Appeals for help may come from the authorities in a disaster area, via another aid agency or through a local Rotary club.

Decisions will then be made on how many boxes we can send, what should be in the boxes – and how to get the aid where it is needed. The number of boxes we can send is limited by the funds available but our aim is always to provide immediate aid wherever possible.

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Each ShelterBox normally holds a 10-person tent and a range of other equipment, such as:
• Thermal blankets, insulated ground sheets & insecticide treated mosquito nets
• A wood burning stove, or
• A multi-fuel stove that can burn anything from diesel to old paint!
• Cooking pans, utensils, bowls and mugs
• Collapsible water containers and water purification tablets
• Basic tool kit –hammer, axe, saw, pliers, hoe head, trenching shovel, rope etc
• A small, children’s pack containing drawing books, crayons, pens etc.