TIME MAGAZINE: Better Shelter is one of the best inventions of 2016
Every year, TIME selects the best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and perhaps, a little more exciting. This…
GREECE: “We consider this our house…now”
“When there are no loud sounds, no planes, no shooting, I can make my kids go to sleep…”, Amina, mother…
I’m alive
Exhibition: October 12th 2016 at the National Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm A smartphone is an invaluable tool for those…
World Refugee Day
Today, on World Refugee Day, we want to thank our supporters and also extend our thanks to our valued partners, the Ikea Foundation and UNHCR. One year…
Better Shelter in Iraq: Hamid family
Mohammed was born with arm and leg disabilities and doesn’t have a full-time job. He used to work as a…
Better Shelter @ Movies That Matter, Den Haag
The annual Movies that Matter Festival aims to open our eyes by offering a platform for poignant fiction films and documentaries…
Revisiting Lesvos
“It is safer for us women and children. This wall you cannot see through. However, when we change our clothes…
Temporary homes for 4 000 Iraqis
UNHCR has assembled 800 shelters across 5 camps in Iraq, improving the living conditions of 4 000 persons who have had to…
Newsletter December 2015
[Don’t miss out on any news – sign up here] There are 3.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in…
What Design Can Do in urban areas
We’re at What Design Can Do (WDCD), an international design conference that highlights design challenges and work by design professionals…
Better Shelter in Mytilini (Lesvos)
Better Shelter for refugees in Mytilini. We have delivered 520 shelters to Greece, and supported UNHCR during shelter assembly training…
Better Shelter celebrates the UN’s 70th anniversary
Better Shelter takes part in the UN “Open Day” at the Palais des Nation on Saturday the 24th, to mark…