When a cyclone hit Myanmar in May this year, killing 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless, Rotary clubs were among first responders, delivering ShelterBoxes. Designed to help an extended family survive for a minimum of six months, the lightweight, weatherproof box contains items such as a 10-person tent, blankets, basic tools, water-purification tablets and containers, a multi-fuel or wood-burning stove, mosquito nets and other items tailored to the particular region in crisis.
ShelterBox, created by ex-Royal Navy search and rescue diver, Tom Henderson, with Helston-Lizard Rotary Club, has aided more than 600,000 victims of disasters of all scales worldwide since 2001. Read the story on CNN's special edition, CNN Heroes, where you can also get involved.
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