Ngokusekelwe embhalweni, ngicela unginikeze isifinyezo esifushane somlando womakhelwane we-DTES eVancouver
Context:Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, i-DTES yayiyisikhungo sezepolitiki, amasiko kanye nokuthengisa eVancouver. Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka, isikhungo sedolobha sashintshela entshonalanga kancane kancane, kanti i-DTES yaba indawo empofu, yize yayizinzile. Ngawo-1980, le ndawo yaqala ukwehla ngokushesha ngenxa yezici eziningana, kufaka phakathi ukungena kwezidakamizwa ezinzima, izinqubomgomo ezicindezele umsebenzi wezocansi nomsebenzi ohlobene nezidakamizwa ezindaweni eziseduze, kanye nokuyeka kwezimali zikahulumeni zokuhlala komphakathi. Ngo-1997, ubhadane lokutheleleka nge-HIV nokusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwezidakamizwa e-DTES kwaholela ekumenyezelweni kwesimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi. Kusukela ngo-2018, izinkinga ezibucayi zihlanganisa ukweqisa ngokweqile kwe-opioid, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibandakanya umuthi i-fentanyl; izindlu ezibolile nezingcolile; ukuntuleka kwezindlu eziqashisayo ezishibhile; kanye nokugula kwengqondo, okuvame ukuhlangana nokulutha.
I-DTES iguqukile kusuka endaweni yokugxila yempilo yamasiko nezohwebo yaseVancouver ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 kuya endaweni empofu enezinkinga eziningi zenhlalo nezomnotho ngawo-1980. Kusukela ngawo-1990, i-DTES ibilokhu iyikhaya lezimo eziphuthumayo zezempilo yomphakathi ngenxa yokweqisa izidakamizwa, ukutheleleka nge-HIV, inkinga yezindlu, nezinkinga zempilo yengqondo.