Thank you
Looking back With 2022 coming to a close, we thank the many organisations we have collaborated with in the past year. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our partners and the front-line workers who continue to…
Märta Terne
Protracted crises: the long path towards peace
Right now, millions of people are living in crises that have been out of the spotlight for years. When people are out of the view of international media, donors, and other pivotal aid stakeholders, they suffer in the shadows and…
Better Shelter at the V&A Dundee – Plastic: Remaking our world
Few materials have shaped our world like plastics have in the last century. Plastic, in many ways, is essential, and yet excessive. As anthropogenic climate change becomes a priority in civil society organising, plastics is under scrutiny for its position…
Better Shelter at IKEA Foundation Week
The 2022 edition of the IKEA Foundation Week was held from October 24-28. The week-long event recognised the work resulted from the many partnerships the Foundation has formed with governments, NGOs, businesses, civil society and the individuals who aim to…
Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson speaks at the Seoul Design Award Conference
On October 25-26 2022, the 4th Seoul Design Award Conference was held in the capital of South Korea, connecting professionals and practitioners across the fields of design, architecture, urban planning, social science and more, to discuss the many ways design…
Walaa and her family find refuge in RHU
The war in Syria is settling into its second decade, already having displaced 13 million people who have fled the country, or are still within the Syrian border. There are nearly 7 million internally displaced people within Syria, with nearly…
Recovering from disaster in Assam, India
Because of its geographic location and topographical makeup, the Assam state in northeastern India is prone to some of the highest rainfall seasons in the world. With each passing year, the flooding and erosion issues affecting Assam become more intensified…
Exhibited RHU in Warsaw repurposed as workshop space for Ukrainian children
From August 4-7 2022, Better Shelter participated in the Architecture Festival hosted by the Warsaw Branch of the Association of Polish Architects, concluding the Plans for the Future | LAB in Warsaw, Poland. The theme of the festival centered around…
Agronomy, agriculture and the benefit of plants
The benefits of gardening are well documented. For those living in a permanent home and fortunate with an outdoor space to cultivate plants, gardening is an opportunity to exercise a productive hobby. More than just an aesthetic venture to beautify…
Reaching distant communities in India to close the COVID-19 vaccination gap
Health, shelter and community organisations brought together across India, resulting in over 12,000 people gaining access to the COVID-19 vaccine. In July 2022, India reached 2 billion vaccinated citizens, a milestone which came at a time when cases were again…