What Happened?
Earlier this year, torrential rain caused flash flooding across the south-east regions of Tanzania, sweeping away villages and damaging the farmland in its path.
Thousands of families saw their homes severely damaged or completely washed away.
The disaster forced them to move to resettlement camps on higher ground.
Learn more about floods, why and how they happen, the different types of floods and more.
How are ShelterBox Helping?
Through our partnership with IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross), have supported families in Tanzania with shelter kits and solar lights.
The flooding has stripped the land, leaving families with nothing to rebuild their homes with. Our shelter kits will help people to build sturdy homes so they can start to rebuild their lives and recover from this disaster.
The aid will also help families follow social distancing guidelines and protect themselves from coronavirus if needed.
The ShelterBox team has, for the first time, delivered remote training to a small team of Tanzanian Red Cross (TRSC) and IFRC staff and volunteers on the best use of the kit we are supplying.
The training involved basic principles of emergency structures, including anchors, bracing, and foundations.
