The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has rolled up its sleeves to help Syrian refugees around the world through its "smarter shelters." The company's humanitarian arm, the IKEA Foundation, has started to send 2,500 smart shelters to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) each month. The smart shelters were designed by Johan Karlsson, the head of Business Development at IKEA's Better Shelter project. Costing about 1,000 euros, the shelters are distributed to refugee camps in different countries. As stated on the project website, temporary shelters are designed with special attention to transport volume, weight, price, safety as well as health and comfort. "It can be assembled on site without additional tools and equipment, and is fitted with a solar panel and lamp to provide light during the dark hours. The expected lifespan of the shelter is three years," the website says. Better Shelter was started by the Housing for All Foundation, a non-profit foundation established by the IKEA Foundation. Each measuring 18 square meters, the shelters were previously tried out in refugee camps in Iraq and Ethiopia. Since this summer, the shelters have been sent to the refugee camps in the Middle East and North Africa.
Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey,
it’s region and the world.
You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Please
click
to read our informative text prepared pursuant to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 and to get information about the
cookies
used on our website in accordance with the relevant legislation.
6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu uyarınca hazırlanmış aydınlatma metnimizi okumak ve sitemizde ilgili mevzuata uygun olarak kullanılan
çerezlerle
ilgili bilgi almak için lütfen
tıklayınız.