Crisis Carrd Directory
For situations that need immediate attention, ARMY often request OIAA to help with providing ways to support. In such cases, we create Crisis Carrds to offer a comprehensive list of resources that ARMY can use to help. We highly encourage ARMY to do a little research on their own and make sure they feel comfortable donating to the non-profits.
What is a crisis carrd?
The short answer?
A compilation of resources that will provide information and ways to support events that demand our urgent attention.
Why do you make them?
One in An ARMY comprises entirely of volunteers who, while one campaign is running, are already planning two future campaigns. Planning campaigns take time to search the right organizations, vet them, and put them forth for ARMY to help. So, it would be almost impossible for us to set up a campaign quickly enough to address a crisis situation. As a compromise, we use CRISIS CARRDS (formerly crisis threads) to give ARMY information on how to help. But it is later up to ARMY themselves if they will support it. We also highly encourage ARMY to do a little research on their own and make sure they feel comfortable donating to the non-profit
Why haven't you put up one for [this] yet?
There are probably either of two reasons.1. We unfortunately can't keep track of everything in the world. It's when ARMY reach out to us, or we see a great need in our community for resources, that we start looking into non profits. If neither of these have happened, we're just not aware.2. Our process takes time. It's important to us to provide ARMY with factual information and make sure ARMY's donations are being sent to a non-profit that will use them on the ground and provide actual support to the crisis situation. It is almost impossible to get that kind of information from a crisis organization, as the money usually goes into a central pot and is distributed as needed. We also try not to rely too much on just linking ARMY to gofundmes for crisis situations. While gofundmes are sometimes the fastest avenue to donate funds, they aren't always the best option. An example of this is the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada. The crash happened in April 2018 and killed 16 (young) hockey players, their coaches, and their bus driver, and left some of the survivors with life-altering injuries. A gofundme was set up immediately and raised 15M dollars. It then took 7 months to figure out how and who to distribute the funds to, and forced the grieving families and survivors to go through additional trauma. So while gofundmes will provide a difference eventually, donating directly to crisis orgs that are already on the ground (like orgs providing trauma services) are more effective, though potentially harder to evaluate.
Resources
Current Crisis
Situations that has been brought to our attention & are being looked into:
Others
War in Ukraine
The ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to more than a million refugees fleeing Ukraine into neighbouring countries. Additionally, many civilians in Ukraine are subject to harsh and violent conditions brought about by the war, resulting in an immediate need for humanitarian aid and medical supplies.The organizations listed below are currently working on ground to supply aid to Ukrainian civilians and to support refugee and relief efforts at various borders. We will continue to update this list as we vet more organizations.After donating, please consider filling in the tracking form to help track ARMY's support.
Vostok-SOS is a non-governmental organization that started as a volunteer civil initiative and a hotline in May 2014. The team is responding to the escalating situation with a comprehensive humanitarian campaign. The donations will help them deliver medical and humanitarian aid to local people, evacuate vulnerable people, and provide tailored trauma support in the aftermath of shelling. They also have hotlines open for affected people and their team is on the ground in the region, ready to coordinate aid.The organization suggests donating through their partner’s website, Libereco.
Voices of Children provides psychological and psychosocial support to children affected by war or who have witnessed traumatic experiences in their families. Their main focus is on the front lines in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
A non-profit organization with the mission to mobilize support and aid for Ukrainian orphans, internally displaced persons and those most affected by the current situation by providing medical assistance and other necessities. They started a fundraiser to prepare first aid tactical backpacks for paramedics and doctors on the front line.
Nova Ukraine is dedicating their efforts to humanitarian aid provided by their partners on ground in Ukraine - funds raised go towards delivering aid packages containing baby food, hygiene products, clothes and household supplies to Ukraine.
Project HOPE is sourcing and shipping essential medicines and medical supplies for primary health and trauma care to affected areas, including hygiene kits, Interagency Emergency Health Kits (IEHKs), insulin, and more. Each IEHK contains critical medicines like amoxicillin, paracetamol, tetracycline, iodine, and oral rehydration salts. Each kit also includes medical supplies like tape, gauze, gloves, buckets, instrument trays, scissors, soap, surgical scrub brushes, and jerry cans. Project HOPE is also continuing to expand their presence within the region to provide immediate health and humanitarian relief, and working closely with the WHO Health Cluster and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
Working at a 24-hour pedestrian border crossing in southern Poland, WCK began serving hot, nourishing meals within hours of the initial invasion and are now set up at multiple border crossings across the country. Additionally, they support local restaurants preparing meals in Odessa and Lviv, two cities in Ukraine. WCK teams are also on the ground in Romania and will be arriving soon in Moldova, Slovakia, and Hungary to expand their efforts.
Insight provides psychological, legal, and medical assistance to members of the LGBTQ+ community and victims of discrimination, hate crimes and domestic violence as well as advocate for legislation changes, educate, raise awareness and increase visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. After the Russian invasion, Insight organizes temporary stays of people from the LGBTQ+ community and their families in other cities/countries, helps with accommodation and basic necessities, coordinates with organizations and other people on the ground while providing free psychological assistance.
Patroclus' House is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded in 2016, whose members actively advocate for the protection and rights of animals. The shelter is located in Suceava, about 40 km away from the Ukrainian border and offers help for families with pets who enter Romania from Ukraine via the Sireten. Their services include pet food distribution, shelter and veterinary care for all pets regardless of species.
PAH is a Warsaw-based international non-governmental organization which has been providing assistance to civilians suffering as a result of armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Currently, they are located at the border of Poland, at Dorohusk and at Rawa, Ruska to distribute food, hot drinks, hygiene products, diapers and blankets to incoming refugees while providing information on transport options.
The Ukrainian House in Warsaw is run by the Foundation “Our Choice” (FOC), an NGO established in 2009 and from its inception run by immigrants from Ukraine. They specialise in supporting the integration of migrants into Polish society and opposing the exclusion and discrimination of foreigners.In this situation, they are providing an infoline with advice and support for Ukrainians arriving in Poland, providing information about changing conditions and procedures at the border, finding accommodation for Ukrainians arriving in Poland, coordinating the distribution of aid and support to Ukraine, and providing psychological support for Ukrainians in Poland, amongst many other communication and coordinating efforts.
Translators without Borders (TWB) is a global community of linguists helping people get vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak. The war in Ukraine has resulted in over 2.5 M refugees, speaking over 20 languages. TWB have deployed a team in Poland and soon in other countries to work with hosting municipalities, advocate for aid agencies and governments to listen to people in their language, support translators and interpreters with online training courses and tip sheets and complement and support confidential hotlines and information kiosks, chatbots, and other technologies appropriate to the evolving context.
Fight for Right, promotes and protects the human rights of people living with disabilities by advocating for changes in the legislation and informing society about the values of human rights, non-discrimination, equality and inclusivity. After Russia’s invasion the organization has been coordinating accompaniment and financial support for the evacuation, accessible shelter, provision of medicine and food to those who can not flee and free psychological support ensuring those living with disabilities aren’t left out of the humanitarian efforts.
Ocalenie Foundation was founded in the year 2000. They have been supporting the integration of the migrants in Polish society, and continuously working towards a cross-cultural dialogue and strengthening of the community. At the border, they facilitate the evacuation of all people coming from Ukraine regardless of their skin color or ethnicity and provide food, accommodation, legal and psychological services.
The campaign works to ensure that Roma children and young people have the same access to humanitarian support as the rest of the population. The campaign is coordinated by the Ukrainian Roma Youth Network (ARCA), the International Roma Youth Network (ternYpe), and Phiren Amenca.The donations are already providing support to families and communities across Ukraine, in particular to support evacuation, temporary shelter and basic supplies. Αdded funds are going to support refugees in Moldova and Poland, where there are gaps in the support system and a large number of Roma in need.
Razom Emergency Response is focused on purchasing medical supplies such as tourniquets bandages, combat gauzes, sterile pads, and satellite phones, and is working with logistics partners to deliver them to Poland and Ukraine.
Palestine
According to the United Nations News, as of November 8, 2023, *821 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza since the 21st of October. Many humanitarian organizations have said this is insufficient compared to the wide-scale need. Before the hostilities, the daily average of trucks entering Gaza from Israel and Egypt was 500. (Source: OCHA) The UN says that a minimum of 100 aid trucks are needed daily. The Israeli military has been allowing no more than 20 supply truckloads per day.Update As of 1/10/2024, 100 aid trucks have been entering Gaza everyday. It is still not sufficient. An estimated 1.9 million people have had to leave their homes since October 7. UNRWA has reported that 1.4 million internally displaced people (IDPs) are sheltering across 155 UNRWA-run facilities, primarily schools. Other countries like Qatar have stepped up for assistance but have run into obstacles. Read More Here.The organizations listed below have worked in Palestine for several years. Please be aware that since Israel's retaliation, each of these organizations has struggled to send additional aid to Gaza due to the limitations of aid at the border. With that in mind, be aware that your donations may not have an immediate effect. Many Palestinians have said monetary aid is "useless" due to the lack of food, water, medical supplies, and fuel. This may change over the next couple of days or weeks, please make sure to read the updates each organization provides through their social media accounts and websites.*Note that the number of trucks are reported differently from other sources (The PRCS for example notes a lower total and average of 33 trucks per day, with a Tuesday envoy going up to 93.)2nd Note: We will be updating this card with updates and additional organizations.If donations are not viable or interested in advocacy work, please follow Army4Palestine and JARMY4palestine for active and urgent advocacy projects.For those seeking more background information on Palestine and works by Palestinian authors, "Army Book Club" (@borabooks) has made a thread of books ranging from learning about the history of Palestine-Israel, Palestinian literature, etc., many of which can be accessed for free. Here
Pious Projects is a registered 501(c)3 humanitarian aid organization that has worked abroad and domestically since 2014. With on-ground teams in 10+ countries, their experienced teams provide support to disadvantaged populations in the forms of food, water, education, medical assistance, and so much more.They have a 0% Admin fee policy, meaning 100% of their donation will go towards emergency relief in Gaza.Check their Instagram and/or Facebook for updates on open campaigns.
