The ShelterBox is made of tough plastic, but the contents inside have been a lifesaver to hundreds of thousands of people in stricken areas suffering terrible disasters.
Below is the Shelter Box Fact Sheet from July 2008, which was handed out by the Rotary Club Volunteers...
THE BOX
Each box will normally contain a 10 person tent, plus a selection of other equipment to help an extended family survive for a minimum of six months. The exact contents will depend on local conditions and what is most needed, but will generally include blankets, a multi-fuel stove or a wood burning stove, cooking equipment, water containers and purification tablets, a basic tool kit and a children's pack.
Each ShelterBox is individually numbered and donors where and when their box has been sent via its unique number.
HELP PROVIDED
As of July 2008, ShelterBox has provided shelter for over 600, 000-plus people in 46 countries responding to 72 disasters, raising over £20 million in just seven years.
Approximately 45, 000 boxes have been as aid, including boxes paid for with funds from...UK, USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, GERMANY, DENMARK, SOUTH EAST ASIA, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, LUXEMBOURG.
MAJOR EMERGENCIES
The number of people estimated to have been helped by the ShelterBox includes...
2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.........................227, 000
2005 Hurricane Katrina..............................13, 200
2005 Kashmir Earthquake-Pakistan...........138, 000
2006 Java Earthquake & Tsunami..............16, 000
2007 Monsoon Floods-Pakistan & Nepal...19, 150
2008 Cyclone Nagris-Myanmar..................23, 720
2008 China Earthquake...............................45, 000
Ongoing Aid to Africa.................................52, 000
THE COST
Each box costs £490 – including all materials, packing, storage and distribution to individual recipients world wide.
Based on six months use, this equates to 25 pence, per person, per day.
INCOME
Around 45% of ShelterBox income is in the form of donations from the UK public; the other 55% is raised on our behalf by ROTARY CLUBS across the UK and Worlwide.
Latest audited figures show around 90% of ShelterBox income goesdirectly on the boxes and their contents.
BACKGROUND
The ShelterBox idea was thought up and developed by Rotarian Tom Henderson, Founder & CEO of ShelterBox.
It was subsequently adopted by the Rotary Club of Helston – Lizard, of which he is a member, as their Millennium Project.
LOCATION
ShelterBox is based in Helston, Cornwall, and all boxes are distributed from the Helston warehouse. Support with awareness and fundraising is also provided by ShelterBox organisations set up by Rotary Clubs in the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Germany.
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION PLEASE CALL 01883 712047
THE SHELTERBOX TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITY OPERATED BY THE
ROTARY CLUB OF HELSTON – LIZARD.
CHARITY NUMBER...1096479. - COMPANY NUMBER 4612652
PRESIDENT; HER ROYAL HIGHNESS...THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL |
