Relief Items

Prices of non food relief items which the Red Cross Red Crescent is delivering to the victims of earthquake in Haiti. These prices do not include any transportation costs.

  • Family kit (family of 5, for one month):
    118 Swiss francs (112 US dollars, 80 euro)
    Family kit includes:
    - 1 Hygiene parcel
    - 1 Kitchen set
    - 2 Buckets of 14 litres
    - 2 Mosquito nets
    - 2 Jerry cans, 10 litres
    - 5 Blankets
    - 2 Sleeping mats
    - 2 Tarpaulins
    - 240 Water purification tablets
    (based on 40L of drinking water/family/day)
  • Family tent, 16m2: CHF 300 (USD 285, EUR 203)
  • Shelter tool kit: CHF 30 (USD 28.5, EUR 20)
  • Blanket: CHF 3.80 (USD 3.6, EUR 2.6)
  • Tarpaulin: CHF 12 (USD 11.4, EUR 8.1)
  • Jerry can: CHF 2.50 (USD 2.4, EUR 1.7)
  • Water purification tablets for a month
    (40 litres of drinking water/family/day):
    CHF 2.40 (USD 2.3, EUR 1.6)
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