Sharek Youth Forum is an independent, non-partisan Palestinian initiative tackling youth development issues from a unique perspective. Sharek works to develop and empower youth as active participants in civil society and encourages youth to participate in Palestinian political, economic, and social affairs. As a nationally and internationally recognized platform, Sharek provides space for Palestinian youth to come together, develop their ideas, and implement projects aimed at community development and policy change.1. Distribution of supply package to address daily food and water needs
2. Distribution of hygiene kits for adolescents and women
3. Distribution of postpartum kits
4. Implementation of Psychological First aid
5. Implementation of humanitarian intiatives through youth mobilization and voluntarismSupported by UNRWAs resources and transportation infrastructure, they have successfully implemented a distribution system that reaches multiple shelters in strategic locations, including Khan younes, Middle, and Rafah governates.Check their social media acounts for updates Here
A grassroots initiative working to provide eSims to Palestinians.Note 1: In good conditions, eSIMs last between five days and 90 days, but their lifespans are often significantly shorter in Gaza.Note 2: Some sims that have been purchased since October-December might still not have been activated due to either getting lost (lost phone during a bombing, escaping, etc, etc) or other sorts of circumstances during an attack.For current updates, please check their social media account Here or HereUpdate 1/26/2024: Running low on Holafly e-sims.
Update 1/12/2024: 300 e-sims left.
Update 1/5/2024: 100,000 sims were donated ($2,451,000 worth)
Update 12/24/2023: $1,250,000 worth e-sims donation, $1,000,000 worth of activated e-sims, 40,000 people.
Update 11/18/2023: $1mil rth of e-wosims donated, 30k activated sims(750,000 dollars)
Update 11/24/2023: 20K activated sims.
INARA is a non-profit that provides access to life-altering medical and mental health care to children impacted by human-induced or natural disasters. These children are injured or traumatized by the horrors of war, in the aftermath of conflict, or due to unsafe living conditions or natural disasters.They have an active rapid response program for Gaza.
Gaza Kinder Relief is a coalition of dedicated individuals from all corners of the globe who are working tirelessly to extend support, facilitate temporary evacuation and provide vital resources to the injured children of Gaza.Hayat Yolu and INARA are their main organizations that collect donations for their campaigns.
The Gaza Sunbirds are a para-cycling team, consisting of 20 athletes, based in the Gaza Strip. The team was founded in 2018 when Alaa al-Dali, an Olympic hopeful cyclist, was shot in the leg by an Israeli sniper. They are currently distributing aid.
HEAL Palestine's mission is to transform the lives of Palestinian youth by providing essential healthcare, educational support, humanitarian aid, and leadership development opportunities.HEAL Palestine is on the ground in southern Gaza working hard to provide temporary shelter for displaced persons.
A UK-registered medical clinic and charity that provides free access to psychological and trauma support specialists for the children and citizens of Gaza. They provide training and supervision, either by itself or in conjunction with other individuals and organizations, provide ongoing research into psycho-social programs designed to alleviate trauma caused by war, conflict, or occupation and they encourage the sharing of good therapeutic practice with other groups. Over 90% of all donations goes to support vulnerable families in Gaza. All of the trustees are volunteers and they receive no payment. Less than 1% will be spent in the UK. This is to cover costs for insurance, audit and the time needed by the UK supervisor to manage the projects. Since October 7 On the 9th October 2023, an explosion hit a building adjacent to the Palestine Trauma Centre (UK) clinic in Deir al Balah. The explosion demolished neighboring buildings, blowing out all of the clinic windows and causing the roof and walls to collapse. The van and equipments are unusable and the PTC (UK) office and clinic building in Nuseirat a bombed-out shell. PTC(UK) is developing a Recovery fund and planning both for short-term relief and long-term recovery. PTC(UK) has sent an initial round of short-term support funding, however much of " [their]relief and support for the children of Gaza can only be released once there is a ceasefire and it is safe to start delivering community services on the ground."
UPDATE 2/10/2024 Two of their members in Gaza were seriously injured and have lost their wives and children and are slowly recovering, they send messages now and then to the UK office. The Team in Gaza are still providing therapy for children.
The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) is a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization based in Berkeley, California that works to protect the rights and improve the lives of children in the Middle East (Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon) through aid, empowerment and education.The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) supports community project throughout Palestine that address children’s basic needs and offer them opportunities to play, learn and envision a better future.They have partnered with community-based organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that offer a range of activities that serve children, teenagers, and young adults such as kindergartens, nutrition and counseling services, sports teams, dance troupes, art and music programs, computer centers, libraries and playgrounds.Update 1/27/2024:* MECA distributed 3000 hygiene kits for families that have been displaced by Israeli attacks on Gaza.For current updates, please check their social media accounts: Facebook, X, Instagram
This Fund is dedicated to the children of Gaza: providing medical attention to the children who need it the most, helping to rebuild & relieve the medical sector in Gaza, and, eventually, establishing a sponsorship program for the over 20,000 children orphaned in Palestine.The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) is the first hospital that they will be collaborating with and as the work of The Fund progresses they hope to recruit more hospitals, including public hospitals.They are currently being funded by the Beit Atfal Assumoud until they can be registered themselves.
Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, is a registered Palestinian NGO located in Gaza City, has been working in the field of persons with hearing disabilities education and allied services since 1992. Literally thousands of deaf children and adults and their families are served annually at Atfaluna through persons with hearing disabilities education, audiology, speech therapy, income generating programs for the deaf, vocational training, parents', teachers’ and community training and awareness programs, and a host of other services and programs. The organization currently employs 134 permanent staff members of which 55% are deaf. Atfaluna’s services focus on serving persons with hearing disabilities in particular and the community in general. This focus comes in light of the inclusive development approach Atfaluna adopts to create an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities within an all-inclusive environment free of limitations.
Update 01/26-27/2024: Atfaluna is working to provide individuals with hearing disabilities with auditory rehabilitation services, including supplying them with hearing aid batteries. Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children provides recreational and psychosocial support activities to those residing in shelters.
Update 01/05/2024: In response to the urgent needs arising from the conflict, Atfaluna has rendered extensive support, distributing emergency relief services to more than 10,000 affected persons. These services encompass essential provisions such as food vouchers, hygienic items vouchers, and vital winterization items, aiming to alleviate the immediate hardships faced by affected communities. Furthermore, Atfaluna has prioritized the needs of individuals with disabilities, providing assistance to over 300 persons with disabilities by furnishing them with essential assistive devices. Read More Here
Founded in 1991 by concerned humanitarians in the USA, they work to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to Arab children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality, politics or religion.Update 1/27/2024: 45 tons of crucial medical supplies, facilitated by our logistical partner JHCO (Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization), have been successfully distributed across Gaza. From the Tal Al Sultan Clinic in Rafah, Southern Gaza, to hospitals and clinics throughout Gaza. The PCRF team distributed 2,244 blankets to displaced children and families living in tents at a refugee camp in Rafah, Southern Gaza.
Update 1/23/2024: PCRF distributed 1,763 vital rice meals in central Gaza, specifically reaching the Al-Sawarha camp and Al-Bi’ah camp area.
Update 1/21/2024: The organization is diligently working to distribute food supplies and other forms of assistance. In collaboration with Jordan's Hashemite Authority, PCRF successfully delivered 45 tons of aid to Gaza in two phases. More Here
Update 1/16/2024: PCRF, with the support of our logistical partner JHCO (Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization), successfully sent a second shipment of 15 tons of critical aid to El-Arish airport in Egypt. This lifeline, comprising surgical supplies, life-saving medications, and children's formula, aims to protect and nurture the future.
Update 1/12/2024: PCRF, in partnership with the American Friends Service Committee (Quaker Society) delivered 24,000 toys and hosted fun activities designed to provide psychosocial relief for these brave kids.
Update 1/06/2024: PCRF with UNWRA has secured 82,673 pounds of flour, which will be distributed to support displaced families in Gaza.
Update 1/05/2024: PCRF in Jordan, Ramallah, and Gaza, in collaboration with JHCO and UNRWA have delivered 30 tons of vital medicines and urgent medical supplies to Gaza.
Update 1/02/2024: PCRF distributed two hundred food parcels this past week to displaced families currently sheltered in a school in the central Gaza Strip.
Update 12/29/2023: PCRF delivered a total of 150 food parcels to families of children with special needs, and the disabled In Balata camp, Nablus, and Yasouf in Salfit.
Update 12/28/2023: PCRF extended medical support to The Huda Al Masri Pediatric Cancer Dept. in the West Bank. They provided essential medications like NovoSeven coagulation factor, Heparin lock flush 500 ml, Heparin lock flush 50 ml, and Heparin tubes 9 ml.
Update 12/26/2023: PCRF with Palestine Red Crescent delivered medical aid supplies to Jenin camp in the West Bank.
