By Amy Farrington | Donor Relations
Thank you for helping ShelterBox provide emergency tented shelter and supplies to families that have lost their homes and possessions following natural disasters or conflict, and allowing them to rebuild their lives with dignity and in safety.
ShelterBox continues to respond to natural disasters and conflict across the globe. Your support has helped ShelterBox deliver boxes and other emergency supplies to Syrian families that continue to flee to neighboring countries as a result of the ongoing conflict and violence in the country.
Syrian Crisis
It’s been three years since conflict broke out in Syria. More than 9 million people have been forced from their homes in the war-torn country amidst violence and unremitting fighting. The majority now remain within the borders with no home to go to and no possessions. Over 2.7 million refugees, three quarters of them being women and children, still seek safety and shelter across neighboring countries. ShelterBox has sent aid to support more than 5,000 families in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon and Jordan in some truly challenging situations.
ShelterBox’s most recent provision of aid included 200 tents and 1,200 blankets to displaced Syrian families. ShelterBox has worked with partners to provide tents, shelter repair kits, mosquito nets, water filters and carriers, blankets, groundsheets, SchoolBoxes and solar lamps as the conflict has continued.
You can still help us shelter families fleeing from conflict. Your continued support has provided hope, comfort and a sense of normalcy to those who would otherwise be living in fear - thank you.
Malawi
The country, along with neighboring Mozambique, is experiencing some of the worst flooding for more than 40 years. In Malawi, an estimated 200,000 people have been left homeless and a lot of infrastructure, including roads, bridges and power cables, has been washed away. The rain has stopped for now, but as the water recedes the real picture of the scale of the damage to homes and farmland will become clear, and more rain is forecast. Response team members have carried out assessments of people displaced by flooding in three districts – Phalombe, Nsanje and Chikwawa. Another response team is now en route to distribute aid.
Iraq
The rapid advance of militant fighters has thrown Iraq into crisis and has now led to overseas involvement in the form of aid interventions. ShelterBox has prepositioned stock in Iraq and will be working with ACTED to establish a camp to provide shelter for internally displaced people. There are around 1,900 tents in Iraq Kurdistan, which have all now been distributed. The ShelterBox Operations team is making provisions to supplement the existing stock of shelter in Iraq with winterization kits.
Other areas of disaster or conflict
ShelterBox continues to respond, monitor and assess disasters and conflict in areas such as Cameroon, Gaza, Niger, Pakistan and the Philippines. With your support, ShelterBox can continue to provide emergency shelter and aid to survivors of disasters and conflict throughout the world - thank you.
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By Amy Farrington | Donor Relations Manager
By Amy Farrington | Donor Relations Manager
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