What Makes a Home
The photo project What Makes a Home shifts the focus from adversity and trauma to brief, intimate moments of joy, resilience,…
World Humanitarian Day 2024
As of 2024, about 300 million people worldwide need help and protection due to wars, climate disasters, and conflicts. Every…
World Refugee Day 2024
More people than ever – over 117 million people worldwide – are forcibly displaced due to conflict and disasters. Every…
Statement of Continued Support to the UN Global Compact
Hej! In 2023, the need for temporary homes due to humanitarian emergencies was greater than ever. The year was characterised…
Product development focus areas
We are developing a new shelter portfolio, which prioritises environmental sustainability in the following areas: Longer lifespan We can reduce…
Continuous product improvements
We developed an improved version of the current shelter in 2023, which will be available in 2024. The new version…
Analysing our shelter from cradle-to-gate
A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) calculates the environmental impact of products or services throughout their lifecycle. In our case, the…
“The people arriving here have nothing. No water. No food. No protection.”
“I have worked in some of the world’s most severe humanitarian disasters in the last 30 years, but I have…
I only brought some photo albums with beautiful memories.
One year after the earthquake in Türkiye-Syria, people remain displaced. While humanitarian organisations, civil organisations, corporate and governmental donors joined…
This was not the first time I lost my home and memories
“It felt like I was in a boat in the ocean with my family, and we were sinking. I didn’t…
“We learned basic masonry and building techniques with SEEDS’ support.”
In a tranquil, shaded meadow, the sun’s gentle rays filter through the lush forest of palm trees, betel nut trees,…
Türkiye-Syria earthquake one year after
Uncle Ömer Uncle Ömer is from the Boğaziçi neighbourhood in Islahiye, Türkiye. He lives in a Better Shelter unit provided…