The environment will benefit from the positive carbon footprint that this shelter delivers. It achieves this by using the same roof frame for both emergency and temporary shelters and thereby saving considerable timber resources that would otherwise be required to build transitional shelters. The shelter pilot will show how the RSK can save huge amounts of bamboo and thereby highlight its importance to maintaining this sustainable but often limited resource.
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Donor funding will go further due to the massive savings in valuable bamboo resources that the RSK can achieve and its ability to reduce transportation costs by one third.
Displaced families will be empowered to build their own shelters in emergency situations where there are minimal resources. They will be able to take full advantage of the health and safety benefits afforded by this method of shelter construction. Ultimately they will adapt the RSK's versatility for their specific needs and be able to "personalise" their own shelter for the first time in ways that have not previously been possible.
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Governments will be able to set up preparedness training in communities at risk and can introduce this simple concept through education in schools.
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Aid agencies will be able to benefit from the economic and logistical savings achieved by using the RSK method of shelter construction. The manpower resources they need will be reduced as displaced families will be able to build their own shelter frames at the point of tarpaulin delivery.
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