ZeroFly® Shelter - References of Usage

More than 200,000 ZeroFly® Shelters have been sent to protect IDPs in Sudan, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Liberia, DRC, Gambia, Haiti, Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. To mention a few:

Indonesia (2005/2006)

In Aceh (tsunami), over 20,000 ZeroFly® plastic sheetings were used to provide emergency shelter for over 100,000 IDPs; and in the Java earthquake, over 17,000 ZeroFly® plastic sheetings were used to re-construct houses, schools and clinics.

India (2005)

70,000 victims of the Kashmir earthquake were sheltered and protected with ZeroFly® Shelter.

Sierra Leone (2003-2005/6)

14,000 Liberian refugees were housed in two camps in Sierra Leone by The Mentor Initiative.

Liberia (2003-2005)

13,000 Liberian IDPs were housed in two camps in Liberia by The Mentor Initiative.

Findings from a survey conducted by The Mentor Initiative in Indonesia:

• ITPS proved feasible to use on varied Indonesian shelter/ house designs
• 82% people said that ITPS had a significant impact on insects of all types
• 94% reported no incidence of malaria or dengue whilst living under ITPS
• 73% said that they would be happy to live under ITPS again