Disasters explained: earthquakes
Powerful earthquakes can be very deadly. Learn everything you need to know about earthquakes and how we help.
Tents
When disaster strikes and families lose their homes, durable tents can offer shelter and a sense of safety and normality – a place to call home.
ShelterBox strategy 2022-27
ShelterBox exists to ensure no one is without shelter after disaster. Discover our new 5-year strategy here.
Response criteria
Learn how we make the decision to respond in a disaster or conflict
Helping communities recover with cash assistance
Learn how we’re using cash assistance alongside our tents, tools and household items to help families recover after disaster.
Theory of change
Our new Theory of Change sums up what we will do and why to support communities affected by crisis, building on 20+ years of our experience.
Aicha’s story
Aicha lives in a village in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Her community was rocked when they experienced an earthquake. Discover her story.
Yemen
ShelterBox is responding in Yemen supporting people without shelter due to the conflict there.
5 facts about ShelterBox’s partnership with Rotary
To mark World Rotary Day, discover 5 facts about ShelterBox’s partnership with Rotary.
Moh’s story
Moh lived in a ShelterBox tent in Gaza as a child after being displaced from his family home. Discover his story.
5 Stories from the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes
Read 5 stories from survivors of the Turkey and Syria earthquakes – what they experienced, and how aid has supported their recovery.
The power of partnership
Discover how working in partnership helps ShelterBox’s work, with a closer look at our work with Public Concern in Cameroon.
Mohamed’s story
Mohamed faced personal tragedy in the Morocco earthquake, but has led his community towards recovery. Discover his story.
Our partnership with Rotary in Morocco
Learn more about how ShelterBox responded to the devastating earthquake in Morocco, and the important part that Rotary played.
Voices of the forgotten crises
Learn about some of the crises around the world where ShelterBox is working, and the people they have impacted.
In the bleak midwinter: Shelter aid in the coldest months
Learn more about how ShelterBox distributes aid items to help people without shelter keep warm in the winter
Looking beyond the box: Our flexible approach to shelter aid
Learn more about ShelterBox’s flexible approach to shelter aid, and how we assess the requirements of people affected by disaster to ensure we bring the aid that people need when they need it.
Hawa’s story
Hawa and her family were forced from their home by the conflict in Sudan. Now in Chad, learn about her experiences and how ShelterBox helped.