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- 1. SHELTERBOX IS A REGISTERED CHARITY INDEPENDENT OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND THE ROTARY FOUNDATION.
- 3. ShelterBox is a cutting-edge international charity that hand- delivers emergency shelter to families devastated by natural disaster and conflict. WHO ARE WE?
- 4. WHY DO WE EXIST? Right now, around 85 million people around the world have been displaced by natural disaster and conflict – more than any other time since World War II.
- 5. 20 400 1,200
- 9. OUR AID
- 10. A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
- 12. INNOVATION
- 15. TRANSPORTATION Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
- 17. WHAT SETS US
- 19. VOLUNTEERS
- 20. PARTNERS
- 22. Bangladesh, Rohingya Crises 2018
- 23. Dominican Republic, Hurricane 2017
- 25. RECOGNITION
- 26. HOW YOU CAN HELP Learn More Donate Volunteer www.ShelterBoxUSA.org
- 27. THANK YOU
- 29. THE DECISION TO DEPLOY
Editor's Notes
- Introduce yourself and thank the club for having you visit (and/or thanking them for their past giving). Do your research ahead of time to learn about the Club’s past giving history (email: ssheets@shelterboxusa.org). Imagine in a moment, a matter of minutes, losing everything. Your roof, your walls, your safety, your shelter, your home is gone.
- Now imagine someone stepping into help and providing hope. At ShelterBox we look to give families back that stable place so that they can begin to rebuild their lives and their communities.
- Every day, landslides, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and conflict tear homes and families apart. Of the 85 million people currently displaced, the vast majority, 65 million, have been displaced by force. Sadly, this number is only expected to rise. By the year 2050, experts estimate that 200 million will be displaced worldwide.
- To understand the scale of this crisis that is affecting families across the globe, Every minute of every day, 20 people are forcibly displaced, driven by conflict to flee their homes. That means that during the 20 minutes I will be presenting today, 400 people will be forced from their homes. By the time this meeting ends, 1,200 people will be forced to flee. While ShelterBox originally began responding to only natural disasters, we have been able to take what we’ve learned and apply our knowledge to help shelter refugees around the globe. (According to the UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
- At ShelterBox we are committed to providing tools and supporting recovery so families can start to rebuild following their worst day ever. Our vision is a world where no family is without shelter when disaster strikes.
- This all started when a group of Rotarians noticed a gap in disaster relief. After disasters, people were bringing medicine and food, but there was no one who specialized in emergency shelter. Being Rotarians they saw a problem and came up with a solution; by thinking of what people would need to survive following a disaster and packing those aid items in a green box. They made it their millennial project and a year later the organization, ShelterBox, began.
- This is our traditional ShelterBox. It contains everything from a family sized tent to water purification and carrier to cooking equipment and solar lights. After many years of working in disaster relief we have learned a thing or two. The biggest thing we have learned is that there is no one solution to every disaster. We now have a suite of solutions that we can provide. We still use the traditional ShelterBox, but we will also send pallets of these individualized aid items. Depending on the specific need after the disaster, that could be mosquito nets, solar lights, water filtration units, anything that is needed in that particular disaster.
- Whether we send green boxes, tents, white bags, what we give is SHELTER. Tools for self recovery and resilience.
- Our LuminAID Solar Lamp provides a light in the darkness: It is safety at night as women and girls travel to the latrines and can be at risk of attack in the darkness. It is protection from wild animals; in tropical countries, for example, snakes can lurk in the latrines. And it is a way to cook and work or to do homework and have the normalcy of study, when a student’s way of life had been turned upside down.
- Water supplies often become contaminated after a major disaster, as infrastructure and sanitation systems are destroyed. Our water purification systems ward off cholera and other waterborne disease. Vector born diseases also increase after disaster. Our solution to aid this problem is our mosquito nets which prevent malaria, a leading cause of death among children in Africa, Dengue Fever, and Zika virus.
- In looking at how our organization has (and will continue to) evolve, one of the most recent additions to the ShelterBox Solution is the Shelter Repair Kit. ShelterKits contain plastic sheeting, basic tools, rope and fixings that enable families to rapidly provide their own shelter or make repairs to their damaged houses in the aftermath of a disaster. Our ShelterKits allow people to remain on their homesite, secure their possessions, and repair what’s theirs.
- Sometimes people haven’t lost their whole home – maybe walls or the roof are damaged. Our kits give them a way to waterproof and windproof their home. Other times, there isn’t room for a tent in crowded urban areas as you can see here. Tarps and tools are a great provision.
- There are enough materials in our ShelterKit to create a stand-alone structure like this one in the Philippines. We will procure items such as bamboo, lumber, or corrugated iron to provide a family the materials they need to rebuild their home.
