How You Can Donate to Help Disaster Relief in Turkey, Syria

Vincent R. Vinci, Contributing Editor | Feb 9, 2023 11:25 am | Add a comment | 206 reads

On Monday, Feb 6, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria which has resulted in over 15,000 deaths in both countries with the WHO projecting 23 million people to be affected by the disaster, according to a CNN report from this morning, Feb 9.

The Turkish and Syrian communities in China have reached out and are in the process of collecting funds and providing aid to both countries. Here’s how you can lend a hand:

The Turkish community in Beijing is collecting donations with the help of the Turkish Consulate-General in Guangzhou and Turkish Airlines to provide food, water, temporary shelter and other necessities to families affected by the earthquake.

Scan the QR codes in the poster to donate via WeChat or Alipay

To find out more about how you can help or if you have any questions, feel free to add Turkish and Georgia's Feast owner Muhammet Annayev on WeChat by scanning the QR code below.

Due to the earthquake happening during the ongoing conflict in Syria, the situation there is a little more complex.

You can directly donate to the Syria Civil Defense, aka the White Helmets, a relief group established in 2012 to help those affected by the Syrian Civil War. Donate here: https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/

Another organization seeking donations to help with humanitarian and rescue efforts in both Syria and Turkey is the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society, which has launched an appeal to raise 200 million Swiss Francs (over RMB 1 billion). You can read more at https://www.ifrc.org/press-release/ifrc-launches-international-emergency-appeals-chf-200-million-respond-deadly

For more information on where to donate to help relief efforts in Syria and Turkey, check the following links:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-how-to-donate-to-international-aid-groups/

https://www.bigissue.com/news/activism/turkey-syria-earthquakes-donate-help-aid-rescue/

Images courtesy of Halil Sen and the Muhammet Annayev