Walaa and her family find refuge in RHU
The war in Syria is settling into its second decade, already having displaced 13 million people who have fled the…
Exhibited RHU in Warsaw repurposed as workshop space for Ukrainian children
From August 4-7 2022, Better Shelter participated in the Architecture Festival hosted by the Warsaw Branch of the Association of…
Celebrating Humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day 2022
A humanitarian is not a single profession, rather a diverse fabric of people with unique skills and perspectives, coming together…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
200 shelters to UNHCR in Bangladesh
UNHCR has together with its partner, the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC, distributed 200 Better Shelter units to the host community in…
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SWEDISH Av världens 7,1 miljoner flyktingar i skolåldern saknar i dag 3,7 miljoner – mer än hälften – möjlighet att…
113 shelters to HEKS/EPER in Iraq
Eight million Iraqis have been left displaced, and much of the country has been destroyed (primarily concentrated in the urban…