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See how we’re working with local partners to get shelter to the families who need it most
At ShelterBox, we’re adapting how we work as coronavirus creates a whole new level of risk for vulnerable families who have lost their homes.
The potential impact of the pandemic in places where we’re already working – like crowded camps and makeshift settlements in Syria, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso – is terrifying.
These are places where many people are already vulnerable because of underlying health issues and a lack of food. Where health care facilities are either non-existent or struggle to cope with demand at the best of times.
The impact of coronavirus in countries we’re working could be more devastating than anything we have seen so far.
In the face of this coronavirus crisis, shelter means more than ever.
Our Chief Executive Sanj Srikanthan explains how we have been providing vital emergency shelter aid to communities all over the world.
Global travel restrictions are making it tougher for us to undertake our vital work.
But our links with local partners worldwide, combined with our storage of shelter materials and tools in multiple locations globally, means we are still able to get shelter to the families who need it most.
Find out how we’re adapting how we work during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The partnership between Rotary and ShelterBox provides a place of refuge for vulnerable people to stay as healthy as possible.
When it comes to fighting a pandemic, the most vulnerable need our protection – or everyone is at risk. As emergency shelter experts, ShelterBox has a vitally important part to play in the global response to Covid-19.”
John Hewko, CEO of Rotary International, ShelterBox’s partner in disaster relief
In some of the world’s most vulnerable places, coronavirus is spreading like wildfire. Devastated by disasters or forced to flee their homes, families urgently need shelter to help protect themselves from the virus.
You might not be able to meet in person, but you and your community can continue to make sure families around the world receive the emergency shelter they need. We have a range of ideas and resources to help here!
See how we’re working with local partners to get shelter to the families who need it most
How do you get aid to the people who need it without endangering anyone and when most countries are on some kind of lockdown and large gatherings are banned?
How do we check that what we’ve done is effective when you can’t easily go back to ask people because most countries are on lockdown and physical distancing is the new normal?
See how coronavirus is making existing crises worse in the developing world.
And how it’s affecting families living through disaster
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ShelterBox urges people to remember the millions of displaced families who are even more vulnerable to coronavirus.
We are taking the possible spread of coronavirus very seriously. Read the FAQs to learn more about what we’re doing.
ShelterBox Chief Executive says that ‘compassion and dedication to humanitarian values are more important than ever’.