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Disaster Preparedness

• Boosts ShelterBox’s capacity to respond more efficiently and quickly to disasters around the world

• Groundwork

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ShelterBox Disaster Fund• Invest in supplies• Pre-position ShelterBoxes• Train ShelterBox Response Teams• Increase capacity to store & distribute ShelterBoxes• Develop specialist equipment

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ShelterBox

• Public donations make up the SDF

• 3 choices:

- where money is needed the most

- sponsor a box

- ShelterBox Disaster Fund

Disaster Fund

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Prepositioned ShelterBoxes

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Prepositioned ShelterBoxes

• Enables instant response• Space at HQ for more boxes

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Haiti Earthquake

• January 12, 2010, 7.0-magnitude quake• 1.5 million homeless• ShelterBox responded immediately using

prepositioned stock.• 7,000 boxes delivered in 4 days• More than 28,000 in total

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ShelterBox Response Team Training

• ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) assess the need and distribute boxes on the ground

• Undergo vigorous training in field operations• ShelterBox has SRT volunteers worldwide to enable

instant response to disasters, saving time and donors’ money.

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New Zealand Earthquake

• February 23, 2011, 6.3-magnitude quake struck Christchurch• SRT: Arnold Kelly (NZ), Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ), Walter van der Kley

(NZ) in the area – immediately began to assess the need.

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Invest in supplies

• Some ShelterBox lifesaving items can take a long time to be manufactured.

• Need time to invest in them to be pre-packed.

• Extra supplies stored at HQ warehouse.

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The ShelterBox disaster relief tent

• 6 months to manufacture

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Develop Specialist Equipment

• Deliver the best possible aid package

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Here are ShelterBox’s recent additions to the ShelterBox kit:

Thermal layer Midi Tent

Solar Lights

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Relationships• Ensures donors money will go further• Free freight:- TAM airways – Brazil- Avianca – Colombia- Virgin Atlantic – Japan quake/tsunami 2011- FedEX – discounted on charters- DHL – main freighter & free storage for prepositioned boxes in some

countries.• Airlink – US-based charity that connects airlines with charities

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Our vision is a world in which all people displaced by disasters and humanitarian crises are rapidly provided with emergency shelter and vital aid, which will help rebuild their communities and lives

www.shelterboxcanada.org

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