Airbnb promises free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees globally

Over the past weekend, Airbnb.org worked with partners to place 165 refugees in safe housing shortly after touching down in the US

Airbnb and Airbnb.org said on Tuesday that the firm’s non-profit arm will provide temporary housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees worldwide, and the cost of this will be funded through contributions to Airbnb.org from Airbnb and co-founder Brian Chesky, as well as donors to the Airbnb.org Refugee Fund.
 
Airbnb.org is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in moments of crisis. It has helped shelter people displaced by natural disasters, and offered thousands of places to stay and peace of mind to frontline workers at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
“Starting today, Airbnb will