We've Housed More Than a Hundred Afghan Refugees

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Airbamy dot org has helped more than 30,000 people in need of shelter due to natural disasters, medical needs or displaced refugees. Hosts can offer their rooms for free in times of crisis and that one idea from a host has now spread to hosts all over the world. "It's just been a joy to bring air bamy dot org to life, to formalize that spirit and to really unlock the generosity"

Airbnb’s charitable arm, Airbnb.org, has committed to offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins Rapid Response to discuss how the company is deploying business tools for humanitarian benefit. He also shares how Airbnb’s platform has become a surprising tool to transfer money directly to individual Ukrainians, already generating $15 million. Along with co-founders Brian Chesky and Nate Blecharczyk, Joe is a fierce believer that companies should be responsible to “participate in the world around us” and the importance, as leaders, to ask: What would make us proud?

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