Preparing to support displaced families in Gaza

Better Shelter will deliver shelters to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support safer living conditions for internally displaced people across the Gaza Strip.

A portion of these have already been shipped and will be transferred into Gaza once the situation and conditions allow, as part of a broader UNDP project under the UN’s overall response.

In Gaza, more than 90 percent of the population, nearly two million people, have been forced to flee their homes since October 2023. Entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble, with 436,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Families now seek refuge in tented camps, schools, or damaged buildings, while facing severe lack of food, clean water, medicine, and healthcare as the violence continues.

Against the backdrop of unprecedented displacement in Gaza, this collaboration marks an important step towards helping families in Gaza rebuild safety and dignity in their daily lives.

At Better Shelter, we continue to prepare and stand ready to support as many people as possible in Gaza, together with our partners, donors, and colleagues across the humanitarian community.

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Glenn Jusnes

Head of Partnerships and Fundraising
+46 76 495 05 07
glenn.jusnes@bettershelter.org

Manuela Kurkaa

Partnerships Manager (Middle East, North Africa, Asia & the Pacific)

Andreas Drufva

Resource Mobilization Lead
+46 76 895 57 11
andreas.drufva@bettershelter.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Gaza are still living in makeshift tents and damaged structures after their homes were destroyed, with many shelters failing under winter storms, flooding, wind and cold. Tents have been blown away, flooded or rendered unusable, leaving families exposed to the elements.

Severe winter storms have destroyed and damaged thousands of tents. Entire displacement camps have flooded, tents have collapsed, and families have been left wet, freezing and without adequate protection from cold and rain.

Large parts of Gaza’s built environment remain destroyed or severely damaged, and ongoing access restrictions and shortages of building materials make reconstruction extremely difficult. Temporary tents and shelters are worn out and often fail under weather stress.

Yes. Exposure to cold, damp conditions in inadequate tents is driving rises in illness and death, especially among children and older people. Recent reports confirm multiple fatalities from hypothermia this winter among infants and children living in tent camps.

Preparing to support displaced families in Gaza

Better Shelter will deliver shelters to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support safer living conditions for internally displaced people across the Gaza Strip.