top of page
the worldwide shelter problem

Tel:       +44 (0) 7970106786  

Bolivia 2008 059.jpg

BOLIVIA 

haiti 047 (2).jpg

HAITI  

NEPAL ORIGINAL 126.jpg

NEPAL  

DSCN5017.jpg

Photos S.Halbert

BANGLADESH 

 thousands of relief tarpaulins are supplied to families displaced by disasters each year

no frames are provided to support these tarpaulins 

the result is poorly built shelters that provide little protection from the elements

Photos S.Halbert

today we are providing a solution
WhatsApp Image 2023-05-21 at 11.06.18 (2).jpg

Nepal 2023  Photo S.Halbert

the 

 Reciprocal frame Shelter Kit  (RSK)

 is empowering people to build their own strong, secure and dignified shelter

using a simple but well proven building method called 

the " reciprocal frame" roof 

   all RSK shelters use this
reciprocal frame roof 
Upgrades.jpg

only 2 different lengths of bamboo are needed for the roof and all parts are interchangeable

this  makes building the shelters very rapid and highly efficient

building
              the RSK shelter 

ROHINGYA REFUGEES BUILD THEIR FIRST RSK SHELTER BANGLADESH 

Video  S.Halbert

​
for disaster preparedness 
the emergency RSK has distinct advantages
DSCN4650.jpg

although the RSK is a new type of shelter it fits seamlessly into existing  traditional building methods

​

it provides many distinct advantages for the poorest and most vulnerable communities living at risk of natural and man made hazards

​

 VILLAGERS DEMONSTRATE TO RED CROSS HOW TO THATCH THE ROOF OF AN EMERGENCY RSK SHELTER IN MYANMAR DELTA

for disaster response
the emergency and standard RSK have distinct advantages
DSCN5042.jpg

FAMILY BUILDING THEIR FIRST RSK SHELTER BANGLADESH 

empowering displaced families in a disaster to build their own safer and more secure shelter

and improving the capacity of aid agencies to rapidly and efficiently deploy strong and highly versatile shelters that are all designed to achieve Sphere guidelines

​
health benefits
that are urgently needed today 
rohingya.jpg

RSK IMPROVED VENTILATION IN OVERCROWDED CAMP

reducing the incidence 

of respiratory diseases by enabling

 greatly improved ventilation

​

Modular RSK temporary hospital wards

 Modular RSK temporary isolation units

training
and education
002.JPG

our training courses have demonstrated the importance of education for the wider understanding and scaling up of this shelter

​

TRAINING INCLUDED BUILDING RSK MODELS IN NORTHERN SHAN 

technical support  
444.jpg

Specification and assembly diagrams for all 4 types of RSK shelter

 technical support is mainly from peer reviews by engineers and shelter experts

who have built RSK shelters in the field and whose contributions are invaluable

​
​
our partners
23.jpg
2 (2).jpg
55.JPG

NEPAL

​

MYANMAR

BANGLADESH

 

include local communities as well as national and international shelter organisations 

 

​

achieving our goals
z3.jpg

today our Nepal project has trained response teams with the capacity to deploy 200 RSK shelters in an emergency

RSK development goals 

2010  RSK prototype taken to IFRC Geneva

2011  First bamboo kit Medair South Sudan

2012  RSK research published Ireland

2013  First RSK bamboo workshop Nepal

2014  Wind tunnel tests RSK completed UK

2015  AidEx award RSK and grant Belgium

2016  Red Cross RSK training Myanmar

2017  UNHCR joint RSK course Myanmar

2018  MSF hospital staff training Bangladesh

2019  Bamboo RSK shelters RedR engineers UK

2020  CDA & UNICEF train 66 villages Myanmar

2021  After the Damages Int. award Italy

2022  Start RSK pilot training teams Nepal

2023  Teams take RSKs to rural Nepal

2024  First RSK shelters built for earthquake victims

​
bottom of page