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JesseH | 04.07.2019

Flood and Wind Resilient Construction

4 answers

527 views

Lama Gharaibeh | 18.10.2018

Energy Efficiency in shelters

1 answer

330 views

Abir | 23.04.2018

Disability & Disaster Recovery, any good practice?

2 answers

181 views

Lizzie Babister | 05.12.2017

We are supporting a community in a warehouse after a hurricane to return to their homes in the same urban district. How can we ensure our support is equitable, for groups who own their homes and groups who are illegally settled?

Shelter

1 answer

137 views

Amy Jennings | 14.02.2018

What is an alternative to septic tanks for wastewater management in camps?

1 answer

170 views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

Following an earthquake many families cannot rebuild in the urban areas until their houses are demolished. What is the safest way to do this?

1 answer

298 views

Andy stephens | 27.11.2017

Bottle brick housing in Tanzania

2 answers

122 views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

We are a small NGO working with a village community when the earthquake struck. We want to distribute plastic sheet but we need advice on how best to procure it.

Shelter

1 answer

154 views

Stephen Njoroge | 31.10.2017

Solid Waste Management in refugee settlement

1 answer

340 views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

Our contractor will soon be completing houses for families who lost their homes following a cyclone. The families own the land but the houses are completely new. What is the best process for handing over the houses to the families?

Shelter

1 answer

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Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

We will soon be moving from our emergency shelter programme to repair and reconstruction of family homes. How can we identify the specialist staff we will need to design and monitor the programme?

Shelter

1 answer

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Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

We are supporting family housing reconstruction using conditional cash transfers. Families can also contribute labour and materials. Unfortunately there are some members of the community who are too vulnerable to manage this process. What can we do?

Shelter

1 answer

147 views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

Having constructed a demonstration house for the community, we think the timber is being eaten by termites. How can we prevent this happening when families build their own shelters?

Shelter

4 answers

253 views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

We are conducting a rapid needs assessment to inform the repair and reconstruction of family homes, but we are finding it hard to find any female family members, let alone speak with them. How can we make sure their voices are heard?

Shelter

1 answer

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Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

The tents in the camp we are managing are leaking. It is cold and it is raining. The tents are single skin canvas family tents and we have tried waterproofing them using a layer of plastic sheeting, but they are still very wet inside. What can we do?

Shelter

3 answers

1k views

Lizzie Babister | 22.02.2018

We do not have enough land to meet the Sphere indicator of 3.5m2 per person. The sites we have for displaced families are small and scattered in an urban area. How can we find an adequate shelter solution?

Shelter

1 answer

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Lizzie Babister | 24.04.2019

We are experiencing poor quality bricklaying, despite procuring good quality bricks. The walls are not yet a metre high, but they are not straight and the brick courses appear to be sagging in places. What can we do to make sure this does not continue?

3 answers

1k views

Key Aid Consulting | 22.02.2018

What tool should I use for market assessment and analysis?

1 answer

925 views

georgefenton | 22.02.2018

Cash and Markets – the role of logistics

1 answer

93 views

Asha Chadeesingh | 07.11.2016

Environmental impact of pumping water out of the ground

1 answer

376 views