Thank you from ShelterBox Canada
For those of you who have not seen the recent communication, this will bring you up to date on what is happening with Rotary's Project Partner
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS
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CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS MALAYSIA |
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PAKISTAN Disaster/Crisis:
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OTHER DISASTERS AND CONFLICT Philippines - Typhoons Shelter box partnered with four organizations after Typhoon Haiyan to build safe durable homes for 8000 vulnerable people. A ShelterBox Response Team member reported that these structures held up well in Typhoon Hagupit in December. 2000 tarpaulins were also distributed to families affected by Typhoon Hagupit. Iraq - Conflict ShelterBox has propositioned stock in Iraq and is working with ACTED to establish a camp to provide shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs).There are around 1,900 tents in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 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. Niger - Flooding ShelterBox is working with Plan to distribute aid to families affected by flooding. 200 boxes were distributed last month. Another 360 have now arrived in Niger and will be distributed this week. Sierra Leone - Ebola Sierra Leone is one of three West African countries with an Ebola outbreak. Around 100 cases of the disease are being reported daily in the country. 60 yellow and black ShelterBoxes have been used to contain foodstuffs on the private ship MV Gypsum Centennial. In addition, 10 SchoolBoxes have also been transported on the vessel, which will be delivered to the Sierra Leonean educational charity Educaid for distribution. |
ShelterBox Canada Contact Information 159 Jane Street, Office 2, Toronto, Ontario M6S 3Y8 Phone: 647-352-1930 Toll Free: 1-855-875-4661 www.shelterboxcanada.org |