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Girls must have the same opportunity as boys to go to school or to get jobs. Women must have
access to basic family planning services and adequate health care and nutrition for themselves
and their children.
The elderly must receive the medical care, social security and pensions they need to support
themselves as they grow older. Ensuring fair access to basic services is an essential task of
governments around the world. A socially sustainable community must have the ability to
maintain and build on its own resources and have the resiliency to prevent and/or address
problems in the future. 36
2.3.2 The need for social services
Social sustainability can be understood to be made up of three required components and four
guiding principles. The three components of social sustainability are (1) basic needs, (2)
individual or human capacity and (3) social or community capacity. 37
1. Basic needs of residents can continue to be met through:
• Appropriate, affordable housing, with flexibility to meet changing needs - the needs of
those on low and moderate incomes, the needs of those with special circumstances such as
physical and mental illness, and the needs of all as they age
• Appropriate, affordable health care available in the community
• Locally produced, nutritious food that is affordable
• Jobs that enable people to be productive and utilize their skills and abilities
• Sufficient income for people to be able to financially support themselves and their
families
• Safe communities and workplaces
36 Policy report social development [online]. 2005.05 [cit.2012.04.18]. Found from:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20050524/documents/p1.pdf
37 World Bank module social [online]. 2001 [cit.2012.03.24]. Found from:
http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/modules/social/index.html
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