HuBB exposition in Lesbos

Humans Before Borders · Est. 2018 · Lisbon & Porto

NO BORDER SHOULD BE MORE WORTHY OF PROTECTION THAN A HUMAN LIFE

We are Humans Before Borders — a Portuguese non-profit standing with people on the move.

The reality
100M+ People forcibly displaced worldwide UNHCR, 2024
48k+ Recorded deaths at EU borders since 1993 IOM Missing Migrants Project, 1993–2024
69% Of refugees come from just five countries UNHCR, 2024
27.1M+ Children living as refugees UNHCR, 2024

Sources: UNHCR Global Trends 2023 · IOM Missing Migrants Project

Our story

We act where the humanitarian crisis is loudest — and where it has gone silent.

HuBB was born out of the conviction that human dignity does not stop at a border. Since our first mission, we have built projects in Greece, the Balkans, Ukraine, Lebanon, Portugal and beyond — alongside the people most affected by displacement.

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HuBB in the field
Photographs from our missions and partnerships across the Mediterranean, the Balkans, Lebanon, Ukraine and Portugal.
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