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ShelterBox’s response to the Syria crisis
The conflict• March 2011 – Peaceful protests near Deraa,
SW Syria, after some teenagers were arrested for graffiti
• Security forces opened fire injuring and killing• Triggered nationwide protests demanding
President Bashar al-Assad’s resignation• Now interethnic civil war • Millions forced from homes
ShelterBox response• Complex & dynamic situation politically and
security-wise• Complicated for international community to
respond• Neutrality – respond to needs regardless of
political affiliation• Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq
Inside Syria:
6,500,000+ internally displaced
Outside Syria:
2,500,000+ registered refugees
(information as of March 2014)
Syrian Crisis
IDP Camps
Truck 1
Winter • Blankets• Groundsheets• Stoves• Hats • Gloves• Scarfs• Water carriers• Jerry cans
December 2012 - Solidarités International
March/April• Operations speak to Relief International, who
mentions Hand in Hand for Syria in passing• Determined as an appropriate partner• Send a truck of aid
Truck 2
• Mosquito nets• LifeStraws• Water carriers• Kitchen sets• SchoolBoxes
April 2013 - Hand in Hand for Syria
Through Hand in Hand for Syria ShelterBox is part of a handful of
charities that is bringing shelter and other vital aid to displaced in northern Syria in
contested and rebel controlled areas.
Truck 3
• Increasing trust• Standard
humanitarian tents, water carriers
April 2013 - Hand in Hand for Syria
Standard tents
• Common design solves equity issues
• Heavy• Unbranded for
lower profile• Long-lasting• Simple
Truck 4
216 standard boxes, Classrooms in a Box.
Overview of Need(information as of February 2014)
Iraq / Kurdistan
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Jordan
• 2013 Jordan - up to 20,000 people per week crossed border at night
• Unsafe and exposed to gunfire and violence
• ShelterBox set up tents along border as safe houses
• Refugees rest and refresh
Jordan
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Jordan
Lebanon(information as of February 2014)
“This is one great way to promote what our big Rotary family is doing with its partners around the world.”
(Assisting Syrian refugees)
Belal Al Ayoubi: Rotarian from Lebanon
Syrian Crisis
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
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