Children are particularly vulnerable after an emergency. Addressing their mental health is crucial, especially in complex emergencies when, for example, a disaster coincides with a pandemic. Losing one’s home can be a traumatic experience and many children have been living…
بناء مخيم للنازحين من قبل منظومة وطن ومكتب تنسيق الشؤون الإنسانيّة في شمال غرب سوريا (أوتشا) – مساكن مؤقتة أكثر متانة وتوفر حداً أعلى من الحماية والأمان لساكنيها من مؤسسة بِتر شيلتر (ملجأ أفضل). خلال عام 2021، وبالشراكة مع مكتب…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Better Shelter joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2018, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Since joining the initiative in 2018, we have become increasingly aware of the policies and mechanisms already in place. This work has also helped us…
Everyday life shapes a big part of our identity and creates a sense of meaning. Our habits steer the direction of the days without unpredictable or dramatic events – you drink coffee in the morning while listening to the radio;…
Design 1900 – Now showcases 250 objects from the V&A’s collections of 20th- and 21st-century art and design displayed across two galleries.
Together with partners, UNHCR, the city’s firefighters and youth volunteers have built three super-sized Better Shelters (each made up of four standard Better Shelters) to increase the size and capacity of a municipal community diner in Ibarra, Ecuador. Now, the…