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At first Bizli didn’t know what to do, the fear was paralysing. But as the water continued to rush in, she knew she couldn’t ignore it.

Thanks to our supporters, Blandina received ShelterBox aid and was able to rebuild her home and her garden in Dominica.

Your support helped families recover from back-to-back hurricanes.

See how your support helped Nongoma recover after fleeing her village in Burkina Faso.

Flooding affects homes, livelihoods, and even infrastructure like water pipes and wells. Read Kalpana’s story to see how floods affect clean drinking water.

“It will take a long time for us to replant, how can we replant, all the kava is no good, we are starting again from zero.”

Read how Alejandro‘s life was turned upside down after the typhoon ripped his house apart, and how the family used their ShelterBox aid to return home.

When heavy flooding washed away her home, ShelterBox aid helped Phuleswari rebuild.

When violence broke in her village in Tigray, Ethiopia, Shewit ran with her four children. Read her story of survival.