SUSTAINABLE IMPACT THROUGH FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
International Women’s Day marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality and celebrating their achievements around the globe.
Join us for ShelterBox’s annual virtual International Women’s Day panel hosted live on March 8th! You’ll hear from an inspiring panel of female leaders with diverse backgrounds on how women are leading the charge on building sustainable impact in their industries and communities.
Women of Action: Building a Sustainable Future
Tuesday | March 8, 2022 | 3 pm ET/12 pm PT
Disasters disproportionately affect women and children and we are seeing evidence of this as the crisis unfolds in Ukraine. Tune in to our virtual panel on International Women’s Day for an update on how ShelterBox is responding.
meet the panelists
Jennifer Jones
President, Rotary International, 2022-2023
Jennifer Jones will serve as President of Rotary International for the 2022-2023 term. She is the Founder and President of Media Street Productions Inc., a twenty-five-year-old, award-winning media company in Windsor Ontario. Jennifer is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland. Her talents have strengthened Rotary’s reach and impact through many roles including as Trustee of the Rotary Foundation, RI Vice President, and co-chair of the End Polio Now: Make History Today campaign, raising funds alongside Bill and Melinda Gates and their foundation.
Corley Kenna
Head of Communications & Policy, Patagonia
Corley Kenna currently leads Patagonia’s Communication and Policy team. Corley is responsible for the development and execution of Patagonia’s global communication strategy and the advancement of key policy issues related to the company’s business and advocacy priorities. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. She serves on the advisory board of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire and is a board member of Regenerative Organic Alliance, The Outdoor Policy Outfit and Civil Rights Tours Atlanta.
Linda Eckerbom Cole
Executive Director & Founder, African Women Rising
Linda, a Swedish national with Berber roots, has extensive fieldwork experience in community needs assessments, preventive health interventions, and small-scale farming. She has published expertise on the re-integration of women back home after war, most notably in the book, “Women and Wars – Women, Girls, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.” Linda has a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance from the Friedman school of Nutrition, Tufts University and is the recipient of the 2014 Leah Horowitz Humanitarian Award.
Kerri Murray
President, ShelterBox USA
Kerri Murray is President of ShelterBox USA, an international disaster relief charity that delivers shelter and essential supplies to people affected by disaster or conflict. She regularly speaks on issues of philanthropy, international development, and female empowerment.
EMPOWERING WOMEN TO REBUILD AND RECOVER
WOMEN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY DISASTER
As women around the world flee violence and face disasters, they are often left homeless and vulnerable.
Women experience higher death rates, increased gender-based violence, economic loss and loss of education. However, women are pivotal in the recovery process – they are often the first responders to a crisis and play a central role in the survival and resilience of families and communities.
Last year we reached thousands of women, delivering emergency shelter and supporting them to rebuild their homes and their lives.
Join us, stand with her, and help empower women around the world. #ShelterHer
HOW SHELTERBOX IS WORKING TO CHANGE THIS
At ShelterBox, we prioritize the most vulnerable families and communities and empower them to rebuild and restart.
By providing women and families with immediate emergency aid we can help them recover faster. Rebuilding their homes, caring for their families, resuming their livelihoods.
Learn more about how ShelterBox supports women
An estimated ONE IN FIVE female refugees have experienced sexual violence – actual numbers could be much higher
Violence against women increases in conflict settings, with more than 70% of women experiencing it in some crisis settings (ActionAid)
60% of preventable maternal deaths take place in settings of conflict, displacement and disasters (UNFPA)
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Women and Children are up to 14 times more likely to die during a disaster than men. (UNDP)
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All forms of violence against women increase during disasters and displacement. (UN Women)
Support women after disaster
TAKE THE #SHELTERHER CHALLENGE
You can help empower women who have lost everything to disaster or violent conflict. Take the #ShelterHer Challenge and give a monthly gift of $85.
Over the course of a year, your monthly gift of $85 can fund a complete ShelterBox to provide shelter, supplies, and a home for a displaced woman to take care of her family and rebuild her community.
Today only, your gift will be matched up to $20,000 thanks to generous ShelterBox supporters.
Pam Pine, long time ShelterBox supporter, Ambassador, and Rotarian generously increased our anonymous match from $10,000 to $20,000 in honor of her son, Jesse, and his commitment to sheltering families through his Ride for ShelterBox. Pam was especially moved to participate on IWD in light of the crisis unfolding in Ukraine.
(This match gift is) in honor of all women, especially those who struggle to keep their families together in times of displacement.”
Together, we can help families return to normal by providing women with the tools and training they need. Together we can empower women after disaster.
RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH
Despite being disproportionately affected by disasters, we are constantly amazed by the incredible strength that women show. Meet some of these strong women who have rebuilt their homes and protected their families in the face of disaster.
WOMEN WHO INSPIRE US
Fatima
Syria
Lilian
Paraguay
Behula
Bangladesh
Jenny
Philippines
Julia
Peru
