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Whenever there is an emergency where organisations and governments rush to respond there often follows a string of complaints about how the aid was delivered. This article will focus on the...
This document by USAID is a two page article about the role of hosting support related to humanitarian shelter needs. Humanitarian community actors have increasingly recognized in recent years the...
This paper highlights the immediate concerns for the humanitarian shelter and settlement sector. This paper discusses the need for a comprehensive shelter strategy, either at a national or local...
A one day workshop was held in Barisal Bangladesh on 7th February 2008. The workshop was funded by IFRC with support from the shelter working group in Barisal. The workshop was attended by over 90...
PASSA is a participatory method of awareness-raising around safe shelters. Its purpose is to provide communities with tools for improving their living environments, offering a step-by-step method...
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of humanitarian responses where cash has been used to help facilitate shelter & housing reconstruction. To encourage a broader...
The International Federation of the Red Cross's (IFRC) Transitional Shelter Programme (TSP) began in August 2005 in response to the need for temporary shelter among an estimated 67, 000...
This booklet is a companion to "How to build a safer shelter" designed for village carpenters.
This carefully illustrated guide to how to build a safe shelter addresses cyclone-resistant construction. Full-color, labelled illustrations demonstrate the primary parts of a safer shelter. The...
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9. 0 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of massive tsunamis that devastated communities in 10 countries surrounding the Indian...