On Wednesday, my Health in Emergencies and Refugee Health class got a guided tour of the UNICEF warehouse. The Copenhagen UNICEF is the main supply division. It was a huge warehouse! It was 25,000 square metres and was stocked to the top. And they are preparing a new warehouse that will be three times as high!!
It needs to be big though because they have to be able to respond immediately to an emergency. There are several different types and subset of kits that UNICEF procures including a medical care kit, a kit for education and protection, and a water, sanitation, and hygiene kit. And these kits usually are made to supply 10,000 people for three months so obviously it requires a lot of materials. In 2008 around 384,000 kits were prepared and shipped out.
And one of the great things about UNICEF is that everyone was so friendly. It was a very ergonomic, friendly environment. Even in the warehouse they had some pictures, it was very light and cheerful, and they had music playing. When we entered the warehouse we were given hard hats and then had an hour long tour. 
In the tour we were also shown a room with some of the individual kits:
Water and sanitation kit
Immunization kit
Recreation kit
The boxes that everything is shipped out in.
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