(ShelterBox) Coordinator Jess Stanton said: ‘The really positive aspect about this deployment is that these are the first families returning to their homesteads after the past and ongoing conflict. The fact they’ll be rebuilding their lives in ShelterBox tents is fantastic.’
Families in Republic of Congo Due to Return Home
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AUGUST 03, 2009
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The first families in the Democratic Republic of Congo are due to return to their homes after being displaced by conflict in the region last year. Nearly 600 families have opted to return to their homesteads with the help of ShelterBox, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other non-government organisations (NGOs). www.shelterbox.org
ShelterBox Response Team members Tom Lay (UK) and Raul Fernandez (UK) were deployed to DRC on July 13 to oversee the distribution of 200 ShelterBoxes and assess the condition of the ShelterBox tents deployed there last November. The team have been working closely with all the NGOs in the region, particularly UNHCR, in order to distribute aid to the returning families in the best possible way.
Tom Lay said, "By distributing the returning kits this way, we’re ensuring the aid we’re delivering is as effective as possible."
Tom and Raul added the ShelterBox tents delivered last year have stood up incredibly well to the DRC climate and remain in good condition. ShelterBox Operations Coordinator Jess Stanton said, "The really positive aspect about this deployment is that these are the first families returning to their homesteads after the past and ongoing conflict. The fact they’ll be rebuilding their lives in ShelterBox tents is fantastic."
More photographs from DRC taken by SRT member Tom Lay can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/shelterboxuk/sets/72157621748469365/.