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,…
RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
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…
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…
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…
THE NETHERLANDS: Mrs. Lousberg, 93, celebrates her birthday in safety with loved ones
Mrs. Lousberg celebrated her 93rd birthday together with friends and family after months of isolation. The company SABIC has made…
376 shelters to UNOPS in Senegal
As part of the Saint-Louis Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (SERRP) financed by the World Bank, the UN Office for…
GRM treats patients in RHUs
In Matamoros in Mexico, on the banks of the Rio Grande river, lies a refugee camp with around 2500 asylum…
Happy New Year from the Better Shelter team!
We wish all our partners and supporters a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year! Highlights from the year:…
1476 shelters to house Venezuelans in Brazil
Yessenia Guarique, 32, and her husband left Venezuela because of the increasing food shortage. Yessenia lives in Rondon III camp…