Shelterbox this week

We have some stunning new images as part of four new case studies from Pakistan. This is an image of Maryam and her four-year-old daughter Zainab. The ShelterBox aid items Maryam received have given the family hope as now they have shelter, clean drinking water, and emergency lights to see at night.

We have also composed a climate change reel for social media featuring drone footage from Pakistan.

The UK winter appeal for Ukraine is starting to come to together with the launch of the webpage. You can access images and content from the appeal, including the website file for export in the News Resource here.

We also have another new case study from Ukraine featuring Olena (pictured above), who received a shelter kit and was able to make repairs to her home in preparation for winter ahead.

Response highlights and challenges this week include:

• Pakistan: Project 1: Distributions of shelter and NFI kits are now complete in 3 out of 4 districts. Project 3: We are continuing to scope a recovery phase response.
• Ethiopia (Project 5): A team of four are currently travelling to Ethiopia to meet with partners.
• Cameroon (Project 11): The team have had another busy week delivering MEAL training to our partner, Public Concern.
• Burkina Faso (Project 4): The final narrative report has been received and is currently under review.

Monitoring:

• Tropical Cyclone Nalgae, Philippines: Around 1.95 Million affected individuals (590,990 families) from 17 Regions, 67 Provinces and 614 Cities/Municipalities of which 975,374 individuals were displaced.

• Civil unrest, Democratic Republic of Congo: Fighting in the Northeastern state of North Kivu has resumed after months of relative calm.

We have a lovely new story about the women who make the ShelterBox bags in the Philippines. They are part of a cooperative called SUMBANAN - an organisation of farmers' families helping each other, and they sew durable bags to hold household aid items.

We have a new case study from the winterisation assesments in the northwest of Syria, in which Ali describes the difficult conditions of winter in camp with nine children.

Rotary Zone Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Alex Orme will be representing ShelterBox at Rotary's zone Institute in Basel from 4-6 November, so if any of your network are planning to attend, please tell them to come and say hello to Alex.

Best wishes

Natalie

International Giving Executive