The Episcopal Relief and Development collaborated with Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance) to deliver urgent aid to displaced people after earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria.
According to the Episcopal News Service, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and other local organizations are assisting the ACT Alliance to provide families and local hospitals with shelter, supplies, and support.
MECC is responding to the crisis in Syria by providing shelter for 10,000 families in open-air or structurally sound facilities; assisting children in returning to school to bring about more stability; providing survivors with blankets, hot meals, medicine, and trauma support; and supplying body bags and other necessities to hospitals.
In addition, local organizations are supplying people in Syria with winterization and hygiene packages, monetary transfers, and emotional assistance.
Abagail Nelson, the executive vice-president and chief strategy officer of Episcopal Relief and Development, stated that the organization has been working with the ACT Alliance for over 20 years.
More recently, they have collaborated to support families in Syria who have been impacted by the conflict there. Because of the support of its partners, they have been able to provide aid to people who require it as promptly as possible following the tragic earthquake.
They continue examining the medium and long-term requirements by talking with partners in Turkey and Syria.
As mentioned, more than 39,000 individuals have died in Turkey and Syria due to earthquakes, and thousands of buildings have been demolished or rendered useless.
The combination of the cold weather with the rain and snow makes conditions difficult for those who do not have shelter. It is estimated that 10.9 million individuals in Syria have been impacted by the conflict, of which up to 5.3 million may have been displaced.
The organizations are asking people to keep praying for people who have been impacted by the earthquake that occurred yesterday.
Episcopal Relief and Development
The Episcopal Relief and Development is an organization that works with other local groups and church partners to help communities cope with hunger, poverty, natural disasters, and disease and lead healthier and more satisfying lives.
As part of their work in the United States and other parts of the world, they respond to and rebuild after natural disasters.
Accordingly, more than three million individuals' lives are touched by its initiatives each year. They work with participants of various religious persuasions and backgrounds; they sincerely appreciate every individual's inherent worth and dignity and consider them their neighbors.
They steer communities toward long-term transformation by utilizing their one-of-a-kind skill, experience, and practical knowledge, emphasizing children, the climate, and women as essential objectives.
Action by Churches Together
Based on its website, Action by Churches Together is a global faith-based coalition operating in over 120 countries. The organization comprises national and regional forums.
With the help of more than 140 members, they seek to support local communities by assisting in humanitarian aid, gender and climate justice, migration and displacement, and peace and security.
The organization's primary objective is to promote a locally driven and coordinated approach to advocacy, humanitarian and developmental issues.
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