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An emergency family shelter

Give a refugee family safety and protection in an emergency

Give a meaningful gift to someone you love — and help change the life of refugees.

When families are forced to flee conflict or disaster, they often arrive with nowhere safe to sleep. Your gift helps provide a temporary emergency shelter, protecting refugee families from harsh weather, danger and exposure during crisis.

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“Leaving my country and becoming a refugee was an incredibly challenging and traumatic experience for me and my children. We are grateful to have found safety and protection here in Chad. We have hope for the future, and the shelter and assistance provided have made us feel secure and supported.”

Hawida
A former teacher and mother of six, relies on humanitarian aid in Chad's Kerfi refugee settlement after losing everything while fleeing her country, Sudan

How this gift helps

Without shelter, displaced families are exposed to extreme heat, cold and rain — putting children, older people and those who are unwell at serious risk. Emergency shelters provide immediate protection and a secure place to rest during the most uncertain moments of displacement.

With your $55 gift, you can help to:

Provide a safe, weather‑resistant shelter for a refugee family
Protect children and older people from cold, heat and exposure
Restore a sense of security, privacy and dignity after displacement

These shelters are deployed quickly as part of UNHCR’s emergency response, helping families survive the first critical days and weeks after fleeing their homes.