In mid-December 2014, heavy seasonal rains and strong winds affected much of the Malaysian peninsula’s east coast, resulting in severe flooding.
As of January 3, 2015, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, estimated that 42,500 families had been made homeless as a result of the floods.

This project allowed ShelterBox to provide of 612 disaster relief tents to families affected by the floods in the states of Kelantan and Pehang. These includes 565 compact midi tents and 47 of ShelterBox’s new dome tents.

ShelterBox completed initial damage assessments in the districts of Kuala Krai, and Gua Musang in the state of Kelantan, before establishing a small refugee camp at Gua Musang for 100 homeless families. The teams then made further assessments in the states of Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu.

This program allowed 612 homeless families in the flood-affected states of Kelantan and Pahang to benefit from ShelterBox dome tents. These provided families with a secure base from which to rebuild permanent dwellings, opportunities for adults to return to income generating activities once sheltered, and improved the morale of rehoused families.

Each tent is capable of accommodating a maximum of five people, and as a result, the total number of beneficiaries is likely to have numbered over 3,000.

Key numbers

OVER 20 YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

45

Countries where we have supported our partners’ work in response to a growing range of threats to life and livelihood

50

Million USD invested since 2001 to help communities better prepare for – and recover from – natural and man-made disasters

100

Projects addressing a broad range of challenges, including mine-clearance, emergency shelter, resilient housing solutions and capacity building

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We support measures that increase the preparedness of communities threatened by natural disasters. We assist in project design and implementation and promote risk awareness and community collaboration.

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We promote projects that help communities recover from the impact of disasters and strengthen their resilience – rebuilding lives and livelihoods as quickly and sustainably as possible.

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