2020 marks 20 years of ShelterBox!
That’s 20 years of disaster relief in 97 different countries, supporting families to get back on their feet after hurricanes, earthquakes, conflicts, droughts, cyclones and more.
We’ve changed and grown a lot in that time, but our core focus has remained the same: helping families rebuild after disaster.
In 2000, the idea for ShelterBox was hit upon by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall.
The idea was sparked by watching the news and wanting to do more after seeing that people seemed to be left with nothing after disaster.
Discover how ShelterBox has grown from a group of passionate volunteers wanting to help 8 to 10 families a year, to helping over 1.5 million people.
Over the last 20 years we have supported more than 1.5 million people with emergency shelter aid and other essential items and training to help recovery after disaster. Join us as we look back at our biggest responses and defining events in the last 20 years.
To celebrate 20 years of ShelterBox, we sat down with our very own ShelterBox Australia CEO, Mike Greenslade to learn more about his experiences delivering emergency shelter and aid items to families affected by some of the world’s worst disasters.
Since 2000, ShelterBox has supported over 1.5 million people with emergency shelter in 97 countries across the world – from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
The Helston-Lizard club was an established group of around 40 people, who had been involved in a variety of charitable activities, both at home and abroad.