Syria crisis: how to donate
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http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/mar/12/syria-crisis-how-you-can-help-donate-aid Version 0 of 1. Many NGOs and UN agencies are working in Syria and among refugees in neighbouring countries, but the scale and duration of the crisis mean that needs consistently outpace funding. This list of aid agencies and organisations that have launched appeals for Syria is not comprehensive, so feel free to highlight others in the comments section below. British Red Cross Since 2011, the British Red Cross has given more than £8m to support the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s operations in Syria and neighbouring countries. It has worked with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, supporting their day-to-day operations. The British Red Cross has funded several delegates to work in communities in Jordan and it is funding unconditional cash grants for about 375 Syrian families. In Turkey, the British Red Cross also worked with the Turkish Red Crescent to help Syrians in seven refugee camps along the border. It provided 34,000 mattresses, 2,750 electric heaters, 6,000 tarpaulins and 11,500 hygiene parcels to about 6,800 Syrian families. How to donate: UK, International Cafod Cafod is working through trusted church partners in Syria to get vital aid and supplies to vulnerable people. It is also working in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan, to help refugees who have crossed the border. How to donate Care Care is providing services to Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, and has reached more than 290,000 people. In Jordan, Care provides emergency cash assistance for refugees, and gives information on how to access further health, legal and social support. How to donate: UK, International Christian Aid Christian Aid is working through trusted local organisations and partners in Lebanon and Iraq, and within Syria to provide vital assistance to thousands of displaced families by distributing food, fuel for cooking, bedding, hygiene kits, cash assistance and psychosocial support. Christian Aid is helping especially vulnerable refugees, such as women and people with disabilities, access much-needed services. How to donate Hand in Hand for Syria Set up in 2011, Hand in Hand for Syria delivers medical and humanitarian aid into Syria, using its networks on the ground. The organisation also works with bigger partners, who are unable to gain access. It delivers food aid and educational materials, and works on water, sanitation and hygiene programmes and community projects. How to donate Human Appeal UK-based charity Human Appeal has delivered more than 10.3m kilos of flour across Syria, feeding more than 10 million people. It has provided a CT scanner and intensive care unit; created a safe village for 700 Syrians, including orphans, widows, the elderly and disabled people; and provided 50,000 emergency food, medical and hygiene packs. How to donate International Medical Corps International Medical Corps (IMC) provides critical health services within Syria, including lifesaving help through mobile medical units and by supporting existing healthcare facilities. At static clinics, where IMC provides primary healthcare services, it has nurses and doctors specifically focused on the needs of conflict-affected Syrians. Since April 2012, IMC has reached more than 115,000 Syrians in and around Damascus with general healthcare, mental health services and psychosocial support, blankets, cooking equipment, and other critical supplies. IMC is also scaling up operations in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq. How to donate: UK, International International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee is marshalling a humanitarian response to help the thousands of people crossing Syria’s borders every day, as well as those trapped by the violence inside the country. It provides medical and other critical aid, helps women and girls who have experienced violence, and ensures refugees have access to their legal rights. How to donate: UK, International Islamic Relief UK Since 2012, Islamic Relief has implemented more than 223 projects to support vulnerable Syrians, not only in Syria but also in neighbouring Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. These projects have varied from providing food aid, non-food items, education support, shelter assistance, psychosocial support, water and sanitation projects, and medical assistance. The organisation has reached more than seven million people. How to donate Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without borders) Syria’s previously functioning health system has collapsed and thousands of medical staff have fled. Many others inside the country have been targeted for their work. There are massive unmet needs, millions of frightened and vulnerable people, and a dreadfully restricted aid response. Despite the extremely challenging security context – five staff were abducted in early 2014, and subsequently released – MSF continues to operate medical facilities inside Syria, as well as supporting directly more than 100 clinics, health posts and field hospitals. MSF is also working with patients from Syria who have fled to Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. How to donate: UK, International Oxfam Oxfam has reached more than 1.5 million people affected by the crisis. It has provided nearly half a million refugees in Jordan and Lebanon with clean drinking water or cash and relief supplies, such as blankets and stoves and vouchers for hygiene kits. It is also helping families get information about legal and human rights and connecting them to medical, legal and support services. Oxfam has built shower and toilet blocks in refugee camps, informal settlements and on deserted routes used by people fleeing Syria, and has installed or repaired toilets in communities hosting refugees. The charity is also providing clean water to Syrians inside their country by rebuilding infrastructure, as well as water trucking and repairing wells. How to donate: UK, International Save the Children Save the Children says Syrian children are the forgotten victims of the war, and risk becoming a “lost generation”. More than five million children are in need of assistance, including more than a million Syrian children who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Save the Children’s teams have helped 275,000 children and family members with food, safe water, medicine, and shelter inside Syria, and are also working with children in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt. How to donate: UK, International UN Syria Emergency Response Fund The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) has teamed up with the UN Foundation to collect online donations for the Syria Emergency Response Fund. Donations will help humanitarian NGOs and UN agencies to help the most vulnerable communities, those urgently requiring food, water, shelter and other basic needs. How to donate UNHCR The UN refugee agency says 3.8 million Syrians are refugees in “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era”. The UNHCR has provided food aid to 1.7 million refugees, 350,000 children were enrolled in school, and shelter in camps was provided for more than 400,000 refugees. It provides refugees with cash for medicine and food, stoves and fuel for heating, and insulation for tents, thermal blankets and winter clothing. How to donate Unicef Unicef, the UN children’s agency, is working with its partners to minimise the impact of the crisis on children, not least in the life-saving areas of health, nutrition, immunisation, water and sanitation, and through education and child protection. How to donate: UK, International World Food Programme (WFP) The WFP is struggling to meet the urgent food needs of close to 6 million displaced people in Syria and neighbouring countries. Food operations are being run on a hand-to-mouth basis as funding is running out. For some refugees it has already run out. The WFP is assisting more than 2.5 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries, and providing food assistance to about 4 million people inside the country every month. How to donate World Vision Since the crisis began, World Vision has helped more than 1.8 million people in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. It provides food aid, clean water and sanitation, education and psychosocial support for children, as well as other assistance. How to donate: UK, International |