Shelterbox respond instantly to natural and manmade disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who who are most in need. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.
100 ShelterBoxes were despatched to the Philippines to give shelter to people affected by typhoons Chan-Hom and Kujira which struck the north of the country in early May 2009. It was estimated that 13,800 homes were totally destroyed and 11,000 partially destroyed by the disaster, leaving thousands of people homeless.
The boxes were taken from pre-positioned stock in Melbourne. After arriving in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, they were trucked to the Pangasinan Province which was one of the worst affected areas.
Read the latest article about the organization on today’s Inquirer.net post “Tents also give hope to typhoon victims” by Yolanda Sotelo.
