By Salima Biglary | Grants and Partnerships Associate
International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation (IBC) continues emergency response across the earthquake zones in cooperation with AFAD, Turkish Red Crescent, local municipalities, governorships, councils, and the relevant and necessary stakeholders. For the earthquake response, IBC is operational and present at multiple sites located in seven provinces in Türkiye (Gaziantep, Hatay, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Sanliurfa) and in the Aleppo governorate in Northwest Syria (5 camps in Al-Bab, multiple camps, and villages in A’zaz including IBC’s pre-earthquakes established office).
More than 2000 hot meals are served daily in the mobile kitchens developed by IBC in the region. With the onset of Ramadan, hot meals are regularly distributed to earthquake victims, especially those who don't have access to hot meals during the fast-breaking hours, in the container cities in Islahiye, the credit dormitories institution, the Fevzipasa region, the camp construction, and the tent cities in the center of Krkhan. Hot meal aid is not limited to the month of Ramadan but will continue as two meals a day during and after the feast.
Children are among the most vulnerable groups affected by the earthquake. IBC also provides clothing, health aids (including medicine and mobile services), hygiene materials, diapers, and food support for newborns, under-three and school-age children, which it prioritizes in humanitarian aid. The aim here is to reach children of all ages and meet their needs while preventing risks such as possible secondary tertiary health, hygiene, and intellectual disability.
Upcoming Projects to be Started in the Coming Days
While our activities and distributions continue in Hatay, Kilis, Kahramanmaras and Diyarbakir within the scope of the earthquake emergency aid project with the GIZ, 1300 children's clothes, 2000 blankets, 2000 hygiene packages, 4000 baby kits will be distributed in the project provinces.
We will expand our work in Hatay with Caritas, which we have been working with since the first days of the earthquake. With Caritas, IBC has distributed 800 feminine hygiene packages, 800 family hygiene boxes, 500 children's and adult clothing, and 500 tarpaulins. IBC will expand our Mobile Toilet and Mobile Shower Cabin services in Hatay Container Kent. The new mobile toilet units will also have a separate toilet for the disabled.
Within the scope of the project IBC carried out with International Medical Corps (IMC), IBC team provided 3 trucks of carboy drinking water to people living in tent cities. In the coming days, 750 feminine hygiene packages, 750 family hygiene packages, 1300 children's and adult clothes, 400 dry food boxes, and 5000 children's nutrition packages will be distributed. Within the scope of our project, IBC will cooperate with Islahiye State Hospital and provide
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