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Headline: Special Tent That Aids Homeless is Available as Christmas Gift

Caption: A company is offering a special tent that aids homeless as a Christmas gift. It was announced Monday (11 Dec), weatherHYDE, the​ ​world’s​ ​first​ ​reversible​ ​and​ ​insulated​ ​tent​, has been officially launched for sale for the holiday season. Originally​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​save​ ​the lives​ ​of​ ​homeless​ people ​living​ ​in​ ​extreme​ ​weather, it was developed by Prasoon Kumar, who quit his job as an architect to become the CEO and co-founder of the non-profit design and technology studio billionBricks. It followed an incident in 2013 where 9,000 families became homeless after communal riots in north India, with more than 30 children losing their lives​ ​as​ ​the​ ​temperature​ ​fell​ ​to​ ​freezing​ ​during​ ​the​ ​night. The life saving shelter protects a family of five from extreme weather. It is woman friendly and enables a single person, tool-less installation within 15 minutes and does not need any anchoring. A version of the tent is available which can be bought as a gift for the homeless, or in a version for recreational use, with 100% of the profits helping homeless families around the world. weatherHYDE​ ​​received​ ​global​ ​coverage​ ​when​ ​its​ ​videos​ ​went​ ​viral​ ​with​ ​over​ ​40​ ​million​ ​views, and​​ ​​Ashton​ ​Kutcher​​ ​calling​ ​it​ ​‘innovation​ ​at​ ​its​ ​finest’.​ ​In​ ​January​ ​2016,​ ​12​ ​homeless​ ​families​ ​in New​ ​Delhi,​ ​India,​ ​were​ ​chosen​ ​to​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​the​ ​pilot​ ​project.​ ​​Khushi​​ ​and​ ​her​ ​family​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of them.​ ​She​ ​had​ ​then​ ​been​ ​homeless​ ​for​ ​23​ ​years​ ​and​ ​weatherHYDE​ ​became​ ​her​ ​first​ ​home. Today,​ ​she​ ​has​ ​found​ ​employment​ ​and​ ​moved​ ​into​ ​a​ ​permanent​ ​home​ ​with​ ​her​ ​family. Following​ ​this,​ ​weatherHYDE​ ​raised​ ​over​ ​US$​ ​100,000​ ​on​ ​​Kickstarter​​ ​with​ ​a​ ​massive​ ​support from​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Its​ ​technology​ ​and​ ​details​ ​have​ ​been​ ​refined​ ​after​ ​field​ ​testing​ ​in​ ​5 countries​ ​and​ ​on​ ​3​ ​continents,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​is​ ​now​ ​being​ ​deployed​ ​among​ ​the​ ​homeless​ ​in​ ​India​ ​with the​ ​winter​ ​approaching. The​ ​reversible​ ​skin​ ​allows​ ​to​ ​either​ ​trap​ ​body​ ​heat​ ​or​ ​reflect​ ​sun​ ​heat,​ ​depending​ ​on need.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​family-friendly,​ ​portable,​ ​low-cost,​ ​and​ ​requires​ ​no​ ​ground​ ​anchoring,​ ​making​ ​it suitable​ ​for​ ​all​ ​environments. A weatherHYDE​ spokesperson said Mnday (11 Dec): ​"weatherHYDE​ has​ ​finally​ ​been​ ​launched​ ​on​ ​the​ ​market​ ​and​ ​is ready​ ​to​ ​be​ ​shipped​ ​globally,​ ​in​ ​perfect​ ​time​ ​for​ ​the​ ​gifting​ ​season.​ ​On​ ​​weatherhyde.org​,​ ​​anyone can​ ​buy​ ​or​ ​gift​ ​a​ ​weatherHYDE​ ​tent​ ​for​ ​recreational​ ​use,​ ​gift​ ​it​ ​to​ ​a​ ​homeless​ ​they​ ​know​ ​or​ ​gift​ ​it to​ ​a​ ​homeless​ ​in​ ​India​ ​through​ ​billionBricks.​ ​No​ ​matter​ ​which​ ​you​ ​choose,​ ​each​ ​tent​ ​helps​ ​the homeless."

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