Update 11/14/2023: PCRF's staff have been able to purchase supplies from trusted and vetted vendors within Gaza, including nutritional items, water, hygiene kits, and medical supplies. During the first week of the war, PCRF distributed over $1.7 million of much-needed humanitarian aid, and continues to source any aid within the Gaza Market. They are also currently preparing medical aid and relief supply shipments to send into Gaza as soon as humanitarian corridors are granted. PCRF is also helping to facilitate logistic and medical treatment for sick and injured children outside of Gaza. Almost all of PCRF staff in Gaza have been displaced from their homes and are staying in shelters or in homes of extended families with little food, water, or electricity. However, PCRF has partnered with International Disaster and relief workers to deliver aid. Read more here
Update on 10/28/2023: Founder Steve gave an update of what was going on in Gaza and what has been happening with PCRF staff, and what they are using the funds for: “The doctors and nurses in Gaza were able to provide a list of things they need for the current situations. So the org members outside Gaza are procuring those things for when the borders open, but now that's the challenge of how to get the supplies in. So donations will go directly to purchasing stuff from the list and likely food, water, and other medical supplies for urgent humanitarian aid. They're right now working on getting shipping containers and space from Turkey and other countries, but mostly Turkey because it has to go through Egypt.”Check their social media accounts for updates: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is an officially recognized independent Palestinian National Society. It enjoys legal personality and is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The National Society’s mission is to provide humanitarian assistance as well as health and social services to Palestinians whenever and wherever needed. It works towards preventing and allaying human suffering, protecting life and health, ensuring the respect of human dignity, preventing disease, and promoting health, social care and volunteering both in times of peace and war as well as during emergencies, crises and disasters.
Update 1/27/2024: The PRCS condemns the siege and targeting by the Israeli occupation of PRCS Al-Amal Hospital, and its branch headquarters in KhanYunis for the sixth consecutive day. The Israeli occupation continues to bombard the vicinity of the hospital and open fire, jeopardizing the safety of medical staff, the wounded, patients, and approximately 7000 displaced individuals who sought refuge there to escape Israeli bombardment. Read their statement Here
Update 1/21/2024: The Palestine Red Crescent recently established AlQuds Camp in the Mawasi area of Rafah, equipping 50 tents to accommodate 43 displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip. Yesterday, the Palestine Red Crescent teams received 80 trucks from the EGRedCrescent via the Rafah crossing, carrying essential humanitarian aid, including food, water, relief items, and medical supplies. Notably, no trucks entered through the Karm Abu Salem crossing.
Update 1/19/2024: The PRCS has established two new displacement camps for refugees in the Mawasi area of Rafah, each accommodating 50 families.
Update 1/18/2024: Palestine Red Crescent teams are working to repair what is possible in the PRCS AlQuds Hospital building in Gaza city to establish a medical post there. Despite the significant destruction caused by the Israeli occupation and its forced suspension about two months ago. Jenin's PRCS Ambulance Director Mahmoud Alsaadi sheds light on the challenges faced by medical teams in Jenin amidst repeated #invasions. Watch Here
Update 1/17/2024: Their colleagues Mohammed Abu Rukbeh, Saeed Al-Jarjir, Hudhaifa Abu Atiyya, Mohammed Abu Foul, Suleiman Abu Sharee'a, and Hani Wadi, remain under Israeli detention for 24 days, following the incursion by the Israeli army on the PRCS's ambulance center in Jabalia, northern Gaza. // During the early morning, Israeli occupation forces prevented Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams from reaching the site of the vehicle that was bombed near Balata camp in Nablus to evacuate the wounded. Gunfire was directed at our teams. // The Israeli occupation forces prevented Palestine Red Crescent ambulance teams from entering Tulkarm camp to transport injuries there.
Update 1/14/2024:Today, the Palestine Red Crescent reactivated ambulance and emergency services in Gaza Governorate after being forcibly halted for nearly two months due to the Israeli occupation's blockade of the Gaza Ambulance Center and PRCS Al-Quds Hospital. Additionally, the PRCS has bolstered its emergency services in the northern Gaza Governorate with additional ambulances, especially as the IOF destroyed PRCS ambulances there after raiding the Jabalia Ambulance Center about three weeks ago.
Update 1/13/2024:Islam Abu Rayala, 24 years old, volunteered for three years with the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance team in Gaza. Islam, a young man in the prime of his life, departed as a martyr for humanitarian work along with three members of the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance crew, as a result of the Israeli occupation targeting a PRCS ambulance in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
Update 1/12/2024: Despite the shortage of medical supplies and fuel needed to operate the power generator, PRCS Al-Amal Hospital, in Khan Yunis, continues to provide medical services to the wounded due to the ongoing aggression in the Gaza Strip.
Update 1/06/2024: Despite the power outage, our volunteers continue to work in the PRCS medical point in Jabalia, northern Gaza to save the lives of patients and the injured, amid a shortage of medical supplies and medications.
Update: 1/05/2024:Artillery shelling resume near the PRCS Al Amal hospital
Update 1/04/2024: IOF targets the fifth floor of the PRCS HQ in Khan Younis. They killed one person and injured 6.
Update 1/03/2024: Numerous displaced families at the PRCS HQ and Al Amal Hospital evacuated our premises due to yesterday's targeted attack, expressing concern for their safety.
PRCS volunteers continue working at our medical point in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Since its establishment about six weeks ago, it has received a total of 1051 cases, including 437 casualties and 614 injured.
Update 1/02/2024: The occupation targets the eighth floor of the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Khan Younis, resulting in several fatalities and wounded among the displaced individuals. Israeli drones continue firing in the vicinity of Al Amal Hospital and the PRCS’s headquarters in Khan Younis.
Update 12/28/2023: The Palestine Red Crescent, in collaboration with the EG RedCrescent is working to establish the first organized camp for displaced individuals in Khan Younis. The initial phase of the camp will include 300 tents, accommodating displaced families from the medical, ambulance, and relief teams at the PRCS. The capacity will be expanded later to reach 1000 tents, providing shelter for hundreds of displaced families in the southern region of the Gaza Strip.
Update 12/26/2023: Today, the PRCS received four ambulances as a donation from Kuwait and three ambulances as a donation from Qatar through the EG RedCrescent via the Rafah crossing.
Update 12/25/2023: The PRCS received 4760 trucks from the EG RedCrescent
through the Rafah crossing between October 21, 2023, and December 22, 2023. These trucks contain food, water, relief aid, medical supplies, and medicines. The PRCS’s share is 3049 trucks, while 1711 trucks were delivered to UNRWA and other relevant entities. The PRCS continues to receive humanitarian aid through Rafah crossing in coordination with UNRWA, delivering aid to the Ministry of Social Development and relevant institutions for distribution to beneficiaries. The total fuel entered Gaza during this period was 3,790,667 liters, and the cooking gas quantity was 1298.48 tons.
Update 11/14/2023: "Today, we managed to evacuate the patients, the wounded, their families, and the medical teams trapped in Al-Quds Hospital, compelled by the tragic situation that had befallen the hospital. This comes after more than ten days of siege, during which medical and humanitarian supplies were prevented from reaching the hospital. As the hospital had become a threat to the lives of everyone inside due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment around the hospital and firing upon those inside, in addition to a complete power outage and the depletion of water and food for the patients, it became impossible to continue providing the necessary medical care under these conditions. The wounded and patients are being transported to receive the necessary medical care in southern hospitals that are already suffering from fuel shortages and a scarcity of medical supplies and medications.Update 11/11/ 2023: PRCS crew trapped inside the AlQuds Hospital, Israeli tanks and military vehicles surround the hospitals from all sides, artillery shelling and intense shooting at the hospital, the number of casualties is unknown. Only 7 out of 18 PRCS ambulance vehicles are functioning in Gaza and the northern regions. The remaining vehicles are at risk of completely ceasing operations in the coming hours due to fuel depletion. Infants at Al-Quds hospital are facing dehydration due to a shortage of breast milk alternatives.Update 11/6/2023: On the 5th of November, PRCS received 25 trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent, loaded with humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing. The total number of trucks received from October 21, 2023, until now is 476 trucks, which is approximately 30 trucks per day. However, Israeli authorities have not allowed the entry of fuel so far. Israel refused to allow the transfer of aid from the south to the north. The road is not safe, since there is continuous bombardment. None of the humanitarian aid agencies were able to transport aid to Gaza city and the north. PRCS ambulances in Gaza face significant difficulties in reaching the wounded due to the closure of all roads leading to Al-Quds Hospital, where the ambulance vehicles are located.Check out their social media accounts for updates: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
UNRWA was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programmes for Palestine refugees. It is urgently seeking funds to help cover immediate food, non-food, health, shelter and protection needs of up to 250,000 people seeking shelter across the Gaza Strip. It says its current funding is only enough to cover regular services in the region through October.
Update 1/27/2024: The UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Finland, and the Netherlands have also paused their funds toward the UNRWA.
Update 1/26/2024: The US has decided to pause any funds towards the UNRWA because of alleged ties of 12 members to Hamas.
Update 1/22-24/2024: Intense fighting in/around Khan Younis (Southwest of Gaza) over the last three days is causing loss of lives and damage to civilian infrastructure, including UNRWA’s largest shelter in the southern area, the Khan Younis Training Centre.
