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Conflict

Gaza

Over 12 months of unrelenting conflict has left Gaza unrecognizable. Almost all buildings have been damaged or destroyed and families are having to move again and again.

ShelterBox is providing emergency shelter and other essential items for people left with nowhere to live after the conflict.

People need emergency shelter, blankets, water carriers and kitchen sets – and that’s what we’re focusing on.

 

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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.'
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Conflict & Cyclone

Mozambique

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

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

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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Flooding

Bangladesh

ShelterBox is responding in Bangladesh after heavy rains caused major flooding.

More than 5.8 million people have been affected, with more than 500,000 people forced to flee their homes.

We are working with our local partner, Uttaran, to support people as they begin to recover and rebuild. Take a look at how we are responding.

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The Lake Chad Basin crisis

Cameroon

Since 2009, Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

Around 21.6 million people are now in need of  humanitarian aid in the Lake Chad region.

The country is also suffering from repeated climate shocks, including extreme flooding.

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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Conflict

Burkina Faso

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

1.9 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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Conflict and Drought

Ethiopia

Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes due to violent conflict, drought, and seasonal floods 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 35,000 people in the Afar and Somali regions in the last year, and over 157,000 people since we began responding in 2019.

 

 

 

 

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Conflict

Chad

Thousands of people fleeing violence in Sudan are arriving in Chad.

Chad is one of the world’s poorest nations, and it’s resources were already stretched before Sudan war. Shelter demands are incredibly high as more people arrive daily.

Working with our partner HELP Tchad we are supplying people with emergency shelter, as well as providing essential items including solar lights, mosquito nets, blankets, sleeping mats, and kitchen sets.

 

 

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Drought and Conflict

Somalia

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 durable, locally appropriate shelters, as well as supplying essential items such as solar lights, water filters and mosquito nets.

 

 

 

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Past work

Past responses

Since ShelterBox was founded back in 2000, we have responded to disasters and conflicts in around 100 countries.

Learn more about our previous responses – where we worked, the disaster or conflict that forced people from their homes, and the people we supported.

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When severe flooding caused devastation across the north and south of Pakistan, father of four, Abdul, lost his home and his livelihood. After receiving a ShelterBox tent, Abdul and his family told us they were joyful to have a roof over their heads.
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