Lifeboat tent for millions of homeless people around the world

For millions of homeless people in the world, finding shelter is a challenge. Severe weather in some places can even be fatal for people who are not fully protected.

Faced with such a difficult problem, BillionBricks, a small nonprofit organization in Singapore, launched the tent with the aim of helping homeless people have the best accommodation possible.

It costs about 100 USD, each tent WinterHyde has a structure consisting of 3 layers of water-resistant layers erected under a frame assembled from conventional PVC pipe. "The idea is that people will find or buy cheap plumbing, tent cloths and other parts that can be transported to them more easily. " Prasoon Kumar, founder and CEO of BillionBricks, said.

The WinterHyde tent has a structure consisting of a fabric layer consisting of 3 waterproof layers.

Kumar shared Mashable that he sketched the first design of the tent in 2014. The most recent version of the tent is the eighth version, which includes other parts such as ventilation windows. The team also decided to make the fabric flipped upside-down in winter, which helps keep warm and summer it can reflect heat from the Sun.

BillionBricks has just finished a six-month trip in New Delhi, in which 12 families have lost their homes and have been provided tents for shelter. They offered the company, such as building a glow feature - a feature that would probably appear in the next upgrade, according to Kumar.

The tent was launched with the aim of helping homeless people have the best accommodation possible.

Some families also requested larger tents. The tent was designed to fit two adults and three children, but Kumar found there were tents that could accommodate the whole family of seven people.

"My original purpose when building the tent was just an emergency shelter for the winter, but I saw a couple moving a bed inside. They said it was the first house. The fairy they have for years, " he said.

The company's next test project is sending 1,000 WinterHyde tents of South Asian countries later this year.

BillionBricks is working with nonprofits and other governments to bring more products to the homeless. The company also plans for these organizations to finance tents, but at the same time they are also developing a financial plan to help homeless people pay for the use of tents over time.

The company's next test project is sending 1,000 WinterHyde tents of South Asian countries later this year. But BillionBricks faces bigger barriers than simply approaching homeless people, Kumar said."I have to face with many organizations asking for tents, although not very urgent," he said.