Every year, disaster and conflict force families from their homes, leaving them without the safety and comfort most of us take for granted. But recovery is possible and it begins with shelter.
When you choose to give a gift to ShelterBox on behalf of someone, you’re helping provide more than hope. You’re helping provide families with the tools, warmth, and stability they need to take their first steps toward rebuilding their lives.
How ShelterBox Virtual Gifts Work
Immediately upon donating, you will receive an email with an assortment of printable 5″×7″ cards illustrating the potential impact of your gift.
Make a Gift TodayThis season, your gift can light the path from uncertainty to hope. Whether it’s clean water, essential shelter, or the comfort of warmth, every gift you make here with ShelterBox helps families move forward stronger, safer, and ready to face tomorrow.
The impact of your gift
Meet Amira. She is one of the estimated 12.3 million people displaced by the ongoing conflict in Syria over the past decade. But thanks to donors like you, her family has been given the tools to keep hope alive.
When bombing began near her home last year, Amira was forced to flee with her eight children.
“We had no other choice [but to leave]. Because of the bombing, only some of the walls of the house remained,” she said. “We started running. The children were crying. I carried two of my children and the rest on foot. Life was beautiful, but now there’s nothing left.”
The family lived in a car and then a makeshift camp in northern Syria where they experienced impossible living conditions. Eventually, Amira and her family arrived at a camp for internally displaced people.
While grateful to be away from the violence, her family found it difficult to adjust to their new life in the camp as Syrian winters are freezing and unforgiving, “It was very cold, and the children got sick.”
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