On 24 January, the UNRWA Khan Younis Training Centre was hit by direct fire. It struck a building housing 800 displaced people. At least 13 people were killed and 56 injured, 21 of them critically, in what should have been a place of safety. 43,000 internally displaced people are registered in and within close vicinity of the training centre, which is being used as an UNRWA shelter. Yesterday’s strike was the third direct hit on this compound. UNRWA shares the location of all its facilities including shelters directly with Israeli authorities. UNRWA received assurances that people inside them would be safe. On 22 January, only four (out of 22) UNRWA health centres were operational. This follows the closure of two health centres in Khan Younis following ISF military operations.UNRWA received vaccines from UNICEF for its health centres. Eleven different types of vaccines were received (refrigerated and freezer storage). This allowed for vaccinations to restart. Since 3 January up to 24 January, over 13,700 children were vaccinated against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella, and others. Hepatitis A infection is spreading across informal camps due to overcrowding and lack of clean water and proper sanitation. UNRWA continues to monitor the situation, with suspected cases almost 16 times higher in January so far compared to the whole of November 2023. The massive increase reflects Gaza’s worsening living conditions, particularly shortage of safe water and inadequate sanitation and hygiene.
Read More Here
Update 1/07/2024: As of 2 January, nearly 1.4 million IDPs are sheltering in 155 UNRWA facilities across all five governorates of the Gaza Strip, including 160,000 in the north and Gaza City, and approximately 500,000 are in close vicinity of these installations and receiving assistance from UNRWA. A total of 1.88 million IDPs are receiving assistance from UNRWA. This includes nearly 160,000 IDPs in north Gaza and Gaza City governorates as of 12 October. UNRWA's ability to provide humanitarian support and update data in the above areas is severely restricted. The hostilities, Israeli Forces’ evacuation orders and the constant search for safer places meant that people are displaced multiple times. More Here.Update 12/28-30/2024: 203 incidents impacting UNRWA premises and the people inside them have been reported since 7 October (some with multiple incidents impacting the same location), including at least 18 incidents of military use and/or interference at UNRWA premises. This includes 60 direct hits on UNRWA installations and 68 different UNRWA installations sustaining collateral damage.
UNRWA estimates that in total at least 314 IDPs sheltering in. UNRWA shelters have been killed and at least another 1,129 were injured since 7 October. The average number of IDPs in UNRWA shelters in the middle and southern areas is over 12,000. This is more than four times their capacity. More Here.Update 11/14/2023: From the UNRWA commissioner,"The humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, on which over 2 million people depend, is gradually coming to an end because no fuel has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 7 October. UNRWA set off alarm bells over the fuel situation three weeks ago, warning about its fast-depleting supplies, and the impact on lifesaving operations. Since then, we have heavily rationed the use of fuel and accessed pre-existing, limited amounts stored in a depot inside the Gaza Strip, through close coordination with Israeli Authorities.
The depot is now empty. It is very simple. Without fuel, the humanitarian operation in Gaza is coming to an end. Many more people will suffer and will likely die.Update 11/13/2023: UNRWA is providing shelters with wheat flour used by IDPs to make bread.
Since the war started, UNRWA has been drawing down on its already existing stocks of flour and dried food. These stocks are nearly depleted. UNRWA has started to deliver flour to families in the shelters in the middle and southern areas and so far over 70,000 families have received flour. With the little fuel it has remaining, UNRWA continues to operate water wells in Khan Younis and Rafah for the provision of potable and domestic water supply. Potable water trucking operations to the shelters in Rafah and Khan Younis areas also continue. However, given the high number of people in the shelters, the water provided is not enough to meet personal water consumption needs as per WHO standards. As of 15 November, public WASH facilities will start shutting down. As of 14 November, UNRWA sanitation work will start shutting down, causing environmental hazards with around 400 tons of solid waste per day accumulated in all camps and UNRWA managed and overcrowded IDP shelters. Combined with stopping public sewage pumping stations (see below), and the shutdown of municipality sanitation operations, this will impose serious threats to public health, with a high risk of water contamination and disease outbreak. Read More here.Update 11/8/23: On 8 November, a total of 106 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies, including medical supplies, food and drinking water, entered the Gaza Strip through Rafah, bringing the total number of trucks to 756 since 21 October when the first convoy was allowed to enter. Four of the trucks which entered on 8 November were UNRWA trucks. UNRWA teams received all trucks in the convoys inside Gaza and helped with storage and distribution, in cooperation with other UN agencies. This is far below the quantities needed to meet the needs of over two million people trapped in Gaza. Before the war, around 500 trucks, including humanitarian assistance but predominantly commercial supplies, entered Gaza every day. No fuel has been allowed into the Gaza Strip since 7 October. Fuel is critical to continue lifesaving humanitarian operations in Gaza.Check updates on their Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Anera works on the ground with partners in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon and Jordan to provide humanitarian assistance and sustainable development to advance the well-being of refugees and other vulnerable communities. They are partnering with World Central Kitchen as well as Muslim Aid to deliver meals to hard-to-reach shelf-stable populations of displaced individuals in the northern region of the Gaza Strip and Gaza City. This food is being distributed in the form of meal kits full of shelf stable items and dry goods that can feed a family for up to six days. They were delivered to host communities that are housing displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, as well as United Nations shelters in the area.Update 1/27/2024: They distributed a total of 118,500 meals, including both hot meals and fresh produce. The operational kitchens today were in the Qatari Camp, near the Rafah crossing, in the middle area, and near the UN offices in Rafah. In addition to our hot meal distributions, we distributed 1,500 fresh produce baskets today in Rafah and the middle area, providing raw ingredients to prepare a total of 49,500 meals. They conducted two free health clinic days today in Rafah, in Al Zohor area. They added dental care to the clinic treatment capacities, providing care for gum and teeth infections, pain killers and toothbrushes and toothpaste for children.
Update 1/26/2024: The kitchen near the Qatari camp in Rafah served 30,000 displaced people, the Rafah crossing kitchen served 12,000, the UN Lockbase kitchen in Rafah served 15,000 displaced people, and in the middle area our tekias served 5,400 people. The kitchen in Khan Younis was not operational today due to the unsafe situation on the ground. The Gaza team provided a total of 62,400 hot meal servings today. In collaboration with WFP, UNICEF and UNFPA, the Gaza team also distributed a wide variety of essentials to meet the needs of displaced families, including 575 WFP food parcels, kits containing soaps and other hygiene products, 1,150 blankets and durable tarps and 1,150 menstrual hygiene kits.
Update 1/25/2024:They served 111,900 meals in Rafah and Gaza’s middle area, offering both hot meals and fresh produce, featuring lentil soup and rice and lentil dishes. Hot meal distribution in Khan Younis was hindered by Israeli ground operations, and the absence of flour impacted bread baking in all their takias (community kitchens). Anera’s Gaza team received crucial aid, including a World Food Program truck with ready-to-eat food parcels and four trucks from World Central Kitchen delivering smart palettes, supporting the takias. In addition to food distributions, the Gaza team conducted essential psychosocial support (PSS) activities at Tal Sultan School shelter in Rafah. Engaging 309 children, including 31 injured, 3 with disabilities, and 28 who experienced family loss, PSS activities encompassed parachute exercises, singing, sports, group competitions, and storytelling, offering comfort and support to the affected children. They also conducted a successful free medical day in Rafah, and they plan to extend these services to the middle area soon. 800 patients were treated during this medical day.
Update 1/24/2024: At our three tekia (community kitchens) in Rafah and one in the middle area, our Gaza team coordinated the preparation and distribution of mjadara and lentil soup, serving 62,400 displaced people. At two of the tekias in Rafah, women made 9,000 flatbreads. Anera also distributed enough fresh produce today in Rafah and the middle area to make 49,500 meal servings.The team was unable to carry out any food interventions today in Khan Younis, because of the unsafe conditions arising from ground hostilities. Their Rafah distribution center received two trucks from UNICEF. One is stocked with soap and plastic cover sheets, which can be used to prevent rainwater from seeping into tents. The second is carrying a supply of blankets. Psychosocial activities took place at a school shelter in Rafah, with 390 children participating. Activities included interactive games, storytelling, physical exercises, and singing.
Update 1/23/2024: They served a total of 96,000 meals today, including both hot meals and fresh produce, and complemented by the baking of 9,000 loaves of bread. The operational capacity of their tekia program was limited to four community kitchens today, primarily due to ongoing ground operations in Khan Younis. The kitchen located near the Qatari Camp in Rafah prepared meals to serve 30,000 individuals, with the women there successfully baking 4,500 loaves of bread. The kitchen at Rafah crossing provided hot meals to 12,000 people, the kitchen at the UN lockbase in Rafah served 15,000 individuals along with baking 4,500 loaves of bread, and the community kitchen in the middle area contributed to 6,000 meals. They also distributed a total of 1,000 baskets of fresh produce today to Rafah and the middle area — ensuring enough produce to prepare 33,000 meals. Unfortunately, distribution activities in Khan Younis were hindered today due to the ongoing ground operations. They also provided shelter assistance by distributing 500 Project Hope blankets to displaced people residing in informal shelters in Mawasi Rafah.
Update 1/22/2024: The three tekias in Rafah distributed 57,000 meals servings, the tekia in Khan Younis served 12,000 people and the tekia in the middle area served 6,000 people. The Gaza team also distributed enough fresh produce across Rafah, Khan Younis and the middle area to make 49,500 meal servings. They distributed 300 food parcels from WFP, providing enough ready-to-eat food for 10,045 meal servings. Their Gaza colleagues coordinated the distribution of 500 boxes of baby formula from UNICEF. Each box contained 24 bottles of milk, enough to feed a baby for an eight-day period. The team also distributed 300 blankets from Project Hope. They received one truck today from Direct Relief carrying 28 pallets of healthcare supplies and medicines. Psychosocial activities reached 287 children in a Rafah shelter.
