It is saddening to know that more than 2,500 homeless people died in just 5 years in England alone. It is even more horrifying to imagine what that number for the whole world will add up to. However, Geoffroy de Reynal is trying to change that. Geoffroy, an engineer from France, has come up with a portable igloo-like camp that can be installed on an empty ground to make a place for spending the night in a warmer way.

He has since been praised worldwide very much and is being called a “modern hero.” Until a few years ago, Geoffroy was working abroad. When he came back to Paris, he was deeply moved by the amount of homeless living on the streets of the French capital. He noticed that most of the homeless people could not find a proper warm place to spend their nights and were forced to sleep under the open sky.

It was at this point that Geoffroy decided to help the city’s poor. He began working on light, inexpensive, and warm materials that could be used as a mobile home for those who did not have one. Geoffroy built his first igloo out of polyethylene foam, which helps keep body heat inside the structure.

He lined the interior of the igloo with aluminum to keep it 50°F warmer than the outside temperature. Geoffroy’s igloo shelter is also waterproof and can function effectively in heavy rain. Geoffroy moved on to the next step after creating a successful prototype in his backyard in Bordeaux. It was time to raise funds for the mass production of mobile homes for those in need.

Geoffroy was able to raise more than he had planned thanks to an overwhelming response from people all over the world. He raised a total of $20,000 through crowdfunding. The portability of these igloos is one of their main advantages. A dozen of them can fit in a minivan and be transported very easily. The homeless can transport them during the day and sleep inside them at night. The igloos may not completely solve the homeless problem, but they can make life on the streets a lot easier in bad weather. Replaced!