Disaster Management-Shelter Kits
About This Initiative
Shekhar Mehta, as trustee of Shelter Box UK, introduced the Shelter Kit program in India in 2005. Shelter Kits are trunks containing 52 essential items needed by a family immediately after a disaster. The program has served about 20 disasters, distributing more than 15,000 Shelter Kits helping about 75,000 disaster victims across India (Bihar, Kerala, Uttarakhand, etc.) and neighboring countries like Nepal.
Key Focus Areas
- Donation of relief kit
- Essential material distribution
- Emergency aid
Success Stories
Distributing 15,000 kits helping 75,000 people.
Impact by Numbers
15,000+
kits Distributed
75,000+ victims
beneficiaries
20 major disasters
disasters Covered
Pan-India and Nepal
reach
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