Update 1/21/2024: The three tekias in Rafah distributed 53,000 hot meal servings and 13,500 flatbreads. The team also coordinated delivery of enough fresh produce to make 49,500 meal servings.
Update 1/20/2024:They were finally able to communicate with their team in Gaza. They have four active community kitchens as part of our Tekia program, strategically located to provide essential food assistance to those most in need. These kitchens include the Rafah Tekia near Qatari Camp, the Rafah Crossing Tekia, the Rafah UN Lockbase Tekia, and the Khan Younis Tekia, all catering to displaced individuals residing in informal shelters. On this day, they were able to distribute 63,000 hot meals and 18,000 loaves of freshly baked bread to meet the immediate nutritional needs. At the Rafah Qatari Camp Tekia, they prepared nutritious mjadara (rice and lentils) meals and lentil soup, serving a total of 30,000 people. Additionally, the kitchen baked 4,500 loaves of bread to complement these meals. The Rafah Crossing Tekia also focused on providing mjadara and lentil soup to 12,000 people. There was no bread baked there today. At the Rafah UN Lockbase Tekia, their team served 15,000 individuals with macaroni and mjadara meals, and 4,500 loaves of bread were prepared to accompany these dishes. And at the Khan Younis Tekia, a total of 6,000 people received mjadara and macaroni meals, along with 9,000 loaves of bread. They also conducted psychosocial support activities today at Ahmad Yaseen shelter school in Rafah for 310 children. The activities included puppetry, parachute games, singing and sports.Anera will have reports ready in the upcoming days about the food distributions of previous days during the comms blackout and will have an updated tally soon.Update 1/18/2024: Despite the communication blackout, they received news about psychosocial activities (PSS) taking place today at the Al Nadina school in Rafah.Update 1/16/2024: They were given news about a psychosocial session at a shelter in Rafah, where 390 children participated.Update From 1/13/2024 -1/15/2024: They received 15 trucks in Gaza. Eleven trucks came from UNICEF: six carrying medical supplies, three carrying winter clothes and two carrying baby formula. They also received four trucks from World Central Kitchen carrying a combination of food and non-food products that will supply their community kitchens.Update 1/08/2024: Few updates from the staff in Gaza because many of them evacuated from their shelter located in the central area, where there has been ground hostilities. They and others, some 400 people, have had to move from Zawayda to Rafah. Three trucks carrying food came in late yesterday from WFP and they held one psychosocial session at a shelter in Khan Younis.
Update 1/7/2024: Anera’s team in Gaza distributed 24,000 hot meal servings to displaced individuals at our tekia (“community kitchen”) in Rafah. The meals included black-eyed beans, white beans, potato with lemon, with a side of rice, and mjadara (rice and lentils meal). Our tekia in Khan Younis prepared mjadara, macaroni, and green beans, serving 6,000 displaced people at an informal shelter in the area. The team also provided kebab meals to 9,000 displaced individuals in Khan Younis. In total, Anera distributed 39,000 hot meal servings.
Update 1/05/2024: The team in Gaza distributed enough fresh produce to prepare 82,500 meal servings to families in Rafah, Khan Younis and the middle area. They also provided 34,000 hot meal servings. Anera received in Gaza today 80,000 medical treatments from IHP UK, including multivitamins and antibiotics.
Update 12/29/2023: Anera’s Gaza team provided 16,000 hot meal servings to displaced families in Rafah and the middle area. They also provided enough fresh produce in Rafah, Khan Younis, and the middle area to make 110,000 meal servings.
A shipment of 100 pallets containing donated medicines and healthcare supplies arrived at El Arish airport in Egypt. The shipment comes from Direct Relief and came through Jordan in coordination with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization. Another seven pallets, donated by International Health Partners, also arrived.
Update 12/27/2023: Distributed a total of 15,000 hot meals across Rafah, the middle area, and Khan Younis. Distributed 2,500 fresh produce baskets to Rafah, Khan Younis, and the middle area, ensuring enough produce to facilitate the preparation of 110,000 meals. Thanks to the support from Project Hope, 720 hygiene kits were delivered to their warehouse, with 480 distributed so far to host communities in the middle area and informal shelters in Rafah crossing.
In total, 34,000 individuals received nutritious and warm meals today, addressing immediate hunger concerns.
Update 12/22/2023: The Gaza team distributed hot meals to serve 44,000 people in Rafah, the middle area, and Khan Younis. They purchased the meat with funding from PCRF. The team also delivered, in the same areas, enough fresh produce to make 114,400 meal servings. And the cleaning contractors serviced 10 school shelters in Khan Younis. Yesterday, Anera President Sean Carroll left Gaza after a 48-hour visit with staff and partners. Under ‘normal’ circumstances, staff from the West Bank or Jerusalem offices would be doing many trips to Gaza. However, the only people who can go in right now are internationals. Their Palestinian staff cannot get permission to enter.
Update 12/18/2023:This morning, 92 water tanks were transported into Gaza and are scheduled for direct shipment to ETA Company, a prominent water purification company in Palestine, for installation. These tanks will be filled twice a day, ensuring a sustainable supply of drinkable water for communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs) beyond schools. They've made made significant progress in establishing our first WCK/Anera community kitchen, named ‘tekia,’ located on the border between Rafah and Khan Younis. With a capacity to feed 2,000 people, they are actively setting up and exploring additional locations for more kitchens to expand our impact and feed more displaced people in Gaza. They also were able to successfully distribute 44,000 meat-based hot meals to Rafah, Khan Younis, and the middle area of Gaza. Additionally, fresh produce baskets were distributed, providing enough fresh produce to make 110,440 meals.
Update 11/14/2023: "We received today in Gaza two trucks from our partner, World Central Kitchen. This is the first of many trucks that will come in through Egypt. The contents are food aid.
Anera’s amazing Gaza team distributed enough meat- and fish-based hot meals to provide 35,600 servings for displaced people in Rafah, Khan Younis and the middle area. They also delivered enough fresh produce to provide 74,800 meal servings. And the cleaning team continued rotations to 10 UN shelters in Khan Younis."
Update 11/11/2023: Today, Anera’s Gaza team distributed enough meat- and fish-based hot meals to serve 32,000 displaced people at UN shelters in Rafah, the middle area, and Khan Younis. They also delivered enough fresh produce in Khan Younis, the middle area, and Rafah to make 66,000 meals.With support from Muslim Aid, Anera distributed 1,000 women and baby kits to UN shelters in Rafah. These kits are specifically curated to cater to the diverse needs of families, with a particular focus on providing essential supplies for babies. The kits include crucial items such as baby milk powder, baby food, rice formula, and baby diapers. They also include hygiene essentials such as tissues, menstrual pads, shampoo, and soap.Anera’s cleaners serviced 10 UN shelters in Khan Younis today.Check updates on their social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
United Palestinian Appeal empowers Palestinians to improve their lives and communities through socially responsible and sustainable programs in health, education, and community and economic development.
Update 1/8/2024:Agricultural Relief and the United Palestinian Appeal Foundation continue to provide services to the displaced in shelter centers and to host families in the Gaza Strip. Both organizations worked to provide winter clothes for 500 displaced families in shelter centers in Jabalia. They also provided 3,000 water boxes for the displaced in the Deir al-Balah Services Club shelter, where 27,000 liters of drinking water were provided to thousands of displaced families.
Update 12/15/2023: UPA delivered dry food parcels to 11,500 people, fresh food parcels to 28,850 people, hygiene and dignity kit to 16,800 people, winter clothes to 11,500 people, and hospital support to 17,700 people. They also provided mobile clinical services to 27,000 people.Update 11/7/2023: While access to humanitarian aid remains largely restricted, we have been able to locally procure and distribute about 770 food parcels (in two deliveries) among displaced families to support about 4,400 people seeking refuge in unofficial shelters and host communities.Although finding items in the market is a current significant challenge, we continue to search for new suppliers diligently.Update again 10/27/2023: Gaza is in under a complete blackout after all communication channels and internet cut off. No contact with staff.Update 10/27/2023: In partnership with a credible local organization, we have activated several mobile medical teams to distribute lifesaving medications to treat chronic and non-communicable diseases (ex. insulin pens to diabetic children) and reach those who can not access essential health services or facilities.Each mobile medical team consists of one doctor, one male nurse, one female nurse, and a mental health practitioner.Although the humanitarian situation has reached a breaking point and the health system has collapsed, our field teams work tirelessly to provide essential health services to men, women, and children who are largely at risk in Gaza.Check updates on their social media: Twitter, Instagram,Facebook
Turkey Wildfires 2021
Turkey has been experiencing its most devastating wildfires since end-July. Though the situation is being brought under control, there are some wildfires that are still raging in the Turkish provinces. People have lost their lives and homes, and many animals remain helpless in the face of complete environmental destruction and scorching high temperatures. Rehabilitation will be an arduous process for the Turkish people and wildlife affected by the wildfires - we have compiled a list of Turkish NGOs that are currently on-ground providing aid and assistance to those affected. For more information on the fires, you can read more here.The organizations listed here accept donations in Turkish Lira (Turkish Currency). Do enable the Google Translate extension on Chrome so that you can translate the pages from Turkish to your preferred language.Here are some details we have translated that might make it easier for you to donate via Credit Card:DÜZENLİ → Monthly Donation
TEK SEFERLİK → Give Once
Ad Soyad → Full Name
E-Posat Adresi → Email Address
Sehir →City & Ilce → District
Dogum tarihi → Date of Birth
Kart Numarasi → Credit Card Number
Ay/Yil → MM/YY
Kullanım sözleşmesini okudum ve onaylıyorum → I have read and accept the terms of use.
