IFRC Shelter Kit

Product Description

IFRC Shelter Kit consists of a collection of tools and fixings along with two plastic tarpaulins. Items such as a handsaw, rope, nails, shovel, hoe, and additional tools typically used in post-disaster home repair are included. The kit does not provide any materials to build a structure.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$60.00

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

IFRC, Shelter Box, Red Cross, Global shelter cluster

Manufacturing/Building Method

A collection of tools stored in double-walled carton box.

Intellectural Property Type

Select Type

User Provision Model

IFRC and Shelter Box will distribute the kits in target areas following a disaster if they feel the items and tools in the kit could be beneficial to the displaced families.

Distributions to Date Status

50,000 as of 2008

Intended number of occupants (#)

N/A

Speed of assembly

N/A

Footprint area (m²)

N/A

Internal volume (m³)

N/A

Material composition

Woven plastic

Lifespan (years)

N/A

Flammable Flash Point Temperature (°C)

N/A

Maximum snow load (kg/m²)

N/A

Maximum wind speed (km/h)

N/A

Suitable climates

N/A

Design Specifications

The kit includes tarpaulins, rope, hand saw, roofing nails, shovel, hoe, machete, tin snips, nails, tie wire, claw hammer, and woven sack. The shipping weight is 11 kg.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

N/A

Replacement Components

None

Lifecycle

Unknown

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Unknown

Vetted Performance Status

Unknown

Safety

Unknown

Complementary Technical Systems

Since the shelter kit consists only of tools, locally harvested or purchased construction materials are required for the kit to be used.

Academic Research and References

Fredriksen A. 2014, Emergency shelter topologies: locating humanitarian space in mobile and material practice, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 32(1):147-162.

Tafahomi, M., 2013, Learning from the past post-disaster emergency shelters, 5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN). International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), pp. 2680-2689.

Slater, J., 2014, Urban systems of the refugee camp, Syracuse, (NY): Syracuse University.

World Health Organization, 1999, Development of a disaster preparedness tool kit for nursing and midwifery: report on a WHO meeting, Coleraine, United Kingdom 20-21 August 1999 (No. EUR/ICP/DLVR 02 04 02). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Other Information

Unknown