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ShelterBox Vision

ShelterBox Vision. I s 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. Pakistan, August 2010. Warehouse at ShelterBox HQ.

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ShelterBox Vision

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  1. ShelterBox Vision Is 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 Pakistan, August 2010

  2. Warehouse at ShelterBox HQ What does ShelterBox do? ShelterBox provides emergency shelter and vital aid to stabilise, protect and support communities overwhelmed by disaster and humanitarian crisis. 

  3. Values • Respect • Honesty and Integrity • Accountability • Resourcefulness Solar Lights in Turkey, November 2011

  4. ShelterBoxaid 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. Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan

  5. Haiti earthquake 2010 ShelterBox tents in Haiti 2010

  6. How it started • ShelterBox was founded in 2000 The Boxing Day Tsunami response 2004 • The first consignment of 143 boxes sent to Gujarat in January 2001 • 26 December 2004, Boxing Day tsunami Haiti 2010

  7. ShelterBox aid

  8. 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.

  9. Development of aid

  10. The box has its other uses too… Thailand, October 2011

  11. Where we’ve worked

  12. Japan Earthquake • 11 March 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 ShelterBoxesdeployed to the area. Japan, March 2011 Japan, March 2011

  13. 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 8,000ShelterBox tents distributed, housing nearly 8,000families. • Largest distribution of ShelterBox aid to one disaster in 2011.

  14. Syria crisis Syria Lebanon

  15. Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan

  16. Volunteers ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) assess the need anddistribute aid on the ground. Warehouse Volunteers are on hand to pack ShelterBox aid. Volunteer Speakers represent ShelterBox around the UK.

  17. Partnerships Other humanitarian aid agencies Rotary – A Rotary Project Partner The Scouts Association ShelterBoxaffiliates

  18. The Future

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