Warehouses & Shelters

Plan 3.5 m² of covered space per person, a 2 m ceiling and tarpaulins rated for 4 years. What goes up first after an earthquake, and what SLS supplies.

Temporary housing after a disaster falls into six types, from host families to core shelters. SLS sets out each one, the 3.5 m² floor and how long each lasts.

6.7 million people need shelter aid in South Sudan in 2026 and 13% will be reached. SLS explains the temporary shelter market from a humanitarian buyer's side.

Plan 3.5 m² of covered space and 45 m² of site per person, then store 15–20 m² per 100 people. SLS sets out shelter coordination for displaced families.

Temporary emergency buildings fall into five types, from 18 m² family tents to 240 m² mobile storage units. SLS explains which suits which relief job.

FEFO issues stock by nearest expiry date, not arrival order, because pooled relief consignments carry different manufacture dates. How SLS runs FEFO in Juba.

Site a warehouse above the highest recorded flood line, with margin, not the driest plot. SLS on plinth height, drainage and access roads for South Sudan.

Cap stacks at 2.5 metres, run FEFO on every bin card, and count stock at least once a year: how SLS operates a humanitarian warehouse in Juba, South Sudan.

Airdrops in South Sudan cost up to 17 times more than road, says WFP. SLS breaks down the road, river and air cost stack and how prepositioning cuts it.

Standard relocatable warehouse halls are designed to about 90-112 km/h wind, and the snow rating is irrelevant in East Africa. SLS on what to demand in writing.

Choose solar direct-drive below 8 hours of daily mains power and an ILR above it. SLS compares WHO PQS holdover, freeze protection, siting and servicing.

Modular storage deploys in days where permanent builds take months. SLS compares speed, cost, siting and lifespan for warehousing in South Sudan.

A standard humanitarian MSU is 24x10x5 m: 240 m2 floor, ~840 m3 capacity, erected in days. Specs, capacity and when to deploy, from SLS in Juba.

Humanitarian cold storage for the DRC response: PQS-compliant fridges that hold +2 to +8C off-grid, plus the last-mile chain that keeps every vaccine viable.

How fast can you store 100 tonnes of relief stock? SLS deploys rapid-deploy warehouses in days, with design, delivery, last-mile and customs as one full chain.

In 2026, four large-scale humanitarian emergencies are active simultaneously across East and Central Africa — South Sudan, the DRC, Sudan, and Mozambique — all competing for the same supply chains, the same transport corridors, and the same pre-positioned stock. In this environment, the decision about what field storage infrastructure to deploy, and how to size it correctly, has moved from a secondary planning consideration to a mission-critical one. This guide walks through

In April 2026, OCHA confirmed what field teams in eastern DRC already knew: the humanitarian community is facing a critical funding gap and is being forced to strictly prioritise its response. With 14.9 million people requiring humanitarian assistance, an active M23 conflict zone, and the country's worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, the margin for supply chain inefficiency has disappeared entirely. For logistics and supply chain managers planning or scaling operations in the

Why Storage Infrastructure Defines Mission Success in South Sudan When organisations plan operations in South Sudan — whether humanitarian relief, commercial logistics, NGO field programmes, or government supply chains — they face one of the most unforgiving operating environments on the planet. Seasonal flooding across the Nile Basin, extreme heat, compromised road networks, unpredictable security conditions, and complex customs landscapes combine to make every logistical de

In disaster response, time and shelter define survival. Whether responding to earthquakes, floods, conflict displacement, or prolonged displacement crises, relief operations depend on shelter solutions that can be deployed quickly and endure extreme environmental conditions. At Specialized Logistics Solutions (SLS), we understand that efficient humanitarian logistics and optimized shelter deployment are essential to saving lives and restoring dignity in times of crisis. In th

In the current humanitarian landscape of 2026, the complexity of displacement in East Africa—particularly across the Sudan and South Sudan corridor—has reached an inflection point. With over 10 million people in South Sudan alone requiring assistance due to escalating conflict and climate-driven flooding, the demand for emergency shelter initiatives for displaced families has transitioned from a need for temporary "tents" to a requirement for resilient, rapid-deployment infra