Strong winds and heavy rain have hit Gaza City, damaging shelters and collapsing tents. Photo: Abood Abo Salama / SIPA / 2601141041

Providing shelter in Gaza

Years of conflict have destroyed homes across Gaza, forcing repeated displacement. Many families now live in tents, damaged buildings or makeshift shelters with little protection from the elements.

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Join Better Shelter and our humanitarian partners to support people in Gaza. Contact our team today.
Glenn
Glenn Jusnes

Head of Partnerships and Fundraising
+46 76 495 05 07
glenn.jusnes@bettershelter.org

Manuela
Manuela Kurkaa

Partnerships Manager (Middle East, North Africa, Asia & the Pacific)

Andreas Drufva Scaled
Andreas Drufva

Fundraising Manager
+46768955711
andreas.drufva@bettershelter.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Gaza are still living in makeshift tents and damaged structures after their homes were destroyed, with many shelters failing under winter storms, flooding, wind and cold. Tents have been blown away, flooded or rendered unusable, leaving families exposed to the elements.

Severe winter storms have destroyed and damaged thousands of tents. Entire displacement camps have flooded, tents have collapsed, and families have been left wet, freezing and without adequate protection from cold and rain.

Large parts of Gaza’s built environment remain destroyed or severely damaged, and ongoing access restrictions and shortages of building materials make reconstruction extremely difficult. Temporary tents and shelters are worn out and often fail under weather stress.

Yes. Exposure to cold, damp conditions in inadequate tents is driving rises in illness and death, especially among children and older people. Recent reports confirm multiple fatalities from hypothermia this winter among infants and children living in tent camps.

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