By Arzu Karacanlar | Project Leader
Dear Donors,
This information note is prepared to provide information about Mavi Kalem’s work in the region affected by the Kahramanmaras earthquake and will be updated at regular intervals
After the earthquakes that caused great destruction in 10 provinces of Turkey, we started our needs assessment, supply and support activities based on the needs of the region.
Our teammates, who conducted one-on-one needs assessment with women in Adana, Iskenderun, Serinyol and Antakya, also distributed urgent needs such as underwear, pantyhose, underoos, baby diapers, baby formula and wet wipes for women and children. While the preparations for the shipment of 24 tons of water to Hatay are currently being completed, it will be delivered and distributed to the region within a week.
Testimonies from the Earthquake Region
“People who cannot access the tents have been staying with their children in cars or on the street for days. Those who cannot use their car due to debris falling on the vehicles, try to spend the night by lighting a fire if they can find wood, bush etc and warming up around it.” Antakya-8.2.2023 “There are families who do not go to the assembly area because there are voices coming from under the rubble, waiting by the ruins without tents and fire in the cold for their acquaintances to be saved. Some of them are families with children.” Antakya, 10.2.2023
“Children are crying from hunger, cold, or perhaps unrest. Families are very crowded in the places where they take shelter because either the tents haven’t reached the area or they are not enough.” 12.2.2023
“We don’t go to school anymore, I love school, but the school is about to break down, I would like to go if there’ll be a new one. We want to be police. Only we are Syrians, there are no other Syrians here in the tents. My father speaks a little Turkish and I know Turkish too. My brother needs diapers.” Antakya, 13.2.2023
We are working on the disaster area to meet the emergency first aid using your donations.
We are gratitute your support, please keep supporting us.
Mavi Kalem
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