Draper 2023 Turkey/Syria Earthquake Relief Fund

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The mission of the IRC is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

The IRC is currently on the ground in Turkey and Syria to assess needs and is currently working to increase efforts to raise emergency response funds for those impacted.

Doctors Without Borders Usa Inc

The mission of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is to provide impartial medical relief to the victims of war, disease, and natural or man-made disaster, without regard to race, religion, or political affiliation.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing support to various health facilities in northwestern Syria as victims are brought in for medical intervention and trauma care. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is currently assessing needs with plans to scale up their response in Syria as well as southern Turkey. Resources provided by the organization include additional medical staff to meet increased needs and emergency medical kits.

World Central Kitchen, Inc.

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. WCK has served more than 200 million fresh meals to people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. WCK’s Resilience Programs strengthen food and nutrition security by training chefs and school cooks; advancing clean cooking practices; and awarding grants to farms, fisheries, and small food businesses while also providing educational and networking opportunities.
World Central Kitchen is currently is looking to activate to Turkey to provide essential services to those impacted.

Care

CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, inclusion, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. We put women and girls in the center because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.

CARE will be providing emergency aid in the form of food, shelter, hygiene kits, health services, and cash assistance, among other resources, to those impacted by the devastating earthquake.

Humanity & Inclusion

Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and people living in situations of extreme vulnerability, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Humanity & Inclusion currently has a large regional crisis response team on the ground to help assess immediate and long-term needs, particularly for people with disabilities, the elderly, and their families.

Mercy Corps U.S.

Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Mercy Corps is conducting needs assessments and will be responding as needed in Northwest Syria.

Syrian American Medical Society Foundation

SAMS is a global medical relief organization that is working on the front lines of crisis relief in Syria and beyond to save lives and alleviate suffering. SAMS proudly provides dignified medical care to every patient in need. Our mission is dedicated to delivering life-saving services, revitalizing health systems during crises, and promoting medical education via a network of humanitarians in Syria, the US, and beyond. Our vision is to strengthen the future of Syria's healthcare, delivering dignified medical relief where needed, fortified by a dedicated medical community.

The SAMS team is currently on the ground in Syria to provide intervention and support, and is working with their international partners to mobilize increased resources due to the overwhelming need for medical intervention and trauma supplies.

Bridge To Turkiye

At Bridge to Türkiye Fund, we connect communities worldwide for a brighter Türkiye— transforming goodwill into sustainable and impactful programs that improve lives.Our focus areas include education, the health and wellbeing of youth, environmental and natural life conservation, and disaster management.