Saffron as a Substitute for Opium

Saffron, the world's most valuable spice, allows farmers in Afghanistan to build up a new livelihood. 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

Counting Sheep - Microloans for Livestock in Afghanistan

Shelter Now launches fundraising drive in the Braunschweig pedestrian zone The financial crisis has revealed how artificial and unrealistic our financial structures - based on the euro and the dollar - have become. The Kuchis (pronounced "Kootchees") are a semi-nomadic people living in Afghanistan... more

2.5 Million Internally Displaced People in Pakistan Need Assistance

Forced to leave everything - yet again Pakistan in May 2009 - People are fleeing en masse from the fighting between Pakistani government forces and Islamist extremists. more

We've Inherited a School!

It's a nondescript building in a side street somewhere in Kabul City. But for the 100 students that attend this elementary school, its value is immeasurable. more