Victims of traumatic displacement face treacherous dangers well beyond their initial catastrophic loss. The high occurrence of opportunistic, violent and often deadly assault against people who have been torn from their homes by a disaster, whether natural or decidedly unnatural, is disturbingly commonplace and perpetrated primarily against women and children. Victims of traumatic displacement fac
e the immediately menacing threats of illness and death due to exposure while housed in standard crisis tent shelters. SadieShelter H&S, Inc, structures are inexpensive, extremely sturdy, water- and fireproof shelters with a double-wall and drop-in floor design and an effective reinforced locking door. The pouring of insulation material, such as sand, gravel, soil or even paper, into the double-wall design provides structural strength and the moderation of interior temperature while subjected to extreme outside conditions. SadieShelter H&S, Inc, also offers an optional drop-in wall “Ballistic Insert” that provides an additional 4” insulation space. As seen on their Kickstarter campaign ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1890212356/sadieshelter-hands-inc-structures-are-securityshel?ref=email) and project description, the additional protection of this “Ballistic Insert”, prevents the permeation of small gun-propelled projectiles. SadieShelter H&S, Inc, has also launched an online funding campaign with the hosting site: Indiegogo. That link is: http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/71f7af10. SadieShelter H&S, Inc, hopes to partner with large domestic and global aid agencies to replace treated canvas tent shelters currently distributed to victims of traumatic displacement. SadieShelter structures can be linked together to create a larger secure internal space and can be made permanent with the application of a stucco-like material. According to the study by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council, “Natural disasters forced 32.4 million people to flee last year (2013), with the overwhelming majority (98 percent) due to climate- and weather-related events. While most of the victims live in developing nations, 2012 also saw an increase in environmental refugees in wealthy countries, particularly in the United States. experienced one of the worst instances of disaster-induced displacement in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy forced 776,000 people out of their homes. ”