How can cash assistance help people in disaster zones? Stories from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes
By
Samuel Gard
22 August 2023
22 August 2023

A man walks past a destroyed building following the deadly earthquake in Southeastern Turkey. Photo: CARE International


Zeynep, who received cash payments from British Red Cross to help meet her families basic needs, pictured during a visit near Gaziantep, Turkey. Photo: Özge Sebzeci/DEC

Hasna* pushes Samar*, her paralyzed mother, in a wheelchair at a camp in north-west Syria. Photo: Arete/DEC
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How DEC charities are helping survivors in Turkey and Syria
14 DEC charities and their local partners are responding to the disaster, working with locally-led relief efforts to provide medical treatment, emergency cash payments, shelter, and ensuring people have food and clean water.
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DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal reaches £150m, six...
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) today announced that donations to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal have reached an incredible £151.8 million, six months on from the devastating earthquakes that killed at least 58,000 people across southern Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and northwest Syria.
The total includes £5 million matched by the UK Government through the Aid Match scheme.
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