Red Cross emergency response
A locally-led response
Since day one, Turkish Red Crescent and Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff and volunteers have led the response. More than 216,000 people have worked tirelessly to provide urgent and vital support. Thanks to their efforts, and the generosity of Red Cross supporters here in Australia and around the world, the Movement together with local teams have been able to support millions of people who have lost everything
In the 12 months since the earthquakes hit, the Movement has provided:
In Türkiye thousands of staff and volunteers across 264 branches have provided:
Over 427 million hot meals to displaced people
134,677 temporary shelters for people who lost their homes
2.3 million hygiene kits and personal care items
In Syria thousands of staff and volunteers across 14 branches have provided:
6.8 million medical services
167,490 people with multi-purpose cash assistance
392,300 water and rehabilitation infrastructure services
