by Matthias Stechert | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The number of children increases to 200. The Montessori Children’s Center in Essyan Camp near the town of Baadre has since grown once again. By now we have 200 girls and boys there, most of them orphans or half-orphans. The number of teachers also increased,...
by Matthias Stechert | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
A vision begins to take shape The Helping Hands Educational Center was founded in 2002. For several years we have been in the process of transforming the elementary school into a Montessori Learning Center. For several years we have been in the process of transforming...
by Matthias Stechert | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Heavy rains in recent weeks have led to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, with almost a third of the entire country under water (Source: AFP). Numerous people have become homeless and are being left with nothing. Nearly one million houses and thousands of hectares of...
by Matthias Stechert | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Just two weeks after the terrible earthquake in Afghanistan’s Paktika and Khost region, Shelter Now began providing humanitarian assistance. 250 affected families have now received food and tents. Our outreach team has been hard at work doing research on who the...
by Matthias Stechert | Jun 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Late in the evening of June 21, shortly before 11 p.m., a major earthquake struck the provinces of Paktika and Khost in southeastern Afghanistan. At least 1,000 people are now reported killed and more than 1,500 injured, but the numbers are likely to increase. Many...
by Matthias Stechert | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Late in the evening of June 21, shortly before 11 p.m., a major earthquake occurred in the provinces of Paktika and Khost in southeastern Afghanistan. At least 1,000 people are now reported killed and more than 1,500 injured, but the numbers are likely to increase....
