Here is how you can help:
Canadian Aid Organizations:
Canadian Red Cross (collaborates with the Turkish Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Canada
Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations Canada
Humanitarian Coalition (coalition consisting of 12 Canadian international aid agencies that have a campaign for earthquake relief in the region)
CanadaHelps.org (an umbrella platform where you can choose from a number of Canadian organizations to donate for earthquake relief in the region)
For those who prefer to support small and lean NGOs: Syrian Kids Foundation, a Montreal-based NGO operating a school for Syrian children in the border town of Reyhanli in Turkey, is currently providing earthquake relief on the grounds of the school.
Turkish and Syrian Aid Campaigns:
- Turkish Philanthropy Funds (provides emergency relief & supports front-line workers, registered in the U.S. & tax-exempt in the U.S.)
- Turkey Mozaik Foundation (provides emergency relief, registered in the U.K.)
- AKUT (voluntary non-governmental search & rescue organization registered in Turkey)
- Support to Life (provides emergency relief & focuses on rebuilding efforts, registered in Turkey)
- Ahbap Association (a grassroots organization providing emergency relief registered in Turkey)
- The EBRD Community Initiative (committed to match donations on a 1:1 basis, initiated by a group of employees of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
- Research Institute of Turkey (RIT) (a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the U.S. that provides emergency relief & support to directly help the survivors and local organizations)
- Molham Team for Syria: https://molhamteam.com/en/wecan#donation-process
- NuDay (Donation campaign for Syria organized by scholar Stephennie Mulder)
- We are with you | Ghiras Al-Nahda (provides food and temporary shelters and support the rescue teams in Syria’s affected regions)