DEAR ROTARIANS,

In 2019 Rotary support helped ShelterBox provide shelter and life-saving items to over 29,000 families* robbed of their homes by disaster and conflict.

Your help has reached across 9 countries, involving 11 different responses: 4 conflict and 7 natural disaster responses.

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The year ahead

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YOURS SINCERLY,

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ON CHRISTMAS DAY TYPHOON PHANFONE HIT THE PHILIPPINES, LEAVING A TRAIL OF DEVASTATION THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE COUNTRY. GUSTS OF UP TO 118MPH STRUCK, DESTROYING HOMES AND POWER LINES, AND CAUSING SEVERE FLOODING IN SOME PROVINCES.

The Philippines is no stranger to natural disasters. very quickly with an assessment team, who worked Typhoon Phanfone was the 21st cyclone to hit the closely with the local Government and Rotary groups country in 2019. Typhoon Phanfone came just weeks to identify three barangays (Filipino term for village or after Typhoon Kammuri had wreaked havoc in early district) that were least likely to recover by themselves December. A ShelterBox team were in country over and who would most benefit from ShelterBox aid. We Christmas when Typhoon Phanfone hit, supporting worked closely with the affected communities to create communities left homeless by the earlier typhoon. bespoke aid packages, tailored to the needs of each separate barangay. In early December Typhoon Kammuri hit land four times in the Philippines. Communities across Northern Samar Warm ocean waters, low-lying coasts, poverty and were severely affected. Devastation struck in the form of geography help explain why the Philippines is so heavy rains, strong winds, and powerful storm surges. prone to natural disasters. As a result, ShelterBox has responded in the Philippines more frequently The ShelterBox team worked with the local government than any other country - an average of nearly twice a to identify communities that were worst affected. They year between 2004 and 2019. ShelterBox Operations also worked closely with Rotary clubs in the country and Philippines was set-up in 2017 as an in-country the Department of Social Welfare and Development organisation with aid stored locally so that we can (DSWD). As a result, 2,373 families were supported with respond more quickly, effectively and appropriately. shelter and selected household items. Moving forward ShelterBox Operations Philippines will The Philippines was also hit by a series of powerful be working to expand the office, develop in-country earthquakes and aftershocks throughout October 2019 connections and improve operational preparedness. which devastated homes, buildings and infrastructure This ensures we’re in the best position possible to reach on the island of Mindanao. Thanks to ShelterBox Filipino families as quickly as possible in the aftermath Operations Philippines, we were able to respond of a disaster striking.

Jeany and family received ShelterBox aid and training following the earthquakes in October.

“We feel safer from the rain and wind and are definitely more comfortable than we were in the evacuation centre. I feel safer as I know when we are in this new home nothing will fall on us if an earthquake hits us again.

Typhoon Kammuri that hit the Philippines in early December 2019 20 YEARS ON

In 2000, the idea for ShelterBox was hit upon by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall, when Rotary encouraged members to come up with projects to mark the Millennium.

The initial hope of the club was to In 2012, with Rotary members around help 8 to 10 families a year, with each the world rallying behind a shared box containing a family sized tent, vision, the partnership between sleeping bags, water purifying tablets, ShelterBox and Rotary was formally trenching tool and pots and pans. recognised when ShelterBox became Rotary’s official project partner in In the first year, this group of disaster relief. passionate Rotarians took the idea and developed it into something ShelterBox has grown to become more. In the first year, Rotary Clubs a humanitarian organisation alone donated £88,000. The faith providing emergency shelter, shown by the Rotary community led essential items, training and support to the first ever response supporting to over 1.5 million people. Rotary families affected by the 2001 remains at the heart of ShelterBox; earthquake in Gujarat, India. clubs and members around the world support by raising vital “Fairly early on the club realised that funds and awareness at home and this project was going somewhere and local Rotary contacts also provide was quickly growing. Our motivation essential assistance in countries was always to provide emergency affected by disasters. shelter and essential items to help people to preserve dignity after disaster. Today in 2020, the need for We were keen to learn and develop emergency shelter is more urgent If your Rotary club would like to every time we helped people in a new than ever, with 88 million people find out more or celebrate with us disaster. We always wanted to try new living without shelter after disaster. in our 20th anniversary year, visit suggestions. As a result, the kit and the We must do more. And thanks to the our action toolkit for information, way we worked changed over time.” support of people like you, we are as resources and event inspiration James Kingston, determined as our founding Helston- www.shelterbox.org/rotary/ Past President of Helston Lizard Rotary Club Lizard Rotary members to do just that. action-toolkit/20years

VOLUNTEER EXPO

ShelterBox is pleased to be part of Volunteer Expo, the new Rotary hosted event in the UK for people interested in volunteering, developing their skills and learning more from 3rd sector organisations. For Rotary clubs this is an opportunity to experience an interactive ShelterBox experience, which offers an in depth look at how ShelterBox helps rebuild lives after disaster strikes. Come join us and immerse yourself in the world of international disaster relief.

