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The Philippines


Typhoon

The Philippines is facing an exceptionally destructive typhoon season, with six major storms displacing nearly a million people in just a month. Severe flooding, landslides, and waterlogged areas have made recovery extremely difficult.

ShelterBox is partnering with local organizations to deliver essential shelter supplies like tarpaulins, tools, and cash assistance to help families rebuild. With more storms expected, urgent support is needed to protect those in crisis.

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The United States


Los Angeles Wildfires

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed over 15,000 structures and claimed at least 28 lives. ShelterBox USA, in partnership with Rotary Districts 5280 and 5300, is working to support those who have lost everything.

We’ve distributed LuminAID Solar Lights, high-thermal blankets, and personal bags at the Pasadena Convention Center and the Altadena Grocery Outlet to help those most affected by the fires. These essential supplies provide comfort and relief to displaced families during this difficult time.

ShelterBox USA has also committed a $100,000 matching grant to support shelter and household needs in the hardest-hit areas. We will continue to monitor the situation and work closely with local partners to assess ongoing needs.

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Bangladesh


Flooding

ShelterBox has a team on the ground in Bangladesh after heavy rainfall in August led to severe flooding across the eastern region.

We’re speaking with our partners, Uttaran and Rotary, to gather as much information as we can. Hundreds of thousands of homes are no longer habitable, so any response is likely to focus on supporting people with emergency shelter.

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Malawi


Flooding

Heavy rainfall in early 2024 has caused severe flooding in central Malawi. As a result, thousands of people have been forced from their homes.

Families have been forced to find shelter elsewhere. Some are staying in schools, community centers, or with host families. Thousands more are seeking shelter in displacement camps. With other families already living in displacement camps after Cyclone Freddy in 2023, there is a shortage of tents, tarpaulins, and household items.

We are responding to the flooding; working with people who have been affected by the flooding, and our partner CARE Malawi. We will be using aid already in Malawi after Cyclone Freddy.

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SOMALIA


DROUGHT AND CONFLICT

Due to drought and violence, hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in Somalia, searching for food, water and health services.

We’re working with the Juba Foundation to provide training and materials for the construction of locally appropriate shelters, as well as supplying essential items such as solar lights, water filters and mosquito nets.

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Syria


CONFLICT

In Syria, the need for humanitarian support is greater than ever. People are facing violent conflict, financial crisis and extreme weather.

We’ve been supporting families affected by the war in Syria since 2012.

Right now, at least 11 million people have fled their homes.

The need for emergency shelter supplies remains, as families are forced from their homes by renewed conflict, and existing shelters need repair after years of use.

There is still an exhausting level of upheaval for many and there is no clear path to peace.

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Mozambique


CONFLICT

The conflict in northern Mozambique is driving one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement crises.

Since October 2017, an Islamic extremist group has been launching violent attacks on civilians in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

As of March 2024, over 780,000 people have left their homes. Of these, 80% are women and children

90% of people report shelter as their most urgent need, followed by food (88%).

With help from our partner CARE Mozambique, we are supporting vulnerable communities with shelter kits, solar lights, kitchen sets, sleeping mats, and mosquito nets.

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Muanassa proudly displays her new kitchen items. She said: 'My children no longer have to sleep on the floor because we received mats, including blankets and cooking utensils.'

Cameroon


LAKE CHAD BASIN CRISIS

Since 2009, Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Northern Nigeria. The violence has since spread to the neighboring regions of Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Around 9.7 million people are now in need of urgent humanitarian aid in the Lake Chad region.

In Nigeria, we have supported over 7,000 families with help from our partner ACTED. We have worked together to support communities with a type of shelter known locally as the Bama shelter, and other aid items including sleeping mats, blankets, and kitchen sets.

In Cameroon, we have supported over 50,000 families. We’re now working with our partner Public Concern to provide a range of emergency shelters and durable shelters, depending on people’s needs.

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Burkina Faso


CONFLICT

Burkina Faso is one of the fastest-growing displacement crises in Africa.

Over 2 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to extremist violence. Efforts by both government forces and local militias to fight it have uprooted even more communities.

Together with our partner, HELP, we’ve supported over 4,000 families since 2020.

Recently, we have been providing aid items and emergency shelters known as Sahelian tents. These tents are constructed from locally sourced materials and offer a more durable structure for displaced families who have fled their homes to escape extremist violence.

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Yemen


CONFLICT

Yemen is currently the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

It is a result of the bitter civil war, starvation, and a failing economy.

We have partnered with BCHR (Benevolence Coalition for Humanitarian Relief) to support vulnerable communities as violence flares up again. Together we are providing tents, tarpaulins, water filters, soap, masks and other household items.

Aid distributions are now complete, but we’re planning another project to support more people.

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Ethiopia


CONFLICT AND DROUGHT

Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes due to violent conflict and drought in Ethiopia.

Working with our partner IOM, we’ve supported people with items like tarpaulins, rope, blankets, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water carriers and kitchen sets.

We have supported a total of 22,000 people in the Afar and Somali regions in the last year. We are now working on another project to supply household items and cash assistance to a further 7,000 households.

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