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wednesday, May 09:
The First Lady of Peru has thanked ShelterBox for supporting the Peruvian people at one of their greatest times of need, following extensive floods and widespread landslides across the country.
Also known as Nadine Heredia, she arranged for a Peruvian Air Force cargo plane to transport ShelterBox aid from Lima to Iquitos in the north. A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently working in this area to assist those who have lost their homes in the floods caused by the Amazon River overflowing. She met with the team in the flood-hit town of Indiana.
SRT volunteers Chris Donald (UK) and Derek Locke (US) along with local Rotarians had been giving demonstrations of the kit and the set up of the tent to several local workers hired by the Mayor of Indiana.
'We had distributed a few ShelterBoxes to families before the First Lady arrived to meet us,' said Derek. 'She was impressed with the ShelterBox tents and the work that we had done not only here but also by SRTs on the other deployment in central Peru, where 409 boxes have been delivered to families made homeless by landslides in the Apurimac Region. She thanked us for ShelterBox's support and saw the difference the boxes had made to the displaced families.'
One family had been living under a plastic sheet after their house had been completely submerged by the swollen Amazon River. The family can now live in comfort with the gift of a ShelterBox.
'Being my first deployment, this was the first family I had witnessed to be housed,' said Derek. 'It gave me great pride that we were able to help these people and bring them shelter.'
More ShelterBoxes have been distributed in Santa Isabel, where families who have lost everything had been living in cramped conditions in a school. The ShelterBox Solution offered them to live temporarily in privacy and dignity.
tuesday, may 01:
The team's primary relief efforts are focused in the outlying areas of Indiana, Fernado Lores and Los Amazonas, all of which are regions that are hard to reach but have the most need.
'Entire villages are submerged underwater, forcing families to put their belongings on buildings' roofs and live on planks of wood,' said SRT volunteer Malcolm Shead. 'But believe it or not these are the lucky ones. There was one family living like this in Los Amazonas region and were the only family there. The other neighbouring families have been forced to retreat far into the depths of the jungle to find higher ground.'
The Response Team has been working with the local government to plan the logistics of delivering boxes in these hard to reach areas.
'Field assessments have been challenging for us as many of the areas can only be reached by boat and travelling time can take many hours,' said Malcolm. 'Luckily our SRT training has prepared us to deal with the risk posed by travelling around these damp and unusually inhospitable areas.
'Also the collaborative approach to aid delivery is where ShelterBox works best - working with local authorities to tackle the inaccessible communities and bring them shelter, warmth and dignity as soon as possible.'
friday, april 27:
The ShelterBox Response Team has found a need for emergency shelter and other life-saving supplies. Boxes will be sent from Lima.
wednesday, april 18:
Continuous heavy rains over the past few months have caused widespread flooding in the region of Loreto located in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest. The heavy rains have caused rivers' water levels to rise and consequently overflow into surrounding areas, displacing many families.
A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is en route to Iquitos, the world's largest city that is unreachable by road and situated next to the left riverbank of the Amazon River, to assess the need for emergency shelter.
Steve Crabtree (UK) is one of the SRT members who is travelling to the northern Peruvian city and said he is preparing himself for the challenges that lie ahead:
'We are flying to Lima to meet with local Rotary to discuss transportation options to carry out the needs assessment. Not only is Iquitos unreachable by road but it is also flooded so we need to look at travelling around by boats. The next stage is then to think about how to get the ShelterBoxes there if a need is found and also find suitable dry land to pitch the tents with access to water and sanitation services. '
Malcolm Shead (UK), Mark Curnow (UK) and Rachel Simpkins (UK) are the other SRT members joining Steve on the deployment. back
The First Lady of Peru has thanked ShelterBox for supporting the Peruvian people at one of their greatest times of need, following extensive floods and widespread landslides across the country.
Also known as Nadine Heredia, she arranged for a Peruvian Air Force cargo plane to transport ShelterBox aid from Lima to Iquitos in the north. A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently working in this area to assist those who have lost their homes in the floods caused by the Amazon River overflowing. She met with the team in the flood-hit town of Indiana.
SRT volunteers Chris Donald (UK) and Derek Locke (US) along with local Rotarians had been giving demonstrations of the kit and the set up of the tent to several local workers hired by the Mayor of Indiana.
'We had distributed a few ShelterBoxes to families before the First Lady arrived to meet us,' said Derek. 'She was impressed with the ShelterBox tents and the work that we had done not only here but also by SRTs on the other deployment in central Peru, where 409 boxes have been delivered to families made homeless by landslides in the Apurimac Region. She thanked us for ShelterBox's support and saw the difference the boxes had made to the displaced families.'
One family had been living under a plastic sheet after their house had been completely submerged by the swollen Amazon River. The family can now live in comfort with the gift of a ShelterBox.
'Being my first deployment, this was the first family I had witnessed to be housed,' said Derek. 'It gave me great pride that we were able to help these people and bring them shelter.'
More ShelterBoxes have been distributed in Santa Isabel, where families who have lost everything had been living in cramped conditions in a school. The ShelterBox Solution offered them to live temporarily in privacy and dignity.
tuesday, may 01:
The team's primary relief efforts are focused in the outlying areas of Indiana, Fernado Lores and Los Amazonas, all of which are regions that are hard to reach but have the most need.
'Entire villages are submerged underwater, forcing families to put their belongings on buildings' roofs and live on planks of wood,' said SRT volunteer Malcolm Shead. 'But believe it or not these are the lucky ones. There was one family living like this in Los Amazonas region and were the only family there. The other neighbouring families have been forced to retreat far into the depths of the jungle to find higher ground.'
The Response Team has been working with the local government to plan the logistics of delivering boxes in these hard to reach areas.
'Field assessments have been challenging for us as many of the areas can only be reached by boat and travelling time can take many hours,' said Malcolm. 'Luckily our SRT training has prepared us to deal with the risk posed by travelling around these damp and unusually inhospitable areas.
'Also the collaborative approach to aid delivery is where ShelterBox works best - working with local authorities to tackle the inaccessible communities and bring them shelter, warmth and dignity as soon as possible.'
friday, april 27:
The ShelterBox Response Team has found a need for emergency shelter and other life-saving supplies. Boxes will be sent from Lima.
wednesday, april 18:
Continuous heavy rains over the past few months have caused widespread flooding in the region of Loreto located in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest. The heavy rains have caused rivers' water levels to rise and consequently overflow into surrounding areas, displacing many families.
A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is en route to Iquitos, the world's largest city that is unreachable by road and situated next to the left riverbank of the Amazon River, to assess the need for emergency shelter.
Steve Crabtree (UK) is one of the SRT members who is travelling to the northern Peruvian city and said he is preparing himself for the challenges that lie ahead:
'We are flying to Lima to meet with local Rotary to discuss transportation options to carry out the needs assessment. Not only is Iquitos unreachable by road but it is also flooded so we need to look at travelling around by boats. The next stage is then to think about how to get the ShelterBoxes there if a need is found and also find suitable dry land to pitch the tents with access to water and sanitation services. '
Malcolm Shead (UK), Mark Curnow (UK) and Rachel Simpkins (UK) are the other SRT members joining Steve on the deployment. back
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