Impoverished deaf people in Uzbekistan receive winter aid
People with disabilities are often socially excluded in some Central Asian countries. Thus, they have particular problems finding work to support their families. The pandemic has dramatically exacerbated this problem. Last summer we received a call for help: some of...
Refugee Yezidi kids are happy about fruit and school
For the third winter now, we have been able to distribute fresh fruit to nearly 100 families each week. The vast majority of family members are children. The past two winters had already seen a massive drop in colds among children. The vitamin intake from the fresh...
“Zhian” is the name of our new trauma therapy center in Kurdistan
In english it means "life". The new house, painted in fresh colors with bright rooms, has just been furnished with purpose. Two days a week, for four hours each, young women come to the center to find new perspectives for their lives. They are former slaves of the...
Literacy program for widows in Sharak-e Mustafa
Not far from the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, over 400 families live in the settlement of Sharak-e Mustafa. They are almost exclusively widows with their half-orphans. Last spring we were able to provide them with food, as their income was insufficient due to...
Yazidis return to their homeland
In 2014, they were driven out of Shingal (also: "Sinjar") by IS and many of them were murdered, others were kidnapped as slaves. They belong to the Yazidi people (their proper name is: Ezidy or Esiden). The Esids have counted: The IS attack was the 74th genocide in...
Oppressed ethnic group in Afghanistan receives winter aid
The ethnic group of the "Chalou", also called "Jat", leads a shadowy existence in Afghanistan. Chalous are often considered "morally unclean," or generally dirty or unclean. They have a hard time finding a decent job. Children and women can be seen begging on...
Loser of the Corona Virus – We support deaf people in Uzbekistan
In Central Asia, people with disabilities, e.g. deaf people, have a hard time finding adequate work to feed themselves and their families anyway. This problem has been greatly intensified by the corona pandemic. Many were suddenly completely without income and...
UN World Food Program WFP receives Nobel Peace Prize
This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This was announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee last Friday in Oslo. After the number of people suffering from hunger has decreased significantly since 2000, it has increased...
We distribute hygiene kits to needy families in Afghanistan and Kurdistan
In camps of internally displaced persons and refugees the family income is often not even enough for soap. Impoverished families also live in cities like Herat and Kabul in Afghanistan as well as in Erbil, Dohuk and Sylaymaniya. The family fathers and male youths are...
Shelter Now honorary member Norbert Blüm is dead
The German Shelter Now team grieves. International Director Taubmann: "Norbert Blüm visited Afghanistan with us. A few hours ago, Shelter Now heard of the death of its honorary member, former Federal Minister of Labor Dr. Norbert Blüm. "The news of his death shocked...
How do we respond to the corona pandemic?
Our educational institutions are closed, other projects continue. The costs as well. We are preparing for a potential crisis in Afghanistan. The Corona Virus has Afghanistan and Kurdistan as well as our country under control. How do we respond? Our elementary school...
Rehabilitation center for former IS slaves
For several months we have been planning to establish a trauma therapy center for liberated IS slaves. How far has this progressed in the meantime? We have found and rented a very suitable, newly built house. This must now be prepared for the new purpose. Some...