After the earthquakes described as the "disaster of the century" in Turkey, many US-based NGOs have been calling for cash and in-kind aid since the first day.Global Giving, which provides support to non-profit organizations, has reached more than 1 million 353 thousand dollars in cash so far, and more than 12 thousand American citizens have contributed to the amount in question.The statement of the institution, which has also donated for the earthquakes in Afghanistan, Nepal and Mexico, said, "Your donation to the turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency aid and accelerate long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria."The US branch of the Oxford Famine Relief Committee (OXFAM), which operates in 66 countries, also announced that it has teams in Turkey and Syria, focusing especially on the needs of women and children earthquake survivors.OXFAM, which has been operating uninterruptedly since 1970 and acting with the motto of "fighting global inequality", has been reported on its website, where the images of the earthquake from Turkey are transferred to the center, with a team of 50 engineers to evaluate the durability of the buildings affected by the earthquake in northern Syria. .The Boston-based institution's press release noted:"As a start, we plan to provide financial aid to 2,000 displaced families in northern Syria for temporary housing and hygiene items. Earthquakes are a disaster in themselves. People in Syria are already trying to survive despite a 10-year civil war. In addition, Turkey's There are currently 1.8 million Syrian refugees in the devastated southern region."In the announcement of the donation campaign launched for the earthquake area, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund emphasized that "especially in Syria, it prioritizes water, hygiene and nutrition, and also focuses on helping unaccompanied children find their families."He drew attention to the size of the aftershocksTo deliver aid to poor communities II. The aid organization CARE, which was founded in 1945 at the end of World War II, emphasized the power of two major earthquakes and aftershocks in Kahramanmaraş, 9 hours apart."The aftershocks are as effective as some of the strongest earthquakes to hit these regions in 100 years. Thousands died and survivors were stranded outside in the freezing temperatures. Hurry for your life-saving assistance," the statement said. .CARE stated that in addition to cash donations, donations such as food, shelter, hygiene and winter clothing will also be accepted.Another US subsidiary organization Save the Children, which has posted the earthquake images on its corporate web pages, also announced that they have created an emergency fund for earthquake-affected children."Our teams are on the ground and ready to respond in the area. Homes, buildings and basic infrastructure have been destroyed and children will need immediate support to access food, shelter and warm clothing," the written statement said, noting how urgent the situation is.The Connecticut-based foundation said it prioritized "the children who, in any crisis, are always most at risk."Muslim aid organizations also helpedBaitulmaal, a Muslim aid organization in Texas, said in its written statement today that it "sent $5.35 million worth of aid to Earthquake-Devastated Turkey and Syria," and more is on the way.In the statement, it was stated that the first two of the medical supplies, consisting of 7 containers, reached the earthquake victims.The Michigan-addressed Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) foundation, which has set a $5 million aid target for earthquake victims in Turkey, also shared the information that its teams arrived in Turkey just a few days after the disaster and that it has provided food support to more than 12 thousand victims so far. .Apart from this, the aid campaign launched by ZAKAT, IMANA, Islamic Relief, Muslim Aid USA and many US Muslim organizations for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria continues.On the other hand, the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and the American-Islamic Relations Council (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the US, have announced in their latest statements that funeral prayers in absentia and congregations in mosques will be held after the Friday prayer for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. encouraged him to help the earthquake victims.The Washington-based Islamic organization yesterday called on the American public and the US government to increase support for the efforts of humanitarian organizations helping earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
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Help from America to Turkey
After the earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 that affected 10 provinces centered in Kahramanmaraş, millions of dollars of donations were collected with the aid calls made by many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the USA.
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