I have created a PowerPoint that provides a more detailed overview of the summary below. You can download the slides here.
Malawi- Cyclone. We are currently monitoring the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy.
Türkiye/Syria - Earthquakes. We have aid in both countries, including essential items such as tents, blankets, mattresses, and winter coats for children. In Türkiye, we aim to support a total of 2,000 families. We are working with our partners in Syria to winterized aid to support over 1,700 families impacted by the earthquakes.
Pakistan - Flooding. We have three distribution projects being implemented to help families impacted by the catastrophic flooding. We are assisting families impacted by contributing to the self-recovery process of 1,200 families in flood affected Pakistan with a distribution of appropriate shelter and essential household items. We will also be providing cash assistance and a winterized aid packages to another 5,000 families. A third project is underway that will provide durable disaster risk and resilient one-room shelters and latrines to approx. 600 families.
Ukraine - Conflict. In our initial response, we provided 12,000 mattresses to internally displaced people in collective centers and shelter solutions with household items to 6,000 families displaced in Ukraine. We also provided cash assistance and individual hygiene kits to families who have fled to Moldova. We are working on our winterized distribution that will assist or shelter 4,000 families and provide another 1,000 families with stoves and firewood. Separately, we are working on another distribution that will support another 6,000 families.
Somalia - Drought. We are in the early planning stages to respond with emergency shelter and household items.
Mozambique - Conflict & Cyclone. We are responding to displacement caused by violent insurgency in the northern region of Mozambique. To date, we have served over 5,600 families. We are currently working on our next project that will aim to serve another 6,000 families. We are currently monitoring the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy.
Yemen - Conflict. In our first distribution, ShelterBox was able to serve 1,305 families with tents, tarps, rope, and other essential household aid items. We are rolling out our next phase of distributions. The first phase of which will support 150 new families.
Burkina Faso - Conflict. Since beginning our work in August of 2020, we have served a total of 3,100 families. We are currently serving another 1,100 displaced families.
Ethiopia - Conflict. We continued to serve families in Ethiopia impacted by the devastating conflict there. We are currently serving 12,000 families.
Cameroon - Conflict. Distributions continue in the Minawao camp. We just completed distributions to 5,280 families. We are working on our next phase of work; we aim to support another 9,800 families.
Syria - Conflict. We continue to serve Syrian families. Since 2012, we've sheltered over 84,000 families who have been impacted by devastating conflict. Our distributions continue throughout the year. We are currently working on our winterized distribution that will support 4,000 new families.
For more information, visit here: www.ShelterBoxUSA.org/NEWS
Also, be sure to watch the ShelterBox Facebook Live Updates on Tuesdays. ShelterBox goes live at 6:30am PT / 7:30am MT / 8:30am CT / 9:30am ET. If you're not able to catch the live feed, the videos are available to watch later. These 10-minute videos are a great way to hear a real-time update of our work.
