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Gimme Shelter
GIMME SHELTER: Give Refugees Shelter - It's Just A Click Away
Gimme Shelter has a very simple goal - to deliver the stark message that 42 million forcibly displaced people need shelter every day, not just physical shelter, but also protection for their basic rights and the capacity to live in safety and dignity.
Through Gimme Shelter we hope to connect and activate people worldwide to get involved and to raise funds to support UNHCR's work around the world.
The campaign launched in December 2008 with the release of a series of short films directed by American actor Ben Affleck and filmed by his compatriot, John Toll. The films were shot on location in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to highlight the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians. The films exemplify what UNHCR does on a daily basis, not just in the DRC, but anywhere that forcibly uprooted people need protection. The films are set to the Rolling Stones' classic track "Gimme Shelter" - donated by Sir Mick Jagger.
Donate: Pakistan Emergency Appeal
A large-scale humanitarian crisis is gaining pace in Pakistan. As a result of fighting between government forces and militants in the north-west, about 2.3 million people have become displaced. The situation is worsening by the day.
Make a donation to the Gimme Shelter appeal and help UNHCR provide shelter, water and emergency supplies for people forced to flee their homes in Pakistan.
- US$80 provides 20 wool blankets to protect refugees from the cold.
- US$100 provides a survival kit to a refugee family, with essentials such as blankets, cooking and heating stove.
- US$200 provides an all-season tent to shelter a family of 5.
- US$500 sinks two wells to provide clean water for refugees.
- US$1,000 provides a therapeutic feeding kit to feed 100 children.
There Are Many Ways You Can Give
Or, using your mobile telephone in the United States Text SWAT to 20222 to donate US$5 to UNHCR and provide tents, clothing, food, and medicine to displaced people in Pakistan.
You can also donate by mail at:
UNHCR Private Sector Fund-Raising
Case Postale 2500
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Switzerland
