Emergency Relief
Assisting people after natural disasters and offering crisis response.
Disaster and Crisis Response
Relief Goods
Send necessary goods and supplies to survivors
Psychosocial Support
Provide mental and emotional support to victims of disaster, including children and families
Humanitarian Aid
Immediate response by providing safe spaces for victims
It is unimaginably hard to deal with the ‘new norm’ that comes after a humanitarian crisis; the lost lives, destroyed livelihoods and damaged structures; but this is especially true in communities that are not prepared for such emergencies. Good Neighbours’ Emergency Relief support is put in place to quickly respond to natural or humanitarian disasters and address both immediate and longer-term needs. Beyond food, shelter and medical supplies, we also create safe spaces for survivors and deliver psychosocial support services to help families and children recover from the trauma they experienced.
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Ukraine
Ongoing Effort for Ukraine Crisis
Good Neighbours has a team in Romania, near the borders, to assist refugees and people who are still in Ukraine, teamed up with local partners, the Romanian and Ukrainian governments, and UN agencies.
Conflict is not a new concept for children in Ukraine, a country that has experienced years of violence.
Still, having to leave their homes due to the recent Russian attacks is amplifying the emotional impact of war. They are scared and hungry.
Completed
Ukrainians in Canada
Supporting refugees to discover their new home
From May 2022 to April 2023, we have worked tirelessly to provide aid and support to Ukrainian families affected by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In response to the demand for relocation support for refugees fleeing the war, Good Neighbors Canada launched the “Ukrainians in Canada” campaign. In April 2022, we partnered with a Canadian immigration company with the aim of safely supporting 10 Ukrainian refugee families to relocate to Canada.
Families in Canada received the following support:
- Visa Application
- Flight & Transit
- Accodomodation
- Emotional Support
- Settlement Assistance
- Employment
Our collective efforts have made a meaningful impact, and we are proud of what we’ve accomplished. We are deeply grateful to our generous donors, dedicated volunteers, and steadfast supporters whose contributions were vital to achieving our mission.
Our project supported:
We thank the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation for their grant of $20,000, without which we could not have provided this support. This has assisted with 55% of the expenses of the safe relocation of our initial caseload of 10 refugee families.
Completed
Rebuilding Türkiye-Syria
Last year, a series of devastating earthquakes struck and one the deadliest ones since the 2010 Haiti earthquake hit the border of Türkiye and Syria. Although more than a year has passed, there is still work that needs to be done to help them fully recover. Good Neighbours is providing long-term redevelopment and community support for the areas affected.
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Morocco
Creating Safe Spaces for Survivors
On Friday, September 8th 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit the High Atlas mountain range in Morocco, an area 72km from Marrakech, made up of rural villages amounting to about 840,000 inhabitants.
Some buildings in the old city of Marrakech, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have been damaged or destroyed. An estimated 380,000 people have been affected by the powerful tremors throughout the country.
Aside from providing basic items including food, personal items, tents, blankets and clothing, we are also creating safe spaces and providing psychosocial support to the survivors. Your support will go to training support workers and construction of the safe spaces.
Good Neighbours International provided
psychosocial support to 3,290 affected
children in three child-friendly spaces. We partnered with the local organization Shifaa Foundation and implemented 64 training programs for mental health and psychology facilitators who could then go on to provide local psychosocial support programs.