Ahbap is a cooperative that provides aid to the needy in Turkish society - they have been vital in helping communities affected by COVID-19 and previous environmental disasters . Currently, they are operating across various Turkish cities and provinces impacted by the fires to donate fire extinguishers to fire brigades, support medical treatment of individuals and animals alike and helping families rebuild their homes and lives in the aftermath of the fires. You can view their IG page to stay updated on their efforts
The AKUT Search and Rescue Organization is working across various zones affected by the fires to evacuate people and animals. Their dedicated team of volunteers have been working diligently to evacuate as many families and animals as possible.
HAYTAP is a Turkish NGO that aids and shelters homeless and helpless animals. They are on-ground evacuating, sheltering and providing medical treatment to animals affected by the wildfires. You can view their IG page to stay updated on their efforts.
Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) is the leading U.S. community foundation for high-impact social investments dedicated to Turkish and Turkish-American communities. All donations to this fund will support wildfire relief and recovery efforts in Turkey. TPF monitors the impact on affected communities and works with partners at Afet Platformu to allocate funds to where they’re needed most. Initially, the fund helps first responders meet survivors’ immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, medicine, and shelter. As needs emerge, TPF will support longer-term recovery efforts run by local, vetted partner organizations in the impacted area(s). One of the recipients of TPF’s Wildfire Relief Fund is AKUT.
TUMYAD is an organization that works on an array of projects - from running health and medical-related projects, helping people living on the streets, promoting equality in education and for disabled people, they aim to help the Turkish people and society as much as possible. Currently, they are raising funds to help with the rehabilitation of people and animals and to help compensate families for the loss of their livestock, homes and agriculture.
India COVID 2.0
May 2021 Update: This is the updated list of non-profit organizations that are currently assisting many communities across various states in the second deadly wave of COVID-19 affecting India. As always, we invite you to look through the organizations carefully and donate to the extensive COVID-19 relief efforts in India.Many ARMYs from India have asked us to find resources to help their country in current difficult times. Not only are they struggling with COVID-19 paired with a migrant workers crisis there is also the cyclone season that has already damaged several parts of the country. We therefore have tried to include several non profits that help different aspects of the problems and encourage you to look through them and donate to what you feel you want to contribute to.*Ketto and GiveIndia are not charging any platform fees for these fundraisers
ICA, based in San Francisco, is distributing to overwhelmed areas and remote tribal villages the following: Oximeters, Digital Thermometers, Oxygen Concentrators, Medicine and Sanitization Kits, Meals and Reusable masks. They support 11 NGOS in India that serve different states: Arpan Foundation (Gujarat), Maher Ashram (Maharashtra), Mukti (Kolkata), Project Potential (Bihar), Saidham (Delhi Metro Area), Snehalaya (Maharashtra), Swami Vivekanada Medical Mission (Kerala), Tarun Bharat Sangh Rajasthan (Jaipur), AID India (17 States), Goonj (27 states and UTs) and Sewa Rural Bharuch (Gujarat)
Janvikas is currently sponsoring early detection and prevention kits in remote rural areas across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. Each kit will consist of an Oximeter, IR thermometer, Steam Vaporizers, a packet of balloons for lung exercise, pair of washable hand gloves, a bottle of sanitizer and a healthcare guidebook in Gujarati for protection in a durable bag costing Rs. 3000/- per kit.
MCKS Food for the Hungry Foundation is providing meals on the daily to the homeless, daily wage workers, healthcare workers and the needy. They are also distributing N95 masks to more disadvantaged communities. To support the New Delhi community during the second wave and multiple lockdowns, they have increased capacity at the MCKS' Kitchen by 12x and delivered 4,00,000+ cooked meals during this time. They have also distributed 4 lakh meals in the form of dry ration to those who don't have access to the feeding points. They are also distributing packaged fruit buns, bread, rusk and biscuits (over 3,00,000 packets).
Our campaign: Direct cash, safety, vaccination support for 3,500 waste-pickers.
Cash transfers: Rs.1000 to each waste-picker with priority to elderly/women/differently-abled.
PPE kits distribution: Costing Rs.235 PPE kits (5 soaps, 2 100 ml sanitiser bottles, 2 PU coated gloves, 2 double layered 3 ply cloth masks) each month.
Vaccination support: Rs.500 for both shots per waste-picker towards travel cost/loss of income.
There is urgent need to Supply Food and medical aid to at least 1500 Tribal & Rural Families of Raigad (Maharashtra). Most of these families are Below Poverty Line belonging to PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) Tribe and they are affected by Shutdown due to Coronavirus Pandemic.The Tribes of Raigad villages (Maharashtra) are mostly Daily-Wage Manual Laborers, from more than a month their daily income is gone, due to Coronavirus pandemic and they are left in extreme poverty and deprivation.
- Provide medical equipment (oxygen concentrators, ventilators), consumable support (PPE, oximeter etc)
- Setting up portable hospitals, mobile vaccination vans and providing fully equipped ambulance vans
- Augment awareness in communities on Covid Appropriate Behaviour
- Step up Vaccination Drive and help people from remote areas get vaccinate
Currently, we are following a four-pronged strategy to mitigate the devastating impact of second wave: Augmenting critical supplies to Government Covid Hospitals, stepping up vaccination drive, Establish Covid Care Centres and Extend support services with set up of helpline to aid affected communities, facilitating supply of critical needs such as oxygen, provision of medical services through virtual platforms. Our efforts are being carried out in Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh.
The organization aims to help poor, marginalized, aged and tribal people living across Tamilnadu. They aim to provide family kits (masks, sanitary items etc), food packages and awareness on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and hygiene.
BASS India is providing urgent essential food and sanitary kits to the vulnerable families and sensitizing and educating on prevention of Coronavirus in the Guntur and Prakasham Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Sphoorti Foundation aims to provide health kits worth $15/RS.1000 that contain non-prescription medicines for fever and cold/cough as well as dry fruits and gloves, masks and sanitizers.
Desai Foundation is serving 1,000 rural communities in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan. As part of their COVID-19 relief efforts, they are helping isolation and relief centers open with beds, food, medical supplies, rapid testing, sanitary napkins, medical screenings, and comfort for isolation and pre-critical stage patients. They also provide support for families who have lost loved ones, need medical advice and assistance. They are also distributing COVID kits (thermometers, sanitizer, oximeter, PPE kits, and vitamins), food kits and sanitary napkins. The BiPaps, Oxygen concentrators, and ventilators are on the way. And as their organization’s main focus, they’ll always aim to support the women of rural communities.
We are currently supporting medical networks across India, comprising of established medical organisations, facilities and NGO’s who are working on the ground to assist COVID-19 patients. Your generous donations will go towards our vital medical programmes to support vulnerable communities and people across India.
Bhoomika Trust, operating primarily in Tamilnadu, is working closely with hospitals and healthcare organizations to ensure that they are well-equipped to handle the second wave of COVID-19 that is sweeping across India. Thus far, they have distributed PPE kits, N95 masks and have also provided livelihood support to many daily wage earners and farmers by buying produce and distributing it across Chennai. They are currently focusing on sourcing and providing oxygen concentrators, storage cylinders and ventilators.
Uday Foundation is providing all necessary help and services to this vulnerable section of the society in the time of crisis. Our team is working towards providing Hand Washes, Sanitizers as well as Food Supply for the homeless.
Goonj teams are well-equipped with the knowledge and experience from last year to reach out to the affected communities in a time-bound manner, keeping in mind all the safety precautions and guidelines. They aim to help ignored communities such as artisans, transgenders, sex workers, patients etc, identify and work for institutions like old age homes, child care centers, caregiver centers and other vulnerable groups/ individuals who need immediate supply of ration, hygiene essentials, masks, gloves etc.
HelpAge is working hard to protect the needy against Covid-19, especially our poor and vulnerable elderly. It is supporting the government’s vaccination drive by facilitating vaccination of elders, especially those poor
& disadvantaged.
#missionoxygen, an initiative that was started by a group of entrepreneurs to systematically address the on-ground issues with the intent to make oxygen supplies across different severities of use available in the shortest time possible. Mission Oxygen is run under the umbrella of DEMOCRACY PEOPLE FOUNDATION.
Akshaya Patra has begun its relief service by providing meal or packed grocery kits to the marginalised and low-income segment of the society comprising of daily wage workers, migrant labourers, construction site workers, and needy people at old age homes and night shelters. Presently, the Foundation and its Association Foundations are providing food relief in, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand ,Tripura ,West Bengal , Punjab , Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh.Note: There is controversy surrounding this organization because they conform their ingredients to religious beliefs. For more information, click here
AID is continuing its grassroots works in providing rural hospitals and communities with medical equipment and rations. It is also mobilizing vaccination centers and is setting up COVID care centers as well.AID supports grassroots organizations in India. When donating on the general donation page, you can specify the fund you would like to donate to in a drop-down menu.Currently, they have funds specifically for COVID-19, relief for Cyclone Amphan, and the All India Relief Fund which provides general disaster relief.
(Ended Fundraiser) Working diligently with partner organizations to deliver dry ration relief packs directly to the families of disadvantaged children across Delhi. Each relief package contains 10 Kg wheat flour (aata), 10 Kg rice, 1 litre cooking oil, salt, spices, sugar, soap, and detergent, and costs Rs. 1120 per pack.
(Ended Fundraiser) Non-profit working to enhance the dignity and well-being of migrant worker communities in the informal economy. It works across the western Indian migration corridor of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra but has networks across India.
