AN ONGOING NEED
ShelterBox’s priority will always be the emergency needs of disaster victims around the world. But there’s also an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Africa – where millions of people have been displaced by war, famine and various other disasters.
ShelterBox recognises this ongoing need and has set itself the ambitious target of providing emergency accommodation for one million displaced people in Africa.
Find out more about the background to our A Million In Africa project.
***Latest news from Africa***
ShelterBox's current and recent Africa deployments include:
Kenya, Somaliland, Zambia & Mozambique - January 2008: The New Year saw a rise in aid to Africa following floods and conflict. Shelterbox was on hand to respond working closely with the Rotary. Special thanks goes to the Scouts of Nairobi for their assistance in the conflict area of the Rift Valley.
Somaliland - November 2007: A further consignment of 216 ShelterBoxes has now left Helston and is being shipped to Somaliland.
Uganda - October 2007: Following severe floods, 100 ShelterBoxes have been delivered by ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members working in partnership with the Rotary Club of Muyenga and the Uganda Red Cross.
Find out more about ShelterBox's work in Uganda.
Somaliland - October 2007: The first aid sent by ShelterBox to the breakaway republic of Somaliland arrived this month for distribution to refugees and displaced families.
Ghana - September 2007: In response to bad flooding, a consignment of 100 boxes were flown to Ghana and distributed by the Salvation Army.
Swaziland - September 2007: Efforts to help thousands of children orphaned by AIDS saw 140 ShelterBoxes sent to Swaziland. Click here for more on this tragic situation.
Sponsoring boxes for Africa
Many of the boxes sent to Africa have been sponsored by schools and colleges taking part in ShelterBox's first national education project.
One In A Million is an initiative designed to help younger children learn how disasters occur, the impact they have on people around the globe – and what aid agencies like ShelterBox can do to help. Find out more.
