Five years of Operation Welcome reaches milestone
Operation Welcome (Operação Acolhida) reached its fifth year in 2023, recognising its milestone of reaching over 100,000 Venezuelans. In 2018,…
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The Red Cross and Red Crescent saving lives #fromtheheart
Did you know that the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC and IFRC), also known…
Shelter and preserving food traditions
Food is one of the most basic necessities of life. However, as high as 80% of the world’s displaced population…
Johan Mast joins Better Shelter as Acting Managing Director
We are pleased to introduce Better Shelter’s Acting Managing Director, Johan Mast, who joined Better Shelter on March 27, 2023.…
Keeping faith after disaster in India
Diversity should come as no surprise as the foundation of a country that is the size of over 3 million…
Unlocking a future of potential through education
Education is a pivotal component in any child’s life. In Syria, where one-third of children are out of school, education…
The women of Assam rebuilding their homes and lives
In the summer of 2022, a harsh torrential rain season and devastating floods ultimately destroyed thousands of homes in rural…
Surviving in northwest Syria after the earthquake
Hundreds of families in northwestern Syria are still homeless after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and…
Winterised shelters in Ukraine, still in war one year later
One year has passed since the war in Ukraine started. More than 8,000 civilians have died and many more have…
IKEA Foundation and Better Shelter partner to bring relief in Türkiye and Syria
The IKEA Foundation commits €10 million to emergency relief efforts in Türkiye and Syria. The grant funds 5,000 RHUs to…
Better Shelter revisits: Rebuilding communities in Croatia
In 2020, a series of earthquakes hit Croatia, with a 6.4 magnitude earthquake devastating the historic central Croatian town of…
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