How do you deliver food when a natural disaster strikes? Meet Herbert the Sherp.
These tiny, compact, all-terrain vehicles are changing the way we deliver food to those who need it the most. After extreme floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis, Sherps can handle the toughest road conditions.
When there are no roads, they “swim” across the water to deliver meals to people.
These vehicles aren’t only incredibly agile – they’re also cost-efficient.
In many cases, we fly helicopters and airplanes to deliver emergency food when roads are blocked, and land access is impossible. But traveling by air - though powerful and quick - costs a lot and should only be used in the most extreme cases.
That’s where Sherps come in.
A Sherp can carry 2000 life-saving meals up to 600 kilometres on a single tank! And delivering meals with Sherps costs 20x less than delivering by air.
Read more about Sherps in action on the World Food Programme website.
