- Global disaster relief org. will provide blankets and sleeping bags, winter clothing, stoves, materials to seal windows and doors, and other critical items.
- New programs come after attacks on power and water infrastructure, leaving millions in darkness and without heat.
- 2022年在ShelterBo最繁忙的一年x's history, serving tens of thousands of families with emergency shelter.
- ShelterBox has launched a year-end holiday campaign to replenish its global warehouses atShelterBoxUSA.org/winter
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.,Dec. 16, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Global disaster relief organization ShelterBoxUSAhas launched a new rapid response program inUkraineto help families struggling to keep warm this holiday season as temperatures drop below zero degrees.
The program comes after ShelterBox's global team returned from an aid deployment earlier this month intoUkraine, where they saw rapidly deteriorating conditions for families as frequent attacks target key electricity, water, and other infrastructure, leaving millions without heat and power in dangerously cold temperatures.
"The war inUkrainecontinues to have devastating – and more widespread – impacts on families," saidShelterBoxUSAPresidentKerri Murray."Vulnerable families are enduring a second emergency this holiday season, as thousands of families are struggling to keep the cold out of severely damaged homes. The situation is dire on the ground, and ShelterBox is expanding our work to help people stay warm, and we hope supporters will help us. There is little doubt that people could lose their lives this winter and ShelterBox's aid can be lifesaving."
ShelterBox's effort is the latest in a series of programs inUkrainesince fighting broke out in February. One sought to provide 12,000 mattresses to collective centers like churches and schools where families fled. Another sent tools, solar lights, tarpaulins and other essential items to 6,000 families in centralUkraine.A third provided 4,000 families who left the country throughMoldovawith cash to buy food and medical supplies, and another 15,000 with hygiene kits.
Taken together, the programs met the shelter and household needs of about 31,000 families.
ShelterBox's new programs provide materials to help seal windows and doors, as well as repair roofs. The latest aid package will also include warm clothes, blankets, and sleeping bags. And it will provide 1,000 of the most vulnerable families with stoves and wood.
Founded in 2000, ShelterBox provides a variety of shelter and essential items after disasters or in conflict areas. It responds urgently to earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis, and conflicts, customizing its aid items by working with local communities and assessing the greatest needs. In 2018 and 2019, ShelterBox was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in conflict areas.
This year was one of the busiest in the nonprofit's history. It has helped hundreds of thousands of people with emergency shelter and other household items. In addition toUkraine,这是应对灾难性的洪水Pakistanand historic drought inEastern Africa.These crises underscore the climate change driven impacts that ShelterBox sees on the front lines of all its responses. It also has ongoing programs inBurkina Faso,Cameroon,Ethiopia,Mozambique,Nigeria,Philippines,Ukraine,Yemen, andSyria.
A busy 2022 has depleted ShelterBox's warehouses around the globe where it prepositions aid to respond quickly and efficiently after a disaster. It has launched a year end campaign to replenish its stock of life-saving gear. Those looking to support families around the world can purchase aid items ShelterBox will use following disasters or in conflict zones. To learn more, please visitwww.ShelterBoxUSA.org/winter
Notes to Editors
- As you plan your holiday coverage and year-end charity lists, please consider includingShelterBoxUSA.
- ShelterBoxUSAPresidentKerri Murrayis available for in person or remote interviews.
- Members of the ShelterBox Response Team, a highly trained group that deploys immediately after disasters, are available for interviews.
- B Roll of ShelterBox's work inPakistanis availablehere.
- B Roll of ShelterBox's work inUkraineis availablehere.
- Photos are available.
- ShelterBoxUSA'syear end campaign is availablehere.
SOURCE Shelter Box Usa, Inc.
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