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Innovation for Humanity: Better Shelter’s Solution for Displaced Communities

In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, host Kristi Porter welcomes Johan Karlsson, managing director at Better Shelter, to the show. Better Shelter is a company that provides durable and dignified shelters for displaced people, and Karlsson discusses his background in design and how it led him to work in humanitarian shelter projects.

Listen in as Karlsson emphasizes the importance of partnerships in achieving their mission, some of the challenges they face, the importance of innovation and adaptability in their work, and their future plans including improving their product, expanding their reach, and finding ways to finance their operations more proactively.

 

 

This episode is hosted by Kristi Porter.

 

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