A world in which all people displaced by disasters and humanitarian crises are rapidly provided with emergency shelter and vital aid, which will help rebuild their communities and lives

ShelterBox Vision

Pakistan, August 2010

Warehouse at ShelterBox HQ

What does ShelterBox do?

ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and vital aid to stabilize,

protect and support communities overwhelmed by disaster and

humanitarian crisis. 

Values

• Respect

• Honesty and Integrity

• Accountability

• Resourcefulness

Solar Lights in Turkey, November 2011

Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan

ShelterBox aid is tailored to the needs of each disaster.

ShelterBox responds in the most efficient manner.

ShelterBox Response Teams accompany the aid to ensure it reaches those most in need.

Haiti earthquake 2010

ShelterBox tents in Haiti 2010

• ShelterBox was founded in 2000

How it started

• December 26, 2004, Boxing Day tsunami

• The first consignment of 143 boxes sent to Gujarat in January 2001

Haiti 2010

The Boxing Day Tsunami response 2004

ShelterBox aid

The ShelterBox disaster relief tent

At the heart of every ShelterBox is a disaster relief tent for a large family that becomes more than a simple shelter; it becomes a home.

Development of aid

The box has its other uses too…

Thailand, October 2011

Where we’ve worked

Japan Earthquake• March 11, 2011, 8.9-magnitude quake caused 13-15 ft tsunami.

• Almost 90,000 homes, 4,000 roads and over 70 bridges were destroyed.

• ShelterBox was one of the first aid agencies to respond

• SRT on the ground within 24 hours to assess need

• 1,680 ShelterBoxes deployed to the area.

Japan, March 2011 Japan, March 2011

Horn of Africa Drought

• In July 2011, drought, famine & conflict swept across East Africa.

• UN figures: over 860,000 Somali refugees in region.• Thousands of refugees arrived in camps in Ethiopia & Kenya.• SRTs travelled to both countries to assess need for shelter.• Nearly 8,000 ShelterBox tents distributed, housing nearly 8,000

families.• Largest distribution of ShelterBox aid to one disaster in 2011.

Syria crisisSyria

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Lebanon

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan

Zimbabwe Flooding• In February 2014, the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe

experienced severe flooding after torrential rainfalls hit the region

• SRTs worked in close partnership with the International Organization for Migration

• SRTs distributed 805 tents in Chingwizi Camp to displaced Zimbabweans

Bolivia Flooding

• In February 2014, heavy rains caused slow onset flooding across much of the central and northern parts of Bolivia

• Close to 60,000 families had their homes damaged and 84,000 cattle have been lost, creating a possibility of a food crisis

• ShelterBox and Oxfam worked together to distribute aid to families in need

Serbia and Bosnia

Volunteers

ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) assess the need and distribute aid on the ground.

Warehouse Volunteers are on hand to pack ShelterBox aid.

Volunteer Speakers represent ShelterBox around the UK.

Partnerships

The Scouts Association

Rotary – A Rotary Project Partner

Other humanitarian aid agencies

ShelterBox affiliates

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