A shelter that feels like home—even in a crisis
A shelter is more than just a roof. It’s safety, dignity, and a step toward rebuilding life, until a permanent…
Innovation for resilience: Repurposing shelter materials
To make humanitarian operations more sustainable, all actors must use resources smarter: use less and waste less. At Better Shelter,…
World Refugee Day 2024
More people than ever – over 117 million people worldwide – are forcibly displaced due to conflict and disasters. Every…
“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…
The number of internally displaced people hits a record high
The Global Report on Internal Displacement 2023 (GRID 2023) announced that the worldwide total of internally displaced people has reached a…
الدين في سوريا
تصوَّر لو كنت تعيش في مكانٍ وزمانٍ تُجبَر فيهما على الفرار من ديارك. لقد فقدت بيتك ومقتنياتك، وربما بعض أحبَّتك…
Sheltering faith in Syria
Imagine living in a time and place where you are forced to flee your home. You’ve lost your home, belongings,…
Refugee art to raise awareness
Art has long been a medium to demonstrate both support and resistance for the most pressing issues in the world.…
Holidays away from home
Years of deepening crises in Venezuela have forced more than 6 million people from their homes, displacing the majority to…
Thank you
Looking back With 2022 coming to a close, we thank the many organisations we have collaborated with in the past…
Protracted crises: the long path towards peace
Right now, millions of people are living in crises that have been out of the spotlight for years. When people…
Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson speaks at the Seoul Design Award Conference
On October 25-26 2022, the 4th Seoul Design Award Conference was held in the capital of South Korea, connecting professionals…