The women of Assam rebuilding their homes and lives
In the summer of 2022, a harsh torrential rain season and devastating floods ultimately destroyed thousands of homes in rural…
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Recovering from disaster in Assam, India
Because of its geographic location and topographical makeup, the Assam state in northeastern India is prone to some of the…
Reaching distant communities in India to close the COVID-19 vaccination gap
Health, shelter and community organisations brought together across India, resulting in over 12,000 people gaining access to the COVID-19 vaccine.…
WE MADE THE LIST! 2022 World Changing Ideas Award
New York, United States: On May 3, 2022, Fast Company announced the recipients of the 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.…
The BMJ: Refugee housing in India reaches healthcare crisis point
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Global Design News: Better Shelter delivers a newly designed $365 sustainable solution called ‘Structure’ as a humanitarian effort to house communities displaced by natural or political crisis
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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…
Reliefweb: Preliminary Assessment of the Pilot Structure Approach to Humanitarian Sheltering
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Communication on progress: Better Shelter 2019-2020
Did you know Better Shelter joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2018? The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest…
Wallpaper*: Better Shelter creates sustainable housing for refugees displaced by the climate crisis
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UK Shelter Forum
We presented Structure as an incremental approach at the 27th UK Shelter Forum. About the event
COOL HUNTING: Better Shelter’s Johan Karlsson on their emergency housing innovation, Structure
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