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Refugee Housing Unit

Refugee Housing Unit

For families who must stay in refugee camps for years, there is an urgent need to provide them with safe and durable shelter.
A shelter that will last; that protects families from the elements and ill health; and that offers a dignified and safe way of living for those forced from home.

The Refugee Housing Unit (RHU) is a self-standing, sustainable and durable shelter, designed through a collaboration between UNHCR, the social enterprise Better Shelter and the IKEA Foundation. The RHUs have panels to make up bedrooms, a kitchen area, a lockable door and a LED lamp which provides more than six hours of light.

How you can help?

The best way you can help is to make a donation. Your financial contribution can provide dignified housing to families who have left everything behind.