ShelterBox responds in Indonesia

Some of the devestation on the Mentawi Islands after a tsunami hit on 25 October 2010. ShelterBox is responding by providing shelter and other essential equipment to survivors. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Loading boxes at Padang airport, Indonesia, ready for transport to the Mentawai Islands by boat. Photograph: Mike Greenslade/ShelterBox

ShelterBoxes are transferred on to a boat in Padang, Indonesia, before a 14-hour crossing to the Mentawi Islands. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Coral reefs and large swells meant ShelterBoxes had to be carefully transferred from cargo boats to smaller boats to get them on to the Mentawai Islands. Once on the beaches, highly trained ShelterBox Response Team members distributed the shelter and other equipment to survivors. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

ShelterBoxes were transferred from boat to boat to keep the supply chain full of equipment. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Becky Maynard (second from left) of ShelterBox helps to bring ashore supplies. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Tony Williams (right) of ShelterBox helps bring relief to the island of Muntei Basar. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Survivors of a tsunami that hit the Mentawai Islands in October 2010 carry ShelterBoxes to the areas they have settled. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Sabiret was left with only the church standing and villagers had retreated 2km into the jungle for fear of another tsunami. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Teams train villagers in Sabiret on how to erect the tent. Specifically designed for ShelterBox, these tents are tested in high wind and rain to stand the best chance of surviving the upcoming monsoons. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Erecting a ShelterBox tent in Sabiret on the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Children find time to play in Sabiret. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

Children on the Mentawai Islands make the most of a bad situation. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox

A ShelterBox Response Team taught the local villagers how to use the ShelterBox tent and other equipment. The villagers then took the tents up into the jungle where they have settled to begin rebuilding their lives. Photograph: Becky Maynard/ShelterBox