TYTHEdesign is working on a one-page, illustrated, ikea-esque guide to the construction of emergency shelters with sticks, string, stones and tarps.
According to Tythe, because disaster response is, by its very nature, disorganized, delayed, hurried and inadequate, victims will be required to construct their own shelters from limited materials, most often plastic sheeting or tarpaulins donated in large supply by AID organizations.
Despite the large knolwedge-base concerning appropriate, safe, and secure construction of tarpaulin-based emergency structures, TYTHEdesign noticed that instructional materials are missing from the aid process. In response, they created a single-page guide illustrating the basics, to be distributed among displaced populations with shelter materials.
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