Norman Foster Foundation scholars reflect: what does a safe and dignified shelter mean to you?
Now with over 100 million displaced people around the world, including nearly 13 million forced to flee their homes in…
refugees
Better Shelter partners with EU and MSB to respond to the emergency in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has caused the most significant refugee crisis in Europe since World…
RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
FAST COMPANY: These quick-build disaster shelters can later become permanent houses
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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…
AD: 50 refugios temporales para hospitales mexicanos
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ANBA: Exhibition evokes memories of home in Syria
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MEXICO: GRM treat patients in RHUs
In Matamoros in Mexico, on the banks of the Rio Grande river, lies a refugee camp with around 2500 asylum…
BRAZIL: 1476 shelters delivered to UNHCR
Yessenia Guarique, 32, and her husband left Venezuela because of the country’s increasing food shortage. Yessenia currently lives in Rondon…
BANGLADESH: 200 shelters delivered to UNHCR
UNHCR has together with its partner, the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC, distributed 200 Better Shelter units to the host community in…
SWEDEN: See you at Bokmässan!
Av världens 7,1 miljoner flyktingar i skolåldern saknar i dag 3,7 miljoner – mer än hälften – möjlighet att gå…
Info Migrants: Design for refugees: When does a shelter become a home?
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