look at what one phenomenal startup is doing to provide emergency shelter in disaster-stricken parts of the world:
(description borrowed from the organization)
The Uber Shelter Project aims to create emergency relief houses for victims of natural disaster and war. It is portable, recyclable, easy to assemble, and ready to set up on almost any terrain.
We are receiving national attention for our design work. Uber Shelter Project is an Unreasonable Institute Fellow and an Echoing Green Fellowship Semifinalist. Journalists from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and local Indiana news channels have covered our ventures as well. [Additionally, an article was published yesterday in the Chicago Tribune.]
The first Uber Shelter was designed by Rafael Smith as his senior thesis project at Purdue University. Since then, the shelter has evolved from an idea to reality. Josh Messmer and Brad Milius, two other Purdue grads, have joined Rafael's efforts. Together they are the team behind the Uber Shelter Project.
Over 38 million refugees and internally displaced people live in unsanitary, cramped places. Thousands more have lost their houses in natural disasters like those suffering in the recent earthquake in Haiti. However, the Uber Shelter Project can drastically improve the quality of housing for these people across the world.
We are receiving national attention for our design work. Uber Shelter Project is an Unreasonable Institute Fellow and an Echoing Green Fellowship Semifinalist. Journalists from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and local Indiana news channels have covered our ventures as well. [Additionally, an article was published yesterday in the Chicago Tribune.]
The first Uber Shelter was designed by Rafael Smith as his senior thesis project at Purdue University. Since then, the shelter has evolved from an idea to reality. Josh Messmer and Brad Milius, two other Purdue grads, have joined Rafael's efforts. Together they are the team behind the Uber Shelter Project.
Over 38 million refugees and internally displaced people live in unsanitary, cramped places. Thousands more have lost their houses in natural disasters like those suffering in the recent earthquake in Haiti. However, the Uber Shelter Project can drastically improve the quality of housing for these people across the world.
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The team behind Uber is currently in Haiti. They have just selected a site at which to install and evaluate one of their shelters, and have chosen a family to try it out. As the chosen family is not in a position to purchase the shelter, a trade has been established: they will document their experience in their new home on Uber's blog. Follow their amazing progress here.
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