The WASH, Shelter & Infrastructure sector is one of DRC’s four core sectors of intervention. DRC delivers shelter and settlement solutions and provides basic services in both emergencies and situations of protracted displacement.
Whether people have sought protection and refuge in formal refugee camps or informal settlements, we provide temporary shelter, help repair damaged dwellings and infrastructure, and reconstruct permanent homes.
These initiatives enable vulnerable displaced populations to live in dignity and security.
To support immediate needs, strengthen local market dynamics, and build the resilience of people affected by conflict and displacement, DRC also offers cash grants and distributes Non-Food Items (NFIs), such as hygiene kits, emergency bedding, cooking utensils, and other critical supplies.
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Ukraine: Shelter programme helps families rebuild their homes damaged by flooding or shelling
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Solar Streams: Transforming Water Access in Khirbit Ghazaleh Using Renewable Energy
Rebuilding Hope for Bahaa's Family in Syria
Ukraine: Improving heating system stability in Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine: “All we wanted was for the rain to stop dripping onto our heads” — repairing homes in Sumy Oblast
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From the darkness of isolation to the light of hope!
When sanitation becomes a matter of dignity
Ukraine: Rebuilding Mykolaiv's water supply
Ukraine: Rebuilding education — the revival of Snihurivka Lyceum in Mykolaiv Oblast
A checkdam’s ripple effect on stability
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Ukraine: Rooted in resilience — Partnering with civil society in frontline Kherson
Ukraine: Reclaiming home — Supporting accessibility in Sloviansk
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Ukraine: Picking up the pieces — restoring homes, restoring hope
From a palm stem hut to the shelter of hope
Restoring dignity: 110 Families in Gwoza and Banki, Nigeria receive safe and durable shelters
Ukraine: Nowhere to go — internally displaced persons struggle with limited access to housing
Ukraine: Renovated Community Centre in Voznesensk offers free skills training for vulnerable groups
Security crisis: Danish Refugee Council responds to humanitarian emergency in Seytenga
Ukraine: Tackling humanitarian crisis in South
Ukraine: "When the blast wave broke the windows, I could feel my heart moving"
Ukraine: Kindergarten reopens in Mykolaiv — safe haven for 200 children
Climate change, water shortages, and the vital role of extending essential services
Poland Open Place Krakow: Aid and activities for refugees and migrants
Poland: How offices in Warsaw are turned into shelter for vulnerable refugees from Ukraine
Solar Power Solves Water Access Problem in Yemen
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Ukraine Reconstruction: DRC helps with emergency repair of homes
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Romania – a safe haven and transit point for Ukrainian refugees
Bringing water to communities in Yemen
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Hope amidst conflict for Ethiopian Refugees in Um Rakuba Camp, Sudan
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Ukraine: From silence to science — DRC renovated a whole floor of the lyceum in Mykolaiv
