Emergency Aid

On Monday 6th February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkiye and Syria killed at least 50,000 people, with the number expected to continue to rise.

In Turkiye, an estimated 45,968 people have died across seven provinces and surrounding areas, and 7,259 people have now been killed in Syria. The death toll continues to climb as thousands more are injured and many remain missing. It is estimated that more than 6,400 buildings have been destroyed and a staggering 13 million people are left homeless or displaced with no means to access food, clean water, shelter or other basic necessities.

Many of these families have already suffered through conflict, disaster, and chronic poverty and the effects of the earthquake will now leave thousands-if not millions-of families completely and utterly destitute.

Whilst families struggle to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones and their homes, hospitals also struggle to cope with the enormous influx of casualties and urgently require resources.

As the disaster unfolded, The Zahra Trust’s local team mobilised to provide immediate support following a rapid needs assessment.

The Zahra Trust’s local teams have tirelessly provided aid in the form of:

• Food
• Water
• Shelter
• Hygiene kits
• Medical aid
• Hospital supplies
• Baby formula
• Diapers
• Blankets and clothing

In addition to providing short-term relief, our teams remain on the ground in order to provide more lasting aid to help families rebuild their lives. We are currently implementing a plan to help with reconstruction of homes and local infrastructure, provide psychological support and supporting schools and hospitals with running costs and equipment.

We can only do this with your continued support.

How we have helped?

As conflict and natural disasters continued to devastate countless lives across the world, The Zahra Trust’s field teams respond swiftly to address the needs of the most vulnerable throughout its areas of operation with life-saving aid. Your donations help us continue to offer a vital lifeline of support to some of the most vulnerable people affected.

• 2016: The Zahra Trust constructed 27 tents and distributed emergency aid to 135 Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
• 2017: Distributed 500 food parcels to Rohingya families in Myanmar
• 2018: Provided 400 families with food and financial support in Yemen amidst the famine.
• 2019: In response to Europe’s migrant crisis, The Zahra Trust held medical camps at two locations in Greece to treat acutely and chronically injured displaced people, with each clinic serving up to 100 patients per day
• 2020: Built homes for victims of the maternity hospital blast in Kabul and repaired homes of the victims of the devastating Beirut blast
• 2021: Responded to the deadly new variant of COVID-19 in India that left the nation struggling to cope, providing hospitals with hundreds of oxygen tanks, oximeters and concentrators.
• 2022: Responded to deadly attack on worshipers at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan; as the first NGO on the scene, we provided both immediate and long-term assistance to those affected
• 2022: In response to a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake killing over one thousand, our team quickly deployed to provide emergency assistance to those impacted by the natural disaster
• 2022: Responded to extreme flooding in Pakistan & Afghanistan that affected over 33 million people, providing shelter, water, food and hygiene kits

Please support our emergency fund, so we can be on hand immediately to help those most in need, in their greatest time of need.