Disaster Aid USA

Rebuilding communities ... together

Disaster Aid USA is a Rotarian Operated Project. We provide shelter, clean water systems, tools, mosquito nets and other items to survivors of disasters.  DAUSA also partners with others to provide water filtration projects wherever needed.  We vow to be completely transparent and welcome inquiries about how we use donations. We are partnered with Disaster Aid Australia, and Disaster Aid UK and Ireland.

Our boxes are blue and yellow to  better reflect our Rotary roots and connections, and equipped with wheels and handles for easier movement; they are sturdy and not susceptible to breakage.

OUR TENT

The tent was designed by an experienced DART Team Leader based on his experiences out in the field and the needs he saw there. For example, many cultures  require a distinct separation of sleeping areas for women and children, especially in disaster zones where they are particularly vulnerable. Our tent provides three separate areas, each with its own entry with privacy and mosquito screening.

Tent material:

Google “Oxford tent material”- you will find that it is a preferred material for this type of tent because it is durable yet lightweight. Ours is 210D Oxford material with a waterproofing factor of PU4000mm and silver coated UV50 protection.

Most relief tents are designed with sleeping areas on each side and a hallway down the centre. This makes it difficult for children, or the elderly for example to sleep while other family activities are going on. Our sleeping area is designed to be completely separate from the living area.

Many relief tents are stifling hot during the day; we have made the whole front section able to be rolled up as you see in the sample photo so that combined with the other two doors on either side there is a constant airflow. All the doors are netted for mosquito protection.