Aid agencies can now respond to large scale disasters with a strong, cost effective, highly versatile and sustainable shelter kit.
Communities living at risk can now actively prepare for a disaster by building their own affordable bamboo frame shelter kits.
The Reciprocal frame Shelter Kit (RSK) is a double international award winner
Latest from RSK Shelter Response Team Bidur Nepal
The Nepal RSK Shelter Response Team, in partnership with Round Table Nepal, collaborated with the local government, APF, and local volunteers to construct a Double RSK Shelter for community members waiting in the sun and rain to cross the river by cableway cage.
Using locally available bamboo the team start the double RSK shelter frame with local volunteers.
Working to attach the tarpaulins with all available help
Using strips of split bamboo for tarpaulin attachment to bamboo frame
Team can manage to adapt and use almost any size of bamboo for RSK shelters
The RSK response team and social worker Barun Mittal
Our thanks to Nepal Round Table for their support
RSK shelter team respond to the Ilam floods 2025
Response team build double RSK shelters for families displaced by Ilam floods Nepal 2025
Inside double RSK. Note the open ventilation flaps at eaves level in the heat. Mats are hung from the strong overhead reciprocal roof frame ( it could have been fabric partitions if required). Ilam floods 2025