"Look! These people even eat together with us!"

Last month, Shelter Now Germany received a call from Kandahar, desperately seeking help for 600 refugee families from Pakistan to help them survive the winter. We told our supporters about the need for help and publicized it via the media too. The response was impressive. 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

Reaping the Rewards - Confidence Boost for Afghan Women

Fruit and vegetable farmers in Afghanistan don’t usually earn very much from selling their produce. Whenever a fruit or vegetable is in season, there’s a glut on the market and the prices are low. But the wives of the farmers who have got together in our cooperative in Herat are forever coming up with new ideas to circumvent the problem. more

Sheep project going strong

Thorab is the head of a tribe of Kuchi nomads. For thousands of years, the Kuchi (pronounced Kutshie) have lived as semi-nomads in Afghanistan and the surrounding countries. During summer, they live in mountain regions where there is fresh grass for their animals. But as winter approaches, they move to the valleys. This sometimes involves traveling huge distances and it's not uncommon for them to be on the road for six weeks or more. more

House warming party in the former flood zone – the first new houses finished

Last year they lost everything, now they have hope for the future again: 60 families in north-western Pakistan who lost their homes in the floods last August have now built new houses with the help of Shelter Now. more