Rotary Club of Oswestry Buys Two Shelterboxes

In response to the events unfolding in the Philippines and Syria, today our Club voted to send a second ShelterBox to this disaster relief organisation to help provide the emergency shelter and essential aid the affected families need to survive and start rebuilding their lives.. 

We are grateful that our fundraising can be put to such a good cause.  You may donate to ShelterBox or DEC The Disasters Emergency Committee here.

Here's what ShelterBox say about these crises.

Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Appeal #TyphoonHaiyan

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children in the Philippines are now homeless and without clean water or food in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Their situation is desperate..

With winds of 195mph, the typhoon is the largest storm ever recorded to make landfall and current reports indicate that upwards of 10,000 people may have lost their lives.

Further reports are filtering through of 'utter devastation' across the main city of Tacloban and the islands of Samar and Leyte. The need to get shelter and essential aid to those affected is immense.

ShelterBox has teams in the Philippines responding to the disaster and we are moving emergency shelter and other vital aid already located in the Philippines and neighbouring countries to the worst affected areas.

ShelterBox CEO Alison Wallace said 'The reports we are getting are of huge losses of life. Those families who have made it through the typhoon now desperately need our help. They have lost homes, possessions and loved ones and their wellbeing is dependent on getting quick access to shelter and other types of support. Our teams are already there, assessing need and doing all they can to get aid to these families as quickly as possible.'

Syria Refugee Appeal

Over 2 million refugees have fled Syria and over 4 million people remain displaced within the country. The majority are in desperate need of shelter and other vital aid, leaving their homes with just the few possessions they can carry. The need now is greater than ever.

So far ShelterBox has sent aid to support over 4,500 families in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon and Jordan. But many thousands more need our help today. Our ShelterBoxResponse Teams (SRTs) are working in countries in the region to reach the most vulnerable families.

With winter just around the corner, conditions are only going to worsen with freezing temperatures and limited resources. The need for protection is critical and ShelterBox offers a winterised shelter solution. We are aiming to provide shelter for a further 5,000 families over the coming months - we urgently need your help so these families can come in from the cold this winter.

Watch a YouTube clip on the crisis unfolding.