How to Help Türkiye, Syria and Victims of the Earthquake

Earlier this week, Türkiye and Syria have suffered one of the most powerful earthquakes to happen in the region in almost a century with unthinkable devastation and lives lost as a result. The proportions of the humanitarian disaster is hard to comprehend, yet there are ways in which you could help.

We highly advise anyone that would like to help and make a donation to research thoroughly the organization that they will be donating to and the transparency of their fund-gathering campaigns!

The AFAD (Ministry of Interior – Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) is the Turkish government agency with a prerogative for dealing with emergencies and is actively accepting donations via the accounts opened for the Earthquake Humanitarian Aid Campaign.

Many national and internationals organizations are helping with the humanitarian efforts, including with presence on site:

• The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is accepting donations via UNICEF.org or national offices websites
• The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is accepting donations for its Disaster Response Emergency Fund so it can send “immediate cash assistance”
• Doctors Without Borders, an organization that responds to medical emergencies around the world is accepting donations
• Save the Children is accepting donations that will be used to provide children with food, shelter and clothing through its Children Emergency Fund
• The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations, which since 2012 has provided medical relief and health care services inside Syria and to Syrian refugees in Turkey, is collecting money.

The aforementioned organizations are only a short list of institutions that have a proven record of accomplishment and reputation for action. We insist once again that you thoroughly make your own research before donating to the above organizations or any other.