What is a survival kit?
A survival kit is a collection of essential, multi-sectoral lifesaving items that improve people’s ability to survive in field locations, where they are cut off from accessto basic items.
These populations are often on the run, hiding, or unable to move due to the rainy season. A survival kit might include any combination of critical loose items from various sectors, primarily food security and livelihoods, health, shelter and nonfood items (S-NFI), nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
The key characteristic of the survival kit is that it is light enough to be easily transported by air for a very rapid response and for beneficiariesto be able to carry if they are on the move. The full survival kit is at maximum 9 kilograms.
The items in the full survival kit (see photo at right) were selected by the Cluster Leads for each of the above-mentioned sectorsin mid-2015. However, a survival kit may also be comprised of loose items (not the full range) based on special recommendations by field partners on the ground.