based on this basic human right to humane housing.