Good Neighbours has various initiatives around the world to provide nutrition and medical supplies as well as educational support during the COVID-19 pandemic in 39 countries since December 2019. We are distributing food, masks and hygiene products as a rapid response. For prevention, we are implementing awareness campaigns and installing hand washing stations. We are […]
Recently, Good Neighbours UK welcomed two new additions to the team. Katie and Jenny are both students at York St John who want to learn more about work in the not-for-profit sector. We asked Jenny to write about her experiences of wearing face coverings in her home country of South Korea and how we in […]
Good Neighbours UK has donated PPE for TDAS staff to help protect those within the refuge from the spread of Covid-19. Trafford Domestic Abuse Services (TDAS) is a registered charity that supports individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. During the global crisis, their vital face to face service had to be put on hold. […]
For around 30 years, Good Neighbours has worked to help those most in need. As an international humanitarian and development NGO, Good Neighbours International is scaling up its activity to help prevent further spread of the epidemic in 45 countries. Global response From providing protective gowns in China in February 2020, to installing hand washing […]
At this time of great national concern, we hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe. Containment of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and its implications, has created new challenges for everyone. Although Good Neighbours is an established international charity, our UK branch is only in its infancy. This means that while this crisis […]
The York based UK Headquarters of humanitarian aid group Good Neighbours International has welcomed the boost given to the organisation by South Korean Tottenham Hotspur FC star, Heung-min Son. Tottenham forward Heung-min Son has donated 100 million Korean Won (about £65,000) to the organisation’s Covid-19 virus work in Korea, and raised the profile of the […]
Good Neighbours International recently attended the 1st Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Switzerland (16-18 December 2019). Governments, international financial organisations, business leaders, humanitarian and development actors, refugees, and civil society representatives participated in the discussion on topics such as; arrangements for burden and responsibility sharing, education, jobs and livelihoods, energy and infrastructure, solutions, and protection […]
The Philippines was struck by a series of earthquakes in Mindanao, the countries southernmost group of islands, in October 2019. With magnitudes reaching over 6.5, communities were devastated with many children, families, communities and schools needing aid and assistance. Good Neighbours distributed hygiene kits to the 10,000 victims within the earthquake-stricken area in the province […]
The Philippines is strategically located in the Pacific and known for its paradise-like tropical sceneries but is also prone to natural disasters. Every year the country is frequented by disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, floods among others things. The Government of the Philippines priorities programmes and services for the strengthening of community resiliency, particularly their […]
