Germany At least 180 people lost their lives in the floods. The government estimates the damage caused by the flood disaster at at least 30 billion euros. At least 141 people died and 766 people…
Health: Medicines and hygiene Fast, sustainable assistance
Help becomes involved quickly and effectively in emergency situations such as the Ebola epidemic. Our main aim is however the long-term improvement in health standards:…
Help for Niger
45 per cent of the population live in extreme poverty (2016) 84.5 children out of every 1,000 die before their 5th birthday (2017) 550 mothers out of every 100,000 die during pregnancy or…
Help for Pakistan
Prepared for emergencies
Proper preparation for a natural disaster is crucial for survival. That is why Help is involved in disaster preparedness worldwide. In the Pakistani province of Punjab, we…
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe
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Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe is an international aid organisation. Our goal is a world in which all people can live…
Help's partners We can achieve more together
Our global commitment to relief and development cooperation would not be possible without the help of our partners. Regardless of whether it is traditional donors to…
Humanitarian standards Doing good better
The Core Humanitarian Standard for Quality and Accountability (CHS) describes the essential elements of principled, accountable, high-quality humanitarian action.
The CHS's…
Income and self-reliance What is the situation?
Developing countries are characterised by a very low per capita income. In Germany for example it stood at € 47,590 in 2014. As a comparison the average citizen in Afghanistan…
Indonesia Tsunamis and plastic pollution
Due to the special geographical location on the Pacific ring of fire, the earth in Indonesia quakes almost daily. Many of the earthquakes are hardly noticeable for…
Information Our Projects, Countries and Focal Points
Millions of people around the world live under unimaginable conditions. They suffer from hunger and disease, experience violence and discrimination, and…
