Better Shelter on BBC World Service: People Fixing the World
Getting refugees out of tents: can we provide better shelters than tents for displaced people? On a day of record-setting…
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Home is destroyed, but family bond standing strong
Nalyvaikivka is a village in the Buchanskyi district within the Kyiv Oblast, where Yurii (60) built his family home, brick-by-brick,…
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…
Sustainability Centre opens in Boa Vista, Brazil
Boa Vista, Brazil: On 5 April 2022, UNHCR Brazil inaugurated a new space for sustainability education and cultural integration in…
Sheltering in camps: Kutupalong and Balukhali camps, Bangladesh
While the migration of Rohingya peoples has been steadily growing as early as the 1970’s because of historical persecution, it…
Recycling
While our shelters are designed to withstand a range of climate conditions and to last throughout the duration of their…
Reuse and repurposing
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) and the RHU Structure can be disassembled after a period of use and reassembled in…
Esperanza means hope
In Camp Esperanza, a community in Austin, Texas, made up of persons experiencing homelessness, The Other Ones Foundation is taking…
Modularity
We support our partners with shelter options that are suitable. The modular design of the Relief Housing Unit (RHU) and…
Structural integrity
Resulting from extensive testing, the load bearing frame element of the RHU and the RHU Structure shelters have been demonstrated…
Thermal comfort
Thermal comfort is achieved when a satisfied state of being is expressed between a person’s body, their mind, their shelter…
Queer eye: Gimme Shelter
Chris Baker, a hardworking humanitarian with big dreams and a selfless heart, steps up his style to raise money for…