How to Help Victims of the Turkey and Syria Earthquake

©European Union, 2023 (photographer: Begum Iman) (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Charity Watch reports that, per CNN, estimates of the number of people killed as a result of the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6th, 2023 continue to rise. An estimated 22,000 were reported dead as of Friday, February 10th, 2023, which increased sharply to an estimated 36,000 by Monday, February 13th, 2023.

In response to this crisis, Charity Watch has released this list of Best Charities Providing Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria, which includes Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and Save the Children.

Charity Watch also provides 5 Tips for Avoiding Charity Frauds & Scams and a video reminder that we can overcome the psychic numbing that may hinder us from giving now, when the people of Turkey and Syria need immediate aid and relief.

“I’m heartbroken to see the conditions survivors are facing - freezing weather and extremely limited access to shelter, food, water, heat and medical care.” – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization