by Matthias Stechert | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Since the beginning of November, more than 250,000 Afghan refugees have been deported by the authorities of Pakistan across the border to Afghanistan. Refugee camps are razed to the ground with bulldozers. The Pakistani government had previously announced that it...
by Matthias Stechert | Oct 10, 2023 | press release
Distribution of tents, blankets, drinking water and food in Herat province The international Christian relief organization Shelter Now has begun providing emergency relief in the earthquake zone in western Afghanistan. After the delivery of medicine to the hospital in...
by Matthias Stechert | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Several heavy earth quakes shook the west of Afghanistan’s Herat province on Saturday, October 07. According to the Ministry of Disaster Relief in Afghanistan, there have been at least 2,500 fatalities so far. More than 11,000 people are affected by the quake....
by Matthias Stechert | Sep 15, 2023 | press release
Facility also offers examinations and hygiene training for school children The mother-and-child dental clinic in Herat in western Afghanistan, run by the international Christian relief organization Shelter Now, has reopened in a new building. The clinic provides...
by Matthias Stechert | Aug 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Drought and the related risk of forest fires are a global concern. Here in Germany as well. The last few years have brought us hotter and hotter summers, and at the same time there has been less rain. As a result of the drought, the risk of forest fires increases...