1. Uncommon Solutions for Common Problems The My Shelter Foundation is a non-stock non-profit organization that aims to create a system of sustainability and replicability through its capability-building and employment generating projects. My Shelter empowers its beneficiaries and uses their energies as the greatest force for their upliftment.

2. One of the My Shelter Foundation’s goals is to find innovative solutions to fight climate change through sustainable, eco-friendly, low-cost, disaster-resistant structures.

8. TYPHOON KETSANA (ONDOY) September 26, 2009

10. VICIOUS CYCLE Billions of pesos have been poured in by the government for rehabilitation and reconstruction. DESTRUCTION DESTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION

11. It’s about time the country breaks the vicious cycle of destruction-death-rehabilitation-destruction… DESTRUCTION DESTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION

12. … and start being better and building better! DESTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION RESILIENCY PROGRESS

13. What has My Shelter Foundation done in 2009?

14. In 2009 Project: MILLENNIUM SCHOOL A design competition for school buildings in developing countries located in the tropics to facilitate the emergence of new sustainable design solutions and appropriate technologies that will improve the quality of school buildings in the developing world. FOCUS: RURAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS

15. Bamboo Schools Winning Design Eleena Jamil (Malaysia) Building Completion Jan 2010

21. What will My Shelter Foundation do for 2010?

22. a design competition for sustainable, disaster-resilient, affordable housing for the urban poor that can be built in the tropics Urban Design Challenge 2010

23. To bring together architects around the world to find solutions to the problem of obsolete shelter and community designs in the developing world that are at the forefront of climate change reinforced natural disasters through architectural and structural resiliency against strong typhoon winds and heavy rains. THE VISION

24. Winning design will be used to construct housing wherein 250 teachers and their families devastated by Ketsana will be relocated. THE GOAL

25. to foster local and global awareness on Climate Adaptability and its relevance to poverty alleviation main hypothesis of this project is that having safer structures "ahead of time" will not only lead to less injury, number of climate refugees, and loss of life and property, but will empower communities to uplift their quality of life. OBJECTIVES

26. to build the first green, affordable, disaster-resistant village in the Philippines that could serve as the blueprint of how families in vulnerable areas can successfully cope with the impacts of climate variability. OBJECTIVES

27. to build an Encyclopedia of climate-resilient, affordable design solutions that can be used and repeatedly referred to in the near future, and that could help facilitate the development of policies that address these humanitarian challenges. OBJECTIVES

28. DAtE BUILDING BLOCKS DAtE Competition Compilation Construction Relocation and Maintenance

29. PROPONENTS Provided land for the housing, and some funds for the competition. Help in maintaining the structure once done. General Secretariat Will run the competition and provide technical expertise.

30. PROPONENTS Endorses competition and provide resources for research and development. Help in building the housing units.

31. PROPONENTS Invite international partners, architects and other individuals to join this cause.

32. LOCATION: Taguig, Philippines next to Taguig City University

33. March 5, 2010 Competition launch (Press launch in Manila) Mar. 28, 2010 Run Against the Elements Fundraiser in Manila September 24, 2010 Deadline for registration October 5, 2010 Deadline for submission of questions October 15, 2010 Deadline to dispatch answers to questions November 19, 2010 Deadline for submission of entries December 1-3, 2010 Judging December 8, 2010 Announcement of Winners January 14, 2011 Awarding (tentative) 1 st Quarter 2011 Start construction in site SCHEDULE

37. Developing local and international Marketing and PR Campaign DAtE WEBSITE PRESS LAUNCH FUN RUN SONG OTHER EVENTS (DAtE as Beneficiary) INTEGRATED GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, ADS: TVC, PRINT, RADIO CARDBOARD CAMPAIGN WORK TO DATE

38. WORK TO DATE WEBSITE: www.designagainsttheelements.org/beta

39. WORK TO DATE CAMPAIGN JINGLE “ Stand Up” Written by Boogie Romero of Kjwan Sung by Joey Ayala & Kjwan (and 45 other artists) Recorded at Sound Creation Studios

40. WORK TO DATE COMPETITION BRIEF Drafted by UAP

41. Thank you.