(Ended Fundraiser) Provids pre-packaged meals to migrants, daily-wage earners and the poor.
(Ended Fundraiser) Raising funds to support approx. 200 transgender persons with basic income to sustain themselves through the lockdown.
(Ended Fundraiser) Providing support and relief to communities of waste pickers and those in the informal waste sector who will be hit very hard by this crisis. They rely heavily on basic income from the sale of recyclables. But their risk of contracting COVID-19 from waste is also high.
(Ended Fundraiser) Generally focuses on education but is mobilizing emergency supplies and support in West Bengal and Odisha at this critical time.Also helps, through their already local programs, provide dry rations and sanitary products to those in need because of COVID-19.
El Salvador
El salvador was hit by a tropical storm, which unleashed floodings and landslides.
Read more about it hereThe list may be updated with more resources as we come by them. This includes for Guatemala.
The foundation focuses on sharing and multiplying aid they’ve received. Their goal is to create a bigger and better change for El Salvador.
Addresses the root causes and consequences of violence and poverty through education and health programs that empower youth and communities, and strengthen public systems.
Provides strategic relief on an ongoing basis through core programs such as disaster relief, medical care, hunger relief, and clean water. Puts a special emphasis on not only providing physical relief to those in immediate need, but also equipping them to create sustainable solutions to combat poverty.
Yemen
Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with more than 24 million people – some 80 per cent of the population – in need of humanitarian assistance.With COVID-19 now spreading rapidly, Yemen is facing an emergency within an emergency.Read more about the crisis in Yemen here
Since April 2015, Mona Relief has distributed thousands of blankets, over seven million meals, school bags and kits to thousands of children so that they can continue their education in the face of adversity.Mona Relief currently only has a patreon as a donation method. With patreon you can only do a monthly subscription (your choice of amount), but we have contacted them to see if they're able to set up a one time donation option. Otherwise you can still do the patreon pledge, but cancel it directly after you've subscribed to make it a one time thing
Provide food, water, and sanitation to families in six governorates around Yemen.Please click on current appeals and put your donation amount under Yemen.Disclaimer: During appeals and campaigns Islamic Relief Worldwide raises funds from many different sources at the same time. Should the total amount raised by an appeal exceed the amount required, Islamic Relief may use your donation in similar areas of extreme need.
In Yemen, Zakat Foundation of America has focused on providing emergency humanitarian relief and also distributing food for the Ramadan and Eid holidays.
Baitulmaal has been helping Yemen since 2018 by providing food, medicine, and hygiene kits.Under "what my donation is for" you can pick Yemen relief
Distributes emergency food parcels, provides medical care from their mobile clinic, builds and repairs water wells and feeds schoolchildren.
Has two current campaigns: Mercy Bakery that provides bread to families and orphans and Mercy Kitchen that provides meals for those who come by to pick up their bread.
Yemen Aid provides food, medical, and hygienic supplies along with a campsite for at least 30 families.Please note that Yemen Aid has a 100% donation policy for contributions marked "Zakat," "emergency food assistance" or "famine relief," which means that 100% of these donations are spent on buying and distributing food baskets to starving families in Yemen. Mark your donation by adding a note
The Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation aims to increase awareness of the US public and policymakers about the humanitarian crises underway in Yemen, support relief and reconstruction efforts, and facilitate campaigns to bring peace to the country.
With the rise of people affected by the Covid-19, They have put together a Hygiene Kit to distribute to the local clinics, health workers and poor and needy families to prevent the spread of the virus.
Donations from the ShareTheMeal app support various WFP operations ranging from resilience building and school feeding programmes to providing food assistance in emergencies.When opening the app you get to choose which campaign you'd like to donate to. Also make sure you're donating with the One in an ARMY team!
Covid-19 help for US Indigenous people
As covid-19 has swept through the reservation, it has underscored many of the social and economic inequalities that continue to affect the tribe - all contributing to one another, and all making the outbreak worse.You can read more hereIf there is an interest to help more indigenous people in general, please contact OIAA through any of the means on the bottom of the page.
The Navajo Department of Health is accepting monetary and non-monetary donations to address immediate medical and community needs. (This is the only official covid-19 fundraising and donation effort for the Navajo Nation.)
Through the Initiative, they are able to provide mental health support, supply healthy meal kits to students and elders, and distribute stipends to those who require financial support as a result of COVID-19. Seeding Sovereignty is also providing PPE to frontline medical workers from reservation clinics.
The First Nation Community Healthsource is focused in helping tribal communities, displaced tribal families, and those that are elderly, immunocompromised and homeless.
The Navajo Water Project is a community-managed utility alternative that brings hot and cold running water to homes without access to water or sewer lines.
First Peoples Fund's mission is to honor and support the Collective Spirit® of First Peoples artists and culture bearers. First Peoples Fund (FPF) is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, healthy environment for everyone in our FPF family -- artists, trainers, employees, partners and friends. Their safety and well-being are always our top priority.
The fund is administered by the All Pueblo Council of Governors (APCG) and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC), and its assistance will cover essential disinfecting supplies, personal protective equipment, and food distribution.
The Hopi Foundation is using the Hopi Emergency Fund to support emergency needs of the Hopi community during the covid-19 pandemic.
provide resources to Indigenous communities around the world who are impacted by COVID-19. Working with trusted Native community partners, Seventh Generation Fund focuses its efforts on elders, multi-generational households, and families with young children. As part of the recent Apsaalooke project, funds were used to deliver food staples, hot lunches, and cleaning products to those on the Crow and Cheyenne Reservations.
In response to COVID-19, the First Nations Development Institute created the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to meet the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. The Fund offers direct financial support to Native nonprofit organizations and tribal programs that need it most.
Poland
Many of the LGBT+ community in Poland do not feel safe in their own country with the way it's going, and ARMY reached out to us for ways to help.You can read more here
Established in Warsaw and are working to introduce marriage equality for same-sex couples and to build the LGBT+ community in Poland. They are responsible for the “Love doesn't exclude” campaign. They are educating and informing the public on the subject of marital equality, monitoring and political lobbying for the implementation of full marital equality for same-sex couples, providing psychological help and help Polish citizens to get married in other EU countries.
Established in Warsaw, it's the oldest LGBT+ organization in Poland. They provide: one on one psychological counseling, crisis interventions in situations of discrimination, legal advice and workshops. They organise support groups (faith and rainbow groups, parents and relatives of LGBT people, senior LGBT people), run a helpline, an intervention hostel and an educational club for practicing safe sexual activities and for the prevention of HIV and STI.
Established in Poznan, they are an LGBT+ organization working to support postulates of equality of same-sex couples and fight violence and discrimination. They organize the Poznan Pride Week festival and the Equality March in Poznan. They cooperate with public theatres and produce plays, conduct anti-discriminatory and equality training for companies/schools and provide both legal and psychological help to LGBT+ people and their families.
The Equality Factory is an association founded in Łódź based on the local group Campaign Against Homophobia. They organize Equality Marches, debates on social issues, cultural meetings, film screenings and academic lectures. They run a radio broadcast - Radio Fabryka on the air of Student Radio Żak PŁ. They also run a support group for parents and family members of LGBT+ people and provide free legal and psychological advice.
Based in Warsaw, this organization offers psychological and legal assistance to victims of violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. They regularly organize various debates and social campaigns with the goal to educate and raise awareness. In KPH’s headquarters in Warsaw, there is a library with the largest in Poland collection of literature, magazines, press and scientific materials, both Polish and foreign, on LGBT+, sexuality and activism. These resources will be soon available free of charge to anyone conducting research.If the donation link does not work you can find it at the top right corner on their website (click the name of the org to get there).
Their main mission is the organization of the equality parade that includes not only people from the LGBT+ community but also minority groups, religious organisations and organisations for defending the rights of people with disabilities, or pro-animals.
Lebanon
Lebanon who continues to struggle with an economic crisis, is being hit harder than before because of the pandemic and its negative effects on the economy. This, together with the probable corruption within the government makes it hard for citizens to get back on their feet.
Read more about it hereAfter the explosion that happened in the capital of Beirut just the other day, the people of Lebanon need more help now, than ever. If you are able, please donate blood.
Read more about it here
The article contains pictures and videos of the explosion in Beirut and the tragic aftermath, so sensitive readers should be advisedThis carrd was already in progress when OIAA went on vacation, but because of the recent events we decided to publish it early with the information we already had, and have added a few orgs that fit the new circumstances as well.
Currently provides food on a daily basis to families and individuals in need, mainly through the collection of surplus food from partner restaurants, hotels, caterers, supermarkets and fruit and vegetables, food xporters/importers. Our main line of work is to provide food to a selected number of more than 70 Lebanese NGOs active in a variety of fields.
The Lebanese Red Cross is the main provider of ambulance services in Lebanon, which with current means are only able to respond to 1 out of 5 emergencies.Be aware that only donations through their website or app are legit, no other third party fundraisers are associated.
Founded in 2010 in Lebanon, DSC is on a mission to raise awareness about voluntary blood donation by supporting patients in need through nationwide blood drives and through a 24/7 call center for multiplied impact.Make sure to click one-time donation if you can’t afford to do monthly
They provide help to retired citizens of their most basic needs, but are also providing food assistance to families. They also work alongside the food bank mentioned earlier.
Donations from the ShareTheMeal app support various WFP operations ranging from resilience building and school feeding programmes to providing food assistance in emergencies.When opening the app you get to choose which campaign you'd like to donate to. Also make sure you're donating with the One in an ARMY team!
