"A well-designed solicitation leads to well-designed buildings, yet in the aftermath of disaster there is often pressure to make hasty decisions."

NYC Emergency Management
"Conflict, violence and persecution continue to cause large-scale displacement in many parts of the world. Providing international protection includes a range of concrete activities such as providing adequate shelter and settlement with the goal of increasing respect for, and ensuring the rights of UNHCR’s persons of concern."

UNHCR
"Using the analogy of a fruit tree, we often obsess over the end product’s shape, color, and cost— always seeking the 'next best thing'—but pay little attention to the preparation of the soil and the irrigation and growth of the plant that bears the fruit. To reap the best harvest, we must create a productive and supportive environment that nurtures the growth of promising new ideas even before the seeds are planted."

Charly Ligety
"We need real care, not awareness. When one sees one's friends and families suffering each day. one is aware of the problem. We don't need pop stars giving concerts, we need doctors giving treatment."

Resident of Kliptown, South Africa

"A well-designed solicitation leads to well-designed buildings, yet in the aftermath of disaster there is often pressure to make hasty decisions."

"We need real care, not awareness. When one sees one's friends and families suffering each day. one is aware of the problem. We don't need pop stars giving concerts, we need doctors giving treatment."