I don’t know about you, but this picture makes my heart soar. These are the first shelterboxes arriving in Haiti.

Bloggers for Haiti are on their way to raising the money for our seventh shelterbox. Seventh! That’s shelter and help for seventy people for many months while Haiti recovers from the devastation.

Each box contains:

• a ten-person tent, designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds and heavy rainfall.
• a range of other survival equipment including thermal blankets and insulated ground sheets, as well a life saving means of water purification.
• a basic tool kit containing a hammer, axe, saw, trenching shovel, hoe head, pliers and wire cutters can be found in every box. These items enable people to improve their immediate environment, by chopping firewood or digging a latrine, for example.
• every item is durable, practical and brand new. The box itself is lightweight and waterproof and has been used for a variety of purposes in the past – from water and food storage containers to a cot for a newly born baby.
• a wood burning or multi-fuel stove – that can burn anything from diesel to old paint. This provides the heart of the new home where water is boiled, food is cooked and families congregate. In addition, there are pans, utensils, bowls, mugs and water storage containers.

Won’t you join us in raising money? You can donate via Just Giving here: The Bloggers for Haiti .