"The Taliban cut down all our fruit trees in order to permanently destroy the basis for our livelihood," say residents of the once fertile Shamalie Plain, north of Kabul. Shelter Now helps the local people develop new fruit plantations...
Micro-financing
Micro-financing is the system of providing start-up material resources to those who would otherwise be unable to obtain them. Small material loans are offered in the hope that the people who take them can use them to better their state financially in order to build themselves out of impoverishment.
As well as giving the people of Afghanistan things to help them get by, we want to give them the opportunities to grow their skills, become self-sustaining and, therefore, gain hope for their families for the future.
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Animal Vaccinations
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This project includes providing winter and summer medicine to families who own a total of sheep, lambs. cattle and goats. This helps these flocks live through the harsh seasons of Afghanistan.
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We do this every year for a new flock of animals new families. in 2024 Shelter Now provided Vaxccinations for the animals of 1,260 families.​​
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We would like to do this again in 2025/6
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Are you able to help us improve the health of animals so that the ongoing incmes of families will be sustainable?
Bees and Honey
Honey is highly prized in Afghanistan for its nutritional value and is therefore extremely expensive. Most honey is imported. So there is a market for domestic production and even for export.
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Shelter Now provides training for Afghan families in beekeeping and honey production. Together the new and the existing fruit plantations and flowers provide sufficient feeding and collection grounds for the bees. The region is also home to many wild flowers in spring and summer.
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Additionally there are expenses for the training, medication and the transport of the bees into their winter camp.​​
