Better Shelter partners with EU and MSB to respond to the emergency in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has caused the most significant refugee crisis in Europe since World…
Norman Foster Foundation Shelters Workshop
From 6-10 June 2022, the inaugural Norman Foster Shelters Workshop will take place at the Fundación Francisco Giner de los…
WE MADE THE LIST! 2022 World Changing Ideas Award
New York, United States: On May 3, 2022, Fast Company announced the recipients of the 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.…
Sustainability Centre opens in Boa Vista, Brazil
Boa Vista, Brazil: On 5 April 2022, UNHCR Brazil inaugurated a new space for sustainability education and cultural integration in…
Screening of Esperanza means hope documentary
The digital premiere of Esperanza means hope followed by a panel discussion featuring Chris Baker (TOOF Founder/Executive Director), Emily Ballard…
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…
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…
Communication on progress: Better Shelter 2019-2020
Better Shelter joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2018, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Since joining the initiative in…
UK Shelter Forum
We presented Structure as an incremental approach at the 27th UK Shelter Forum. About the event
COLOMBIA: UNHCR donates Better Shelters to stifle the spread of COVID-19 in displaced communities
As COVID-19 continues to spread, refugees and other displaced groups become even more vulnerable. As a measure to ensure the…
Introducing Structure – a Better Shelter initiative.
Image: Vijeesh and Gopika in front of their Structure in Kerala, India, November 2020. © Sameer Raichur Happy New Year When looking back on last year, our thoughts are with those…
RHUs protect displaced Yemenis
The ongoing conflict in Yemen has, since its beginnings in 2015, forced over 3.6 million people to flee their homes.…