ShelterBox & Scouts in the UK 

Our relationship with The Scout Association has been growing and in May 2009 we launched our official new partnership. This offers lots of great opportunities for you to explore our international disaster relief work.

We want to help you experience the world of natural and manmade disasters through our eyes, so we’ve been working really hard to put together interesting activities for use in Beaver, Cub, Scout, and Explorer meetings. By taking part you’ll find out all about the world of humanitarian aid and how ShelterBox helps people around world when disaster strikes.

Tell your section leader to have a look at the Section Leaders area of this site so you can be involved.

Lots of you have already been helping ShelterBox by thinking up lively and creative ways to fundraise. By contributing like this you are helping people all over the world who have lost everything after a disaster. You can even track your box on the website to see where it went.

Need any ideas? Have a look at our fundraising booklet.

Remember! If you’ve been involved in any ShelterBox activity, we’d love to hear from you. Why not email us your stories and pictures youngshelterbox@shelterbox.org and keep an eye on our Pictures & video section.

ShelterBox & Scouts abroad 

ShelterBox has a strong history of working with The Scout Association in disaster zones - they’ve assisted in several countries, including Kenya and Italy.

When a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated an area of central Italy on the 6th April 2009, thousands of people were left homeless. ShelterBox were quick to respond, with ShelterBox Response Team members reaching the disaster area within 12 hours of the earthquake striking. Local Scout groups worked closely with ShelterBox, playing an important part in the deployment of 294 boxes and the setting up of ShelterBox tents.

In 2008, violent protests in east Kenya meant that thousands of people had to leave their homes. ShelterBox deployed 824 boxes, setting up a peaceful camp in the city of Nakuru. With the help of local Scouts, a ShelterBox Response Team managed to set up an impressive 200 tents in two hours!

Working with Scout Leaders 

We’ve been working hard to create great activities for leaders to use in their meetings. We wanted them to be fun and simple to run, whilst exploring all the interesting global themes of our humanitarian aid work. They also offer ways of contributing to a number of different badges. Just choose our Scout Leaders area above to find out what you can do.