This event will give Rotarians a chance to:

- Find out how ShelterBox provides aid for families 1–3 to kick start their recovery process MAY 2020 - Learn more about the Rotary Project Partnership NEC, Birmingham, UK and what this means in action

shelterbox.org/ - Gather ideas and support for how you can volunteer-expo-2020 showcase ShelterBox and the partnership we share in your community [email protected] us [email protected] If youwouldliketo getintouchemail OPERATIONS BOARD CURRENT www.shelterbox.org Bangladesh COUNTRY Philippines Philippines WE CONTINUALLYMONITOR GLOBALDISPLACEMENTCAUSEDBYCONFLICTAND UNREST,ASWELLIMPACTFROM Cameroon Ethiopia Nigeria Syria NATURAL DISASTERS TOENSUREWEARE ALWAYSREADYTOSHELTER VULNERABLEFAMILIES INNEED. Displacement Displacement Earthquakes DISASTER Typhoon Flooding Conflict Conflict Conflict

We havebeenworkingwithourtrustedpartnerACTED ona4 north eastSyriainOctober2019. that wasatsignificantriskofmortarfirefollowing the Turkishoffensiveinto distributed 500tentstosupportfamilieswhohadbeen evacuatedfromacamp our response following the latest offensive. Our partner Bahar Organisation has specific children’swinterclothesto2,400families.Weareworkingscaleup of householditems(suchasthermalblankets,solarlights,mattresses)andage partner ReliefAidhasrecentlydistributedwinterisationandshelterpackages our trustedpartnersinSyriatosupportfamiliescaughtuptheviolence.Our and underservedcampsinthegovernorate.Wearecontinuingtoworkwith weeks, addingtothehundredsofthousandswhohavefledoversubscribed a further200,000peoplearebelievedtohavefledtheviolenceinlastfew international supportincreasedtheirassaultintheprovinceofIdlib.Atleast Throughout December,Syriangovernmentforces,backedbyRussianandother now indiscussionsforathirdproject. sets forfamilieswhorecentlyreturnedtoWestGuji.ShelterBoxandIOMare containing tarpaulin, rope, blankets, water carriers, sleeping mats, and kitchen implemented Project2withIOM.Thisconsistedof1,100emergencykits (IOM), supported3,445displacedfamilies.ThroughoutNovember2019,we the firstprojectwithourpartnerInternationalOrganisationforMigration flooding. ShelterBoxhasbeensupportingfamiliesinEthiopiasince2018and Ethiopia facescombinedchallengesofconflict,droughtandseasonal communities affectedbyfloodingfrommonsoonrains. shelter toolkitsandtarpaulinsthatwereprepositionedincountry,tosupport Rotary andtheBangladeshRedCrescentSociety(BDRCS)todistribute745 and anestimated308,800peopleweredisplaced.ShelterBoxworkedwith to UNBangladesh,asof30thJuly,7.3millionpeopleweredirectlyaffected areas ofBangladeshleavingonethirdthecountryunderwater.According Since July2019,heavymonsoonrainshavetriggeredfloodinginthelow-lying packages werecreatedtomeettheneedsofdifferentcommunities. of Novemberto6communities,shelteringover1,600families.Tailoredaid homes weredestroyed.ShelterBoxdistributionscompletedattheend Three majorearthquakesoccurredinMindanao,October.Morethan21,000 households havebeensupportedanddistributionsarecontinuingintoJanuary. items tailoredtotheneedsofcommunity.Todatemorethan2,300 communities tosupportwithshelterkits,tarpaulinsandropeandhousehold 5 local government,ShelterBoxcarriedoutneedsassessmentsandidentified showed over200,000homesweredamaged.WorkingwithRotaryandthe 3 stormindifferentprovincesacrossthePhilippines.Initialassessments At thebeginningofDecember,TyphoonKammurimadelandfallasacategory In 2019webegana7 households receivedapackageofhouseholditems. were successfullysupportedwithshelterandhousehold itemsandafurther677 families whoneedtoimprovetheirexistingshelter). InDecember1,263families with morewoodtosupportfamiliesnoshelter, andonewithlesswoodfor aimed tosupportfamilieswithtwovariationsofemergency shelterkits(one anticipated thatProject8will begininJanuary. are nowworkingwithIEDA toanalysepost-distributionmonitoringdata.Itis across both.Bytheendof 2019,alldistributionshadbeencompletedandwe shelter kitsfordistribution offcamp,aswellhouseholditemsdistributed tents and700tarpaulinsropesfordistributionin Minawaocampand336 th project with IEDA Relief. This project consisted of 1,000 projectwithIEDARelief.Thisconsistedof1,000 ACTION JANUARY 2020 International andThe RotaryFoundation. International relief. ShelterBox isacharityindependent ofRotary ShelterBox andRotary are Project Partnersindisaster th project which projectwhich

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