مخيم عريبة – منظومة وطن ومكتب تنسيق الشؤون الإنسانيّة (أوتشا) بالتعاون مع بِتر شيلتر
بناء مخيم للنازحين من قبل منظومة وطن وم…
Marcela Neves
RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas of use. Most of our shelters serve as temporary family shelters to house communities displaced by conflict, disasters and other factors…
Laç/Albania: RHUs used in support of a family displaced by a natural disaster.
In late July 2021, we received photos of a group of Albanian Red Cross volunteers assembling a Relief Housing Unit (RHU) in Laç, Albania for a family that had their house destroyed by an earthquake in the region. According to…
Report release: Preliminary assessment of the pilot Structure approach to humanitarian sheltering
Better Shelter, in partnership with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Sustainable Environmental and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), is proud to present the official release of the “Preliminary Assessment of…
Reliefweb: Preliminary Assessment of the Pilot Structure Approach to Humanitarian Sheltering
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RWANDA/DRC: UNHCR response to the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo
On the 22nd of May, Mount Nyiragongo in the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) erupted, prompting vast amounts of people to flee the city and surrounding areas. On the following day, it was estimated that more than…
Communication on progress: Better Shelter 2019-2020
Did you know Better Shelter joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2018? The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Since joining the initiative in 2018, we have become increasingly aware of the policies and mechanisms that…
Wallpaper*: Better Shelter creates sustainable housing for refugees displaced by the climate crisis
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KUT 90.5: As camp gets demolished, new shelters are built for Austinites experiencing homelessness
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Mitt i Stockholm: Husen från söderort gör nytta ute i världen
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COOL HUNTING: Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson on their emergency housing innovation, Structure
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FAST COMPANY: These quick-build disaster shelters can later become permanent houses
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