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Home / syria

Volunteer behind the scenes

Rotarians who connect with Rotary Clubs to strengthen their support for ShelterBox (recruiting)

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Tent for Lent appeal 

Join our life-changing community. Tent for Lent – what will you do? Help raise enough money to provide tents and other shelter essentials to over 100 families.

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ShelterBox Response Team

ShelterBox Response Team Volunteers go the extra mile to deliver aid to the families most in need.
(not currently recruiting)

Our inclusive approach to shelter aid 

This Pride Month, we share more information on our inclusive approach to shelter aid

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Disasters explained: Landslides

Landslides kill thousands of people around the world every year. Learn more about landslides and why they happen.

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Re-use and recycling of our aid packaging in Morocco

This Earth Day, we share how our aid packaging found a new lease of life in Morocco through re-use and recycling.

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Stories of courageous women for International Women’s Day

To mark International Women’s Day discover the stories of some of the courageous women ShelterBox has supported.

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Malawi

Flooding in Malawi 2024

Flooding has impacted central Malawi, leaving thousands without shelter. Learn more about what is happening and how ShelterBox is helping.

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Support through your workplace

Did you know you can support ShelterBox through your workplace?

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ShelterBox response team

ShelterBox Response Team Volunteers go the extra mile to deliver aid to the families most in need (not currently recruiting)

Be the face of ShelterBox

Share the stories of the people we support and the importance of shelter by working at an event or becoming an Ambassador (recruiting now)

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The Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale explained

The Saffir-Simpson wind scale is used to classify Atlantic hurricanes into 5 categories. Learn what that means.

Disasters are not natural

It’s important to understand why disasters aren’t ‘natural’ and how misleading and damaging the term natural disasters can be for affected communities.

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Boko Haram and the Lake Chad Basin Crisis explained

Read how the conflict started, who is affected, and how ShelterBox is helping vulnerable families.

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Disasters explained: hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons

Find out everything you need to know about hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons.

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Disasters explained: tornadoes (twisters)

Read everything you need to know about these violent storms also known as twisters.

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Disasters explained: heatwaves

Heatwaves are extreme weather events. Learn about what they are, why they happen and their link to climate change.

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Disasters explained: droughts

Droughts affect millions of people each year. Learn what they and and how we’ve supported communities.

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