Aid agencies can now respond to large scale disasters with strong, cost effective, highly versatile and sustainable shelter kits.
Communities living at risk can now actively prepare for a disaster by using local materials to build their own affordable, secure bamboo frame shelter kits.
The Reciprocal frame Shelter Kit (RSK) is a double international award winner
LATEST : SEPT 2026. The RSK Shelter Emergency Response Team deploy to Bidur Nepal
Our team have partnered with the Round Table Nepal to build double RSK shelters for families displaced by the recent landslide disaster
The Nepal RSK response team collaborate with the local government, APF and local volunteers to build double RSK shelter
The new Uban RSK
designed for large scale disasters especially earthquakes
The first bamboo shelter kit that is capable of "freestanding" on smooth concrete. Nepal
RSK roof panel can be swung up and onto wall or masonry
Nepal 2025
RSK shelter response team
deploy to Ilam floods 2025
Response team build double RSK shelters for families displaced by Ilam floods Nepal 2025
Inside double RSK. The reciprocal roof frame can support fabric partitions if required . Ilam 2025
UNICEF partner Nepal RSK team
to provide RSK shelters for Mahottari fire 2004
UNICEF use a double RSK shelter for their child friendly centre (CFC)
Completing a Standard RSK for UNICEF to use for women with babies
RSK team respond to Jajarkot earthquake
providing standard and double RSK shelters 2023
The team Instructing the community how to build RSK shelters Nalgad 2023
Community built 45 Standard RSKs to provide shelter over 3 months of winter for 194 people. Nalgad 2023
Development of the RSK shelter kits
2011 South Sudan. Medair
2017 Myanmar. Joint RSK and
2023 Nepal. First team deployment
2012 Ireland. RSK
2018 Bangladesh. Hospital camp
2024 Nepal. Deployment after fire
2013 Nepal. Oxfam
2019 UK. RSK training modules
2025 Nepal. Deployment flash floods
2014 UK. UWE University
2020 Myanmar. UNICEF take RSK
2026 Nepal. First "Urban" RSK
2021 Italy. After the Damages
2015 Belgium. RSK wins
2026 Nepal. Landslide disaster
2016 Myanmar. Red Cross
2022 Nepal. Start RSK training