Buro Happold enters partnership with CARE International UK

The partnership will strengthen CARE’s shelter capacity, providing safe homes to those who are most vulnerable to disasters.

As well as providing financial support, Buro Happold will share its expertise to strengthen the charity’s emergency response, with the aim of building an ongoing partnership.

In a statement, Oliver Plunkett, Buro Happold CEO, saids: "When disaster strikes, providing somewhere safe to live is a crucial part of the humanitarian response. Our teams are always looking for ways to use our skills and resource to help those who need it most, and we’re honoured to support CARE International’s incredible work, aiding those who are most affected by climate injustice.
“Our expertise tackling the most complex engineering and sustainability challenges across the world means we’re well placed to support the charity’s wide-scale emergency shelter work. We look forward to fostering a lasting partnership with CARE, making a meaningful contribution to climate resilience in the poorest areas.”

Operating in over 100 countries, CARE works with communities and partners to provide emergency shelter in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, supporting communities to rebuild or repair safer and more resilient homes.

Helen McEachern, CARE International UK CEO, said: “CARE International UK is extremely proud that our emergency response experts provide emergency shelter, water, sanitation, food, and sexual and reproductive health support to those in need in times of crisis. We use approaches that protect people’s dignity, and build resilience and social cohesion in communities before, during and after an emergency.

“This partnership will ensure that critical emergency response is delivered where it’s needed the most; to vulnerable groups like women and girls who are disproportionately affected by disaster.”

This partnership brings Buro Happold’s charitable giving to over £650,000. The firm already shares its engineering capabilities with community projects across the world, as part of its Share Our Skills scheme, and its ongoing relationship with Bridges to Prosperity has built multiple new footbridges in some of the most isolated communities around the world.