- After seeing our gear, something most people wonder is how we get it there, and the answer is really by any means possible.
- Using resources within the local community, we work to get our aid into last mile communities. Communities that might otherwise go unserved. Not pictured our Response Team Members who have trained the community leaders on how to use the aid they’ve just received.
- Our heavily trained volunteers, don’t just drop aid in a major city and leave. They: Land in country, meet with Rotarians, community leaders, and government officials to determine who the most vulnerable families are in the way of the disaster. Using local community members, they arrange transportation of aid from port to person. They then train community leaders how to use the aid items. They then leave, BUT they come back; perhaps weeks, months, or a year later – they come back to find out: What’s working? What didn’t? How can we do better?
- ShelterBox aid is sponsored by generous donors from around the world, including within the United States. Individuals, Rotary Clubs, businesses and foundations make monetary contributions to help sponsor aid.
- Additionally we couldn’t do our lifesaving work without our volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of ShelterBox. With the help of our amazing network of volunteers, the ShelterBox mission is shared with communities around the globe. From raising awareness, to hand-packing ShelterBox aid, and delivering it straight into the hands of families who need it, our volunteers are at the heart of our mission.
- We couldn’t do our work without Rotary. Rotary giving makes up a significant portion of our revenue, but Rotary Clubs also provide invaluable logistical support to our field operations. Rotarians are often the first point of contact for the ShelterBox Response Team members when they arrive in country. In Peru, for example, the Rotarian contact was able to introduce us to the First Lady and Prime Minister who aided in our response. In one of our Philippines responses, the Rotarian who assisted us was a beer distributor and helped us to quickly get through customs.
- Our supporters make the work of ShelterBox possible.
- Together, we are transforming lives
- …and rebuilding communities.
- Fatnizar – Sulawesi, Indonesia 2018
- We are proud to be Rotary International’s Global Project Partner in Disaster Relief. Because of our work in war-torn countries, ShelterBox was nominated for a Nobel Peace prize in 2018. We strive to keep families and communities together, increasing feelings of stability and togetherness during a time of unprecedented global conflict and displacement. There are watch-dog organizations who monitor and rate charities on their performance. Because of our strong financial stewardship and transparency we’ve been awarded Platinum status from GuideStar and a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest designation from each organization.
- So, how can YOU help? You can follow us on Social Media. Learn more on our website and get involved.
- Together ShelterBox and Rotary can help more families, but we need your help. I invite you to join me in being a part of this important effort. On behalf of all of those we serve, but may never meet, thank you for allowing me to come share my ShelterBox story with you today. Are there any questions?
- This is a map of where ShelterBox is currently serving. <<check Ambassador Portal for updated map regularly>> I want to share with you the factors that go into deciding where we will serve.
- ShelterBox is thoughtful in execution. Our team looks at everything from what sort of response is being mounted by the local government, the capacity of the community to self recover, to whether or not our aid is even appropriate. Below is purely informational for you as Ambassador. Don’t read every one of these, you will run out of time. You can refer the audience to the website if they want more information. Government response: has the local government declared a state of emergency and/or asked for international assistance? Number of families needing help: will at least 200 families/households still require emergency shelter by the time aid is distributed? Type of aid: is our aid appropriate? This is a big factor when considering the disasters that occur in the United States. With FEMA offering hotel vouchers and working hard to get evacuees into substantial housing alternatives, ShelterBox hasn’t been the best solution for recovery to the recent disasters. Local capacity: What is the capacity of local agencies or communities to help? Are other organizations or agencies already meeting the needs? ShelterBox is seeking to serve the most vulnerable communities around the globe. You will see us in areas where there is not homeowner’s insurance or FEMA. We also respond, when the organizations (Red Cross for example) in-country are overwhelmed and are unable to cover the need with their own resources. Speed of self-recovery: Do families have the resources to recover themselves? In the US, we are fortunate to have an infrastructure with hospitals, major road systems, and many protected by medical and homeowner’s insurance. Our responses focus on communities have limited ability to self-recover. Length of time support will be needed: will shelter aid be required for at least a month? ShelterBox resources: do we have the resources needed for the duration of a response? Safety: can we safely respond? Two additional items we look at are the Sphere Definitions Handbook and the Global Development Index Rating. In short, the Sphere Handbook outlines vulnerability criteria and response standards to ensure that humanitarian organizations are not causing harm (even if well meaning). The Global Development Index rating provides an overview of a countries state of development. Through this ranking we can see countries suffering from deprivation and despair outside of a disaster. This tool helps in determining local capacity and speed of recovery.