Shelter Now starts new center in Kurdistan
A new children's center is set up at Sheikhan Camp. Similar to the Hevi Center (Hevi = Hope) in the Essian Camp near Baadre, this one is also for children who grow up in the refugee camps. While the Hevi Center gives elementary school children space to play and a...
Primary school in Kabul celebrates “Children’s day”
Last week, our primary school in Kabul celebrated Children's Day. Together with parents and teachers, we ate, sang and laughed. The purpose of this day is to show children that they are valuable and loved. A wonderful day for everyone! There is also good news beyond...
Flood disaster in northern Afghanistan
Torrential rains have caused flooding in the provinces of Bahlan, Tachar and Badakhshan in northern Afghanistan. As a result, more than 300 people have died. According to the Taliban authorities, many people are still missing and the death toll is likely to rise...
“It was a wonderful celebration”
On March 23, the handover of the leadership of Shelter Now Germany from Udo Stolte to Matthias Stechert was celebrated with 300 guests. Matthias Stechert had previously been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the association by resolution of the General...
Extension of the children’s center in Baadre completed
More than 300 children in the Essian refugee camp were thrilled to take possession of the new children's center. "We started with just 60 children more than five years ago," reports director Helin, " in the meantime the group has grown to 200 children." Last year, we...
Mass deportation from Pakistan: humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
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...
Severe earthquake in Afghanistan: Shelter Now starts emergency relief activities
Several heavy earth tremors 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....
New fire extinguishers for refugee camps in Kurdistan
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...
Shelter Now Helps Earthquake Victims in Syria
After the devastating earthquake on 6th February 2023 (we reported about it), Shelter Now Kurdistan wanted to reach out to people in the Syrian area. There is a big kurdish population in Syria and Northern Iraq, and many of the people we know have personal...
Turkeys for Yazidi families – a pilot project
Tens of thousands of Yazidis were displaced by the Islamic State in 2014 - thousands more suffered even worse. The refugees are still unable to return to their original homeland of Shingal (Sinjar); it is still too dangerous there, and there are hardly any...
Our children’s center in northern Iraq is growing
In Essyan Camp, a camp with displaced Yazidis in the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan, Shelter Now has been supporting a children's center for years. "We started five years ago with 60 children," says Helin. "All of them were orphans or half-orphans whose parents had...
New water tanks for Essian Camp in Baadre
Since 2014, thousands of people have been living in Essian Camp near the city of Baadre in northern Iraq. These Yazidis have been driven from their homes in the Sinjar Mountains by the horrific violence of the "Islamic State." Because it is still dangerous there, most...