Having shelter provides one with a feeling of safety and privacy. It is a space that protects from cold, humidity, heat, and other risks to human health. The shelter also contains all of a person’s belongings and ensures that they can live their everyday life in dignity. Find out more about PAH’s activities in this field.

Everyone should have access to education, also during a humanitarian crisis. The chance to attend school in a difficult humanitarian situation gives a sense of safety and stability. Even if one has only limited access to education, one can still further broaden one’s knowledge and acquire new skills. See what PAH does to provide access to education.

A humanitarian crisis means constant, prolonged fear and stress for those who experience it. It takes a heavy toll on mental health, which is why we provide psychological and social support to the elderly, lonely people, children, and people with disabilities. Find out more about PAH’s activities in this field.

Financial aid is a direct form of assistance that strengthens the empowerment of the people it reaches. It allows them to buy what they need most at the time or to cover necessary fees. Find out what PAH is doing to provide this type of support.

When a humanitarian crisis occurs, people’s health and lives are particularly at risk. Lack of safe shelter, clean water, food, and access to health care is a particularly dangerous situation for pregnant women, the elderly, and the chronically ill. See what PAH is doing to ensure access to health care and safe living conditions.

Natural disasters and armed conflicts often leave people homeless. Sometimes their homes are destroyed, and sometimes the region in which they live is no longer safe for them. For people who have lost all their belongings, a camp is often the only place where they can count on shelter, access to water or toilets and other basic services. Find out what PAH is doing in the field of camp management.

Disaster risk reduction activities make communities more resilient to the crises they may face. These are now often in response to events resulting from climate change, such as the increasingly frequent and prolonged periods of drought faced by people in some regions of the world and the associated food shortages. Find out what PAH is doing to reduce disaster risk.

When an armed conflict breaks out or a natural disaster strikes, the local community is not always able to react to the crisis on its own. State authorities do not have sufficient funds, and the people afflicted by disaster suddenly lose their possessions and are deprived of access to safe drinking water and other resources that they might find useful in a crisis. PAH then provides humanitarian aid – learn more about our activities

Water is essential for every aspect of human life. Our health and physical well-being depend on its purity and accessibility. We need water not only for drinking. It is necessary for preparing meals, practicing good personal hygiene and keeping our households clean. Limited access to water can affect our educational and career opportunities. Find out how PAH provides access to water.

Natural disasters and armed conflicts have a direct impact on access to food. Regardless of whether one lives in a drought-affected area or has left his or her home fleeing from an armed conflict – a food shortage poses a grave threat to health and life. See what PAH is doing to ensure access to food.