INTERNATIONAL & FOUNDATION

This committee considers applications and ideas to support projects overseas, mainly in developing countries, supporting disaster relief, agriculture, education and medicine.

A regular activity is the provision of "Aquaboxes" to help in disaster relief. One of these sent to Mozambique will provide 30,000 litres of pure drinking water.

The Shelter Box is an emergency box that provides a tent and sleeping bags for a family of 10 people. Buying these boxes (at £490 each) is one focus of activity for this committee.

As a result of the work by this committee other organisations have also become involved in Shelter Boxes. This has included the involvement of Rotary in North America.

We would like to thank the many people who have supported the Shelter Box project. As a result of this support we have provided over £20,000 to the Shelter Box Fund to help those affected by the Tsunami.