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How to donate to Turkey and Syria earthquake relief and recovery efforts

The death toll climbed to more than 7,200 Tuesday after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a series of violent aftershocks early Monday morning destroyed thousands of buildings along the Turkish-Syrian border.

Rescue crews in both countries continued Tuesday to pick through the rubble for victims. More than 20,000 people were reported injured.

These organizations said they were on the ground in Turkey and Syria to help victims and were accepting donations.

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Charity Navigator tips

Charity Navigator, which rates charities, gives the following tips on giving to disaster relief.

Donate to reputable, registered charities.
Monetary donations are the most effective.
Consider giving monthly donations for long-term recovery efforts as many disaster relief groups see donations taper off after just a few weeks.

Charity Navigator has also published its own list of organizations aiding in Syria and Turkey.

Turkish Red Crescent

Red Crescent organizations in both Turkey and Syria said their teams were helping with recovery and aid efforts Monday. Both organizations are members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, an international network of disaster relief agencies.

The American Red Cross said 900 Turkish Red Crescent workers and volunteers were distributing food and medical aid.

Turkish Red Crescent asks for cash donations on Twitter:

🟥 Since the earthquake;

❝How can I help?❞,
❝How can I donate?❞

Here are our bank details to answer all these questions:🔻 pic.twitter.com/QZgyrYjASV

— Türk Kızılay International (@RedCrescent) February 6, 2023

Syrian Red Crescent

In Syria, the Red Crescent aided victim evacuation and search efforts, the Red Cross said. The Syrian Red Crescent did not have a donation page set up Monday, but volunteers interested in joining the organization can find more information here.

Syrian American Medical Society

The Syrian American Medical Society is an international medical relief organization that has for years provided medical assistance to victims of war in northwestern Syria. The group has set up a quake relief fund and its teams are currently providing earthquake relief.

Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders is another humanitarian medical aid group.

The nonprofit said its staff was providing medical supplies and support to 23 hospitals treating earthquake victims in Idlib and Aleppo in Syria. It started a donation page for its earthquake recovery efforts.

International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation

The International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation has offices in Gaziantep, Turkey, near the epicenter of the quake, and was working to dispatch teams to the affected communities in both Turkey and Syria.

The organization asked in a new release for donations of the following:

Tens of thousands tents and heaters for the tents
Tens of thousands blankets
Thermal clothes
Ready-to-eat meals for at least 5,000 people
First aid kits

The organization said interested donors should reach out to Alper Mavi, a regional program coordinator at +90 538 5159806 or [email protected].

They can also reach out to the group’s vice president, Muzaffer Baca, at +90 532 2344229 or [email protected].

GlobalGiving

GlobalGiving connects emergency relief nonprofits around the world with donors. The group launched a disaster relief fund to support recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria.

Save The Children

Save The Children, the international youth humanitarian aid group, set up an emergency relief fund for the earthquake victims Monday. You can donate here.

Project HOPE

Project HOPE, a U.S.-based international humanitarian aid nonprofit, said it deployed emergency response teams to Turkey and Syria and set up a disaster relief fund.

Jewish Federations of North America

The Jewish Federations of North America set up a disaster response relief fund to help aid victims of the quake. The organization has in the past helped respond to natural disasters in the United States and abroad.

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Contributing: John Bacon and Jorge Ortiz, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How to donate to Turkey and Syria earthquake victims: Where to help

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