Rotary and ShelterBox help restore a sense of normalcy after disaster
Months of heavy rains in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest had caused devastating flooding. It was April 2012, and the Amazon River and other waterways had submerged entire villages, forcing families to leave their belongings on the roofs of their homes and find higher ground. Many had to live on wooden planks or under tarps. The Rotary Club of Iquitos called on Rotary’s partner ShelterBox, which provides tents and other nonfood items in containers to people left homeless by disaster.
Malcolm Shead, a volunteer from Llandeilo, Wales, was a member of the first ShelterBox response team to…
