As COVID-19 continues to spread, refugees and other displaced groups become even more vulnerable. As a measure to ensure the safety of displaced groups in Colombia, UNHCR has donated Better Shelters to local public health services. In late October 2020,…
In an effort to restore communities in the aftermath of the devastating 2019 Albanian earthquake, the Albanian Red Cross constructs 52 Better Shelters for families to live in while permanent housing is restored. On 26 November 2019, Northwestern Albania was…
The conflict in Syria continues to ravage the country and the needs of the population remain high. Humanitarian organisation ATAA Relief sought to set up a camp for displaced persons with the possibility to offer them a decent life, and…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extending its partnership with the Swedish social enterprise Better Shelter until 2021, to provide temporary housing units in support of people forced to flee. Since 2015, UNHCR and Better Shelter have delivered over 50,000…
Better Shelter for refugees in Mytilini. We have delivered 520 shelters to Greece, and supported UNHCR during shelter assembly training i September. More than 3000 persons arrive to the Greek island of Mytilini (Lesvos) daily, while the winter is closing…
What does daily life in a refugee camp look like through the eyes of a child? The award-winning photo exhibition “From the youth: the forgotten voices and faces of the conflict in Syria” features works by 20 Syrian children who…
Better Shelter takes part in the UN “Open Day” at the Palais des Nation on Saturday the 24th, to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations! As more people than ever recorded are forced to flee from wars, conflict…
Will you #ReshapeAid at the Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit in Geneva? During 3 days, Global Consultation participants will review and discuss proposals regarding #dignity, #safety, #resilience and #partnerships. The initiatives discussed these days will form the foundation…
Better Shelter’s Head of Service, John Tzanos, recently returned from Mytilini, Greece where refugees from Syria rest in the Karatepe transit camp after harrowing journeys across the Mediterranean. Join John’s talk at Falkenbergs museum tonight and learn about the work…
UNHCR has assembled 90 Better Shelter units in Camp Al Jameea/ Burhan Al din Mosque in the Baghdad region, Iraq. These shelters house 450 internally displaced persons, of which many have been able to bring personal items and make the…