ShelterBox USA
Jun 05, 2020
Bill Tobin - Rotary Relations Manager
ShelterBox USA

I would like to report that ShelterBox is working hard to provide families with shelter and other vital aid in global areas that are most susceptible to, and least prepared for, the coronavirus pandemic. We have active response work going on in The Philippines, Vanuatu, Syria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania. While this health danger is impacting all of us, people living in refugee camps or makeshift settlements are particularly vulnerable. ShelterBox USA has establish a specific fund for our global response to Covid-19.
 
“The partnership between Rotary and ShelterBox provides a place of refuge for vulnerable people to stay as healthy as possible.  Covid-19 is a Global Humanitarian Emergency in its own right, but it will also compound and exacerbate pre-existing crises.  When it comes to fighting a pandemic, the most vulnerable need our protection – or everyone is at risk. As Emergency shelter experts, ShelterBox has a vitally important part to play in the global response to Covid-19.”  John Hewko, RI General Secretary, 4/29/20