Rather than sending tents, however, Indian nonprofit SEEDS partnered with Sweden’s Better Shelter to distribute over 100 of its IKEA-inspired temporary houses.
Like IKEA furniture, Better Shelter’s homes come in flat packages that can be easily shipped and assembled in a matter of hours, without the need for tools or electricity.
Each unit comprises a modular frame and is completed using local materials, such as bamboo or timber, before being equipped with a lockable door and solar-powered lamp.
Sahiba Chawdhary/Better ShelterKarlsson began developing the concept for Better Shelter’s housing as a freelance designer in 2010, when a small aid project asked him to improve the design of its disaster relief tents.
Sahiba Chawdhary/Better ShelterScalable, adaptable and localIn 2021, Better Shelter introduced its latest modular design: Structure.
Persons:
CNN —, Gita Kumari Bhumik, ” Bhumik, Kumari Bhumik, Chawdhary Bhumik, It’s, ”, Johan Karlsson, “, Karlsson, you’re, we’ve, ” Karlsson, Sahiba, Geeta Bhumik, it’s
Organizations:
CNN, IKEA, IKEA Foundation, UN, decarbonization, UNHCR, for Economics & Peace, Better
Locations:
India’s, Assam, Indian, Assam's Kalain, Swedish, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Ecuador, Netherlands, Sydney