Counting Sheep - Microloans for Livestock in Afghanistan

Shelter Now launches fundraising drive in the Braunschweig pedestrian zone The financial crisis has revealed how artificial and unrealistic our financial structures - based on the euro and the dollar - have become. The Kuchis (pronounced "Kootchees") are a semi-nomadic people living in Afghanistan... more

Donations and How You Can Help

Giving Directly to Shelter Now. Your gift provides help that goes immediately to those who need it the most in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Donations help to provide... more

2.5 Million Internally Displaced People in Pakistan Need Assistance

Forced to leave everything - yet again Pakistan in May 2009 - People are fleeing en masse from the fighting between Pakistani government forces and Islamist extremists. more

We've Inherited a School!

It's a nondescript building in a side street somewhere in Kabul City. But for the 100 students that attend this elementary school, its value is immeasurable. more

The Kuchis - Afghanistan's Nomads

For at least three thousand years, the Kuchis (pronounced “kootchees”’) have led semi-nomadic lives. During the summer they live in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan. In the winter, they move south to lower-lying areas, often crossing over into Pakistan. more