Where We're Working
Get the latest updates from the field and discover where we’re
supporting communities around the world in the aftermath
of disaster and conflict.
Gaza: COMPLEX CRISIS
As a humanitarian organization, ShelterBox must remain neutral and apolitical. We go wherever the humanitarian need of civilians is the highest, and right now that is in Gaza.
ShelterBox is providing emergency shelter and other essential items for people left with nowhere to live.
More than 85% of the population in Gaza have been displaced since October 2023. Together with our partner MAP, we’ll be sourcing items in Egypt and Türkiye. The situation is complex, but our aid will reach people via the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
Mozambique - Conflict & Cyclone
On December 15th Tropical Cyclone Chido hit Mozambique, damaging homes, roads and other buildings.
The cyclone has hit Cabo Delgado, an area which is already experiencing extreme difficulties due to ongoing conflict. Thousands of people have already had to leave their homes to find safety.
With help from our partner CARE Mozambique, we are supporting vulnerable communities affected by the conflict. We will also be responding to Cyclone Chido.
Bangladesh: Flooding
A ShelterBox assessment team is in Bangladesh after severe flooding across the east of the country.
Meanwhile our response to Cyclone Remal, which struck Bangladesh in May, continues. We have partnered with Uttaran to support people left homeless by the storm floodwaters.
Learn more about the situation in Bangladesh.
Malawi: FLOODING
Heavy rainfall in early 2024 has caused severe flooding in central Malawi. As a result thousands of people have been forced from their homes.
Families have been forced to find shelter elsewhere. Some are staying in schools, community centres or with host families. Thousands more are seeking shelter in displacement camps. With other families already living in displacement camps after Cyclone Freddy in 2023, there is a shortage of tents, tarpaulins and household items.
We are responding to the flooding; working with people who have been affected by the flooding, and our partner CARE Malawi. We will be using aid already in Malawi after Cyclone Freddy.
Chad: DISPLACEMENT OF SUDANESE REFUGEES DUE TO CONFLICT
Thousands of people fleeing violence in Sudan are arriving in Chad.
Working with our partner INTERSOS 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.
The first emergency shelters are now being assembled.
Pakistan: FLOODING
Severe monsoon flooding in June of 2022 has left thousands of people with nowhere to live. The disaster has affected more than 33 million people and around 1 million houses have been damaged or destroyed.
We have partnered with Islamic Relief Pakistan to support thousands of people left with nowhere to live. Our response in Pakistan has been ongoing. Our response is providing emergency shelter and shelter repair kits, hygiene kits and latrines, as well as community toolkits to aid in recovery.
Ethiopia - COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes due to violent conflict and drought 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 22,000 people in the Afar and Somali regions in the last year. Aid distributions are now complete.
Burkina Faso - CONFLICT
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.
Cameroon: COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Since 2009, Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
Around 9.7 million people are now in need of urgent humanitarian aid in the Lake Chad region.
In Cameroon, we have supported over 18,000 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.
Somalia - Conflict and Drought
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 locally appropriate shelters, as well as supplying essential items such as solar lights, water filters and mosquito nets.
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