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…
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Sheltering in camps: Kutupalong and Balukhali camps, Bangladesh
While the migration of Rohingya peoples has been steadily growing as early as the 1970’s because of historical persecution, it…
Ruba returns to school in Northwest Syria
Ruba, 10, lives in a temporary Better Shelter Relief Housing Unit (RHU) in Ariba Camp, Idlib, Northwest Syria. She also…
Esperanza means hope
In Camp Esperanza, a community in Austin, Texas, made up of persons experiencing homelessness, The Other Ones Foundation is taking…
CROATIA: children affected by earthquake play and learn in RHUs
Children are particularly vulnerable after an emergency. Addressing their mental health is crucial, especially in complex emergencies when, for example,…
مخيم عريبة – منظومة وطن ومكتب تنسيق الشؤون الإنسانيّة (أوتشا) بالتعاون مع بِتر شيلتر
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RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
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…
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…
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…
World Refugee Day 2021: A space to live, not just to survive
Everyday life shapes a big part of our identity and creates a sense of meaning. Our habits steer the direction…