Aid is being distributed in Jamaica
 
 
Dear Paul,
Our team has been distributing aid in Jamaica alongside our partners Food for the Poor and Rotary following Hurricane Melissa. This aid was shipped from our warehouse in Barbados where we pre-positioned supplies before the hurricane season, so we could have emergency items ready to go right away. 
After conducting community needs assessments, we are now providing shelter kits, water filters, solar lights, blankets and mosquito nets to 5000 people in some of the hardest hit areas. We have aid for another 5000 people on the way from Panama which will be distributed soon. 
Because of supporters like you, ShelterBox was ready when disaster struck. This is emergency preparedness in action. We can't thank you enough for the difference this has made for people in Jamaica.
See the video below from one of our Emergency Response Team members, Sonja, for a deployment update.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We have exciting news...
Thanks to the amazing generosity of the following Rotary Clubs: 
Rotary Club of Calgary Fish Creek
Rotary Club of Chatham New Brunswick
Rotary Club of Canmore
Rotary Club of Kenora
Rotary Club of Dawson Creek Sunrise and Dawson Creek Interact 
Donations to ShelterBox Canada on Giving Tuesday (December 2nd) will be matched up to $40,000! This is our biggest match ever!
 
 
 
 
Check out this video from Imelda Staunton and Dame Judi Dench! 
Hear how they will be supporting ShelterBox this holiday season.
 
 
 
 
 
With gratitude,
Marissa Lair
Manager of Fundraising and Development
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deployment Updates
To see a full list of our responses, please see our website. 

Afghanistan - Earthquake
The first phase of our response is complete, and a second phase providing tents, solar lights, winter clothing and more is underway now. Distributions will wrap up at the end of November. 
Burkina Faso - Conflict 
Our 7th project is now underway to provide 1700 households with locally appropriate emergency shelter. 
Chad - Conflict 
All of the durable shelters provided to refugees and returnees are now complete. Our evaluation process will begin shortly. We also continue to provide emergency shelter for refugees arriving from Sudan.
Ethiopia - Conflict 
The evaluation of project 7 is now underway and Project 8 will likely start early in the new year.
Gaza - Conflict 
Our first project with MAP is complete. We still have aid waiting at the border which will be distributed as soon as we are able to gain access.
Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa
See update at the start of this email.
Myanmar - Earthquake 
Working with a local partner, ShelterBox is providing construction materials, tarps and other aid items to allow people to repair and rebuild their homes. 666 homes have been repaired/rebuilt so far. The remaining 280 will be completed over the next month.
Pakistan - Flooding 
All distributions are now complete. A project evaluation will start shortly.
Philippines - Typhoon Bualoi
Our team has distributed aid in 12 barangays so far. Distributions are continuing to provide emergency shelter and supplies.
Philippines - Cebu Earthquake
Our local ShelterBox Operations Philippines staff and a deployed team are working to reach 1700 affected households. So far 609 households have received aid.