Water-Survival Box
WATER-SURVIVAL BOX is a relatively new Rotary product and was developed after the 2004 tsunami. It contains a new water purification kit sufficient for a family of five for twelve months and a variety of essential survival items for eating and drinking; hygiene; various simple tools; first aid kit and a tarpaulin and cords to provide a basic shelter. Our aim is to build up a stock of filled Water-Survival Boxes so that when future disasters occur we can send aid instantly to survivors. Water-Survival Boxes can mean the difference between life and death for survivors of disasters such as earthquake; hurricane; tsunami; refugee displacement; etc. We realised that survivors of disaster needed early protection from water-borne disease and this meant streamlining the operation. The crucial difference is that we send customised Water-Survival Boxes by air so that they arrive at the scene of the disaster within days of the event when they will be of maximum benefit to survivors.
By working with partners (eg a Rotary Club in the country concerned, the ShelterBox Trust, Humanity First UK, Merlin, Oxfam, the local Red Cross Society, and/or agency authorised to receive humanitarian aid into the affected country) we have been able to get our boxes delivered within days of leaving our warehouse in Somerset. Another critical factor in expediting the transit of our aid relates to the consistent range of box contents which greatly simplifies their passage through customs on arrival.
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WATER-SURVIVAL BOX CONSIGNMENTS
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DATE
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NUMBER
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COUNTRY
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REASON
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PARTNER 1
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PARTNER 2
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Dec 2006
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60
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Philippines
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Typhoon Durian
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Rotary District
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Red Cross
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Jul
2007
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100
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Pakistan
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Flood disaster
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Rotary District
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Pakistan NGO
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Sep 2007
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50
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Uganda
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Flood refugees
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RC Muyenga - Kampala
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Uganda Red Cross
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Nov 2007
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100
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Bangladesh
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Cyclone
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Humanity First UK
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Jan
2008
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50
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Uganda
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Kenyan refugees
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RC Muyenga – Kampala
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Uganda Red Cross
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Feb
2008
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25
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Burkina Faso
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Flood refugees
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Humanity First UK
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Feb
2008
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20
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Sumatra
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For evaluation by partner orgn.
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Leuser Intl. Foundation
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- we worked with Leuser after
2004 tsunami
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Mar 2008
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50
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Ecuador
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Flood refugees
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RC Puntilla -Guayaquil
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Ecuador Red Cross
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Jun
2008
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130
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Myanmar/Burma
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Cyclone Nargis
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Merlin UK
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Jul 2008
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Water-Survival Box approved as
RIBI ‘Opportunity to Serve’
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Oct
2008
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100
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Haiti
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Hurricanes
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RC Petionville
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Haitian Red Cross
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Jan
2009
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100
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Zimbabwe
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Cholera epidemic
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Oxfam GB
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Oxfam Harare
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Feb
2009
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1
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Uganda
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Product Devlt
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Ugandaid and University of Bath
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RC Source of the Nile - Jinja
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Apr
2009
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50
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(France)
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Future Search & Rescue use
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Pompiers sans Frontieres
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RC of Blanquefort –en-Medoc
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Jun
2009
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100
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Pakistan
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Refugees from conflict - NW
Province
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Oxfam GB
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Aug 2009
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100
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Taiwan
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Cyclone Morakot
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Rotary District
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World Vision - Taiwan
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Oct 2009
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200
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Sumatra, Indonesia
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Tsunami and earthquake
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Rotary District 3400
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Rotary Jakarta Relief
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