Emergency Shelter Option for Nepal

Emergency shelters like this could be built with stone walls wrapped in strong plastic mesh.
Emergency shelters like this could be built with stone walls wrapped in strong plastic mesh.

The photo shows the earthbag shelter design in our proposal to the UN. Earthbags are highly recommended since they’re tried and proven. However, in disaster areas bags and training may not be available, so it’s always good to have options. The emergency shelter idea explained here maximizes use of existing material and skills in Nepal in order to build shelter as quickly as possible.

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