[Folkserv] FW: Call For Relief: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

[Borland, Katherine]

Dear all,



You might have heard of the massive, 7.8. magnitude earthquake that hit Southern Turkey and Northern Syria<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2023/02/06/1154818692/turkey-earthquake-syria-rescue-disaster__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtJxkz_VjA$> on February 6. While aftershocks still continue, there is a call for international help. If you would like to contribute to the rescue work and immediate needs fund, some of the organizations listed below might be helpful.



In solidarity with the people in earthquake-affected regions, please also consider circulating this widely.



Kind regards,

Ilayda Ustel





[cid2883944868*image001.png at 01D93AFC.A6CAF9F0]

Image Source: New York Times





AFAD  - Turkey's official emergency and disaster management authority.

https://afad.gov.tr/depremkampanyasi2<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/afad.gov.tr/depremkampanyasi2__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtL-kmZT5w$>



Ahbap Association - A local voluntary network currently active in affected regions in Turkey.

https://ahbap.org/bagisci-ol<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ahbap.org/bagisci-ol__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtL3Sq-Kxg$>



AKUT - Turkey's non-governmental organization involved in searching and rescuing the people who are affected by earthquake.

https://www.akut.org.tr/en/donation<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.akut.org.tr/en/donation__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtLKz8jLNw$>



Basmeh & Zeitooneh - A Lebanese non-governmental organization providing relief & development services to marginalized communities - just announced an emergency call for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/turkey-earthquake<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.justgiving.com/page/turkey-earthquake__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtIN0EDO7w$>



Molham Team - A non-profit organization providing aid to internally displaced and refugee Syrian - just opened an emergency call for the earthquake in Syria.

https://molhamteam.com/en/campaigns/439<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/molhamteam.com/en/campaigns/439__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtK2FOKvpg$>



OXFAM - A global organization to fight with inequality - just announced an emergency call for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-action/current-emergencies/turkey-and-syria-earthquake-appeal/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-action/current-emergencies/turkey-and-syria-earthquake-appeal/__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtIjIae46A$>



Red Crescent (Turkey)* - The largest humanitarian organization in Turkey and is part of the International Red Cross - just announced an emergency call for the earthquake in Turkey.

https://www.kizilay.org.tr/Bagis/BagisYap/404/pazarcik-depremi-bagisi<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kizilay.org.tr/Bagis/BagisYap/404/pazarcik-depremi-bagisi__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtIoroXlmQ$>



*Red Crescent in Syria hasn't set up a donation page yet.



Research Institute on Turkey - A grassroots research cooperative based in New York - launched a campaign w/the academics in the US, raising funds will be transparently transferred to Ahbap Association as well as other active non-governmental organizations in Turkey.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/xh8d5t-turkey-earthquake-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gofundme.com/f/xh8d5t-turkey-earthquake-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp*share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined__;Kw!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtJBiDXetw$>



Turkish Philanthropy Funds - A U.S.-based non-profit that distributes funds through organizations in Turkey.

https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtIX9Y-rcA$>



Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations - has been providing independent and impartial relief and medical care to the victims of war in Syria - also puts urgent call to the international community to release emergency funds to provide immediate aid.

https://www.uossm.org/donate<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.uossm.org/donate__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtJWmRFm6w$>



White Helmets - A volunteer organization assisting in search and rescue missions in Syria.

https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.whitehelmets.org/en/__;!!KGKeukY!2VGd36qIRuanqehEZA4d7JdAfrLAaNM-A5RBGI8Oro7FrUOaG2XOmI5M8YSd7Dn6-jY7y5LP6XrwInwLYtKNILCdEA$>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/folkserv/attachments/20230209/3d8b8279/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 1037285 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/folkserv/attachments/20230209/3d8b8279/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed...
Name: ATT00001.txt
URL: <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/folkserv/attachments/20230209/3d8b8279/attachment-0001.txt>