Help the children of Haiti have shelter with just a £2 donation

Please donate to help the children of Haiti have shelter for just £2

Please donate in memory of Joe to help the children of Haiti_

IF all of Joe's supporters on facebook donated £2 we could raise £4500.00 which would buy 5 boxes which would house and protect over 50 people for months please go to Joe's shelter box justgiving page

YOU can donate as little as £2 on line which would not buy a pint of beer but togeatheryou could help people who are suffering



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Shelter box news

More than 200 ShelterBoxes are set to arrive in Port au Prince, Haiti later today.

256 ShelterBoxes that were dispatched from the prepositioned stock in Curacoa on Wednesday are due to touch down in Haiti late this afternoon..., Haitian time, providing the plane they are on is cleared to land.

However, the situation in Port au Prince is extremely fluid and logistics are changing minute by minute.

ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members David Eby (US), Wayne Robinson(US) and Mark Pearson (UK) have been in Port au Prince since Thursday and have been working around the clock assessing the most effective ways to distribute the much needed aid.

The Response Team says the situation on the ground is frantic but there doing all they can to make sure they deliver aid into Port au Prince as quickly as they can.

Whats in the box

Shelter

At the heart of every ShelterBox is a ten-person tent. It is custom made for ShelterBox by Vango, one of the world’s leading tent manufacturers, and is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds and heavy rainfall. Internally, each tent has privacy partitions that allow recipients to divide the space as they see fit.

A smile

Every box contains a children’s pack containing drawing books, crayons and pens. For children who have lost most, if not all,their possessions, these small gifts are treasured.

Warmth and protection

In addition to the tent, the boxes contain a range of other survival equipment including thermal blankets and insulated ground sheets, essential in areas where temperatures plummet at nightfall. Where malaria is prevalent mosquito nets are supplied, as well a life saving means of water purification. Water supplies often become contaminated after a major disaster, as infrastructure and sanitation systems are destroyed, this presents a secondary but no less dangerous threat to survivors than the initial disaster itself.

Self sufficiency

A basic tool kit containing a hammer, axe, saw, trenching shovel, hoe head, pliers and wire cutters can be found in every box. These items enable people to improve their immediate environment, by chopping firewood or digging a latrine, for example. Then, when it is possible, to start repairing or rebuilding the home they were forced to leave.

Fit for purpose

Every item is durable, practical and brand new. The box itself is lightweight and waterproof and has been used for a variety of purposes in the past - from water and food storage containers to a cot for a newly born baby.

A heart to the home

A key piece in every box is either a wood burning or multi-fuel stove - that can burn anything from diesel to old paint. This provides the heart of the new home where water is boiled, food is cooked and families congregate. In addition, there are pans, utensils, bowls, mugs and water storage containers.

Adaptability

We keep a broad range of equipment in stock so we can adapt the contents of a box to a specific disaster. For example, following the Javanese earthquake in 2006, when some resources were available locally or could be salvaged from one storey buildings, the overwhelming need was for shelter

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