Pantanal
The Pantanal is the world’s biggest wetland, located in Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay, covering a surface of over 150,000 sq km. Currently, the Pantanal is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ amount of devastation through fires, with a total of 10% of its surface having burned down halfway through the fire season. While fires are a common occurrence in the Pantanal, a drought caused by an underwhelming rain season earlier this year has worsened the fires. Being a home for an almost unparalleled variety of animals, the fires are endangering their lives and the region’s biodiversity as a whole.Support is needed for animal rescue, local volunteers that fight the fires, and residents needing to sustain their livelihood. Read more about it here
The Institutes is a non-profit NGO with a mission to “promote the conservation of biodiversity seeking the rational use of natural resources and better quality of life”; nature conservation”. Their main project is the Hyacinth Macaw Project, where the Institute maintains the population of the Hyacinth Macaw and assures its ongoing viability, but in the process also explicitly dedicates itself to promote the conservation of biodiversity and of the Pantanal as a whole. Focus lies on research and education rather than restoration.
Ampara Animal is an NGO that supports 450+ shelters nationally, and has created a task force for rescuing wild animals from the Pantanal fires. They request financial support to fund their Pantanal operation, primarily medication, rescue and veterinary equipment, vehicles, food, etc.
Their aim is to rescue and rehabilitate animals, and later re-introduced them into their natural habitat.
The Institute is providing resources and equipment to the groups actively trying to control the fire. The money is being raised for them to be able to pay for these equipments.
Comitiva Esperança is raising money for the families who live in Pantanal and are in need of food and basic necessities duo to the COVID and the fire.
Sudan
Sudan is currently experiencing its worst floods since 1946, with heavy seasonal rains expected to continue till October. Climate change has increased the amount of rainfall, and the removal of trees near the Nile river has greatly affected the flow of water.The state has declared a three month state-of-emergency due to rising death tolls and immense infrastructural damage. 102 people have been killed (as of 7 September 2020 reports) and more than 100,000 homes have been destroyed, displacing more than half a million Sudanese people. The heavy floods will inevitably increase the prevalence of water-borne diseases (e.g chikungunya, cholera, dengue), which does not bode well for a country that is also grappling with COVID-19. For more information
UNHCR and partners, in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, are providing emergency aid to affected refugees and internally displaced and host communities to protect and shelter the most vulnerable.
A non-profit charity organization by Sudanese Americans that assist in annual Ramadan projects and other humanitarian and healthcare-related initiatives - currently raising funds for the floods; Accept PayPal and Credit Card.
Nafeer is a volunteer initiative hosted on the Sudan Next Gen platform, which supports campaigns run by Sudanese people and diasporas. They are currency raising funds for the floods and updates can be found on their page; Accept Credit Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay
California
In many western areas of the United States and Canada, every year brings the risk of wildfires.There have been 7,982 fire incidents in California in 2020 with 3,627,010 acres total acres burned. There have been 7,193 structures damaged or destroyed and at least 26 fatalities as of Sept 24. As of Sept. 6, California passed the record for the worst year in history for the amount of damaged land. The first, third and fourth-largest fires in California’s history are all currently burning or have been contained. More info Here
Direct Relief is respirators, oxygen concentrators, and other medical resources to more than 200 state and county health agencies, emergency management departments, community health centers and clinics in fire-affected areas.
Convoy of Hope’s Disaster Services team is consistently among the first to respond to disasters at home and around the world. They serve millions of people affected by natural and man-made disasters every year through partnerships with local churches, businesses, government agencies, other nonprofits, and our incredible donors and volunteers.
Red Cross disaster teams are partnering with government and community leaders to provide necessary resources to those affected.The Red Cross is providing shelter, meals and emotional support. Minimum donation is $10.
Wildlife Recover and Disaster Relief Fund: UWNC is providing financial support to individuals and to agencies that are working on the ground to assist survivors, evacuees and others impacted by the fires. More funding is needed as the effects of these tragedies are long-term – for example, financial assistance to Camp and Carr survivors will be needed for at least the next two years, with United Way on target to distribute $3 million in calendar 2020 alone.
CDP recognizes that the disaster cycle does not end after a fire and full recovery. This fund targets and supports vulnerable populations and communities, disproportionately affected, Identifies and fills in gaps where public resources are unavailable or scarce, and Gives locally and prioritizes grants to small nonprofits and community groups.
The Central California Animal Disaster Team is a volunteer organization that sets up emergency shelters for animals during disasters.
The org provides financial support to families of those who died or were injured in the line of duty while fighting fires.
Through the SAVE Program, front line firefighters in California provide gift cards, in the amount of $250, to eligible victims of fire or other natural disasters so they may purchase basic necessities such as food, clothing or medicine. Only distributing cards until September 29th
Firefighters Benevolent Fund provides assistance and support to firefighters who are displaced or impacted by fire or natural disaster.
This fund exists to raise money to support nonprofits and agencies providing immediate assistance to evacuees, animals and others impacted by fires in our area. They've distributed over $140,250 in grants for shelter and relief supplies.
Oregon
The Oregon Department of Forestry is closely monitoring 9 major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally. About 1 million acres have burned in Oregon since the start of this year, which is nearly double the 10-year average of approximately 557,811. There have been more than 7,500 personnel assigned to these fires, not including many of the government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day. Source
The American Red Cross is also helping in Oregon.
The Oregon Food Bank Network is on the front lines, providing emergency support — including water, food and other critical supplies.
The Community Rebuilding Fund gathers resources and plans for what comes next after the devastation brought by wildfires. The Emergency Response Fund supports local organizations responding with shelter, food and other emergency services and serving people of color and other disproportionately impacted communities
From transporting shelter pets from wildfire-affected areas to providing medical care for injured pets, each and every animal that comes to OHS receives the quality care and love they deserve.
Immigrant Fire Relief Fund: The fund will distribute money directly to families for basic needs like food, gas and other essentials in response to the complications surrounding the recent fires in Jackson County. We are also assisting families with navigating community resources. Many immigrant families have been displaced and their homes have been completely destroyed.
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties announced today it has established a dedicated fund to meet the needs of vulnerable community members and the nonprofits that serve them in the face of the recent wild fires in Linn and Lincoln Counties. United Way's Emergency Fund will provide flexible resources to non-profit partner organizations in our region working with communities who have been impacted or displaced and the economic consequences of this disaster. 100% of dollars raised will directly benefit individuals
Help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and assist injured firefighters and their families.
Kashmir Crisis
Since August 2019, Kashmir has been under a security and communications lockdown following the revoking of its special semi-autonomous status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India. COVID-19 has imposed further restrictions on the movement and livelihoods of Kashmiri people: hospitals are not functioning effectively, there is a severe shortage of food and medicines, children and women are left especially vulnerable at home and many have lost their jobs. Humanitarian aid and on-ground initiatives by NGOs have become especially important in supporting the people of Kashmir during this uncertain period of a global pandemic and a government lockdown.NOTE: While some districts in Kashmir have had their Internet (4G) restored, many other parts of Kashmir only have 2G services. As a result, many NGOs have been hampered in their distributive activities and communications. Additionally, this might have an impact on donations coming in from outside of Kashmir and India. We have contacted Muslim Hands, Kashmir Humanity Foundation and CHINAR Kashmir to enquire about their situation - they have confirmed that their work on ground is still being carried out with approval from Indian authorities and they can access funds.
Muslim Hands have been supporting the Kashmiri people for over 20 years now and are currently providing emergency food, medicine and ambulance services to families in the worst-affected districts of Anantnag and Palwama.
(Credit Card - Utilizes InstaMojo and PayUMoney platforms for donations which are in rupees; click on International - Donate Now - at top-right of the website; or scroll down to bottom of donation page page for Live Online Donation Option)Kashmir Humanity Foundation is a non-religious, non-political, non-profit that works towards providing quality education, healthcare and livelihood to children, youth and women in Kashmir. They also provide orphan care facilities and assist the socioeconomically disadvantaged families in the community through their shelters and skills-training programmes.
(Only Bank Transfer - bank details for donors within and outside of India can be found on the right side of the donation page)CHINAR is a non-political, non-profit organization that carries out programmes to empower and support vulnerable women and children. They also aid impoverished families during natural disasters or in this situation, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moria fires
On September 9th, fires that consumed Europe’s largest refugee camp, Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, left nearly 13,000 men, women, and children without shelter or access to basic services. The Greek authorities quickly set up an emergency facility in Kara Tepe intended to cover immediate and urgent needs of those affected by the fires in Moria. There are also 150 covid-19 patients in the camp who have received medical treatment and stay in an isolated area in the new site. However, the temporary tents are not suitable for winter and there are many shortages in fresh water, WASH facilities and medication. Clinics, schools and other amenities run by the non profits were also destroyed by the fires. For more info: hereSince the Moria refugee crisis is ongoing and conditions are susceptible to change, please visit the organizations’ social media accounts where they update frequently about their needs in monetary and in kind donations.
They run the largest warehouse on the islands for incoming donations. Most corporate or private donors who send clothes, shoes, hygiene products, tents, towels, blankets and other personal items to Greece, ship directly to Attika. The Attika team then sorts, delivers or arranges collection for the other supporting NGOs who in turn distribute directly as part of their own assistance programs. In conjunction with this bulk distribution, Attika also daily packs and delivers specifically requested items directly to the residents of Moria and Kara Tepe camps through an open Personal Order system. Monetary donations help them to keep the warehouse open, keep the refuge house open, keep delivery trucks on the road and buy food, underwear, shoes, hygiene items, and a lot more to make the life of the refugees easier.
They are a team of doctors, nurses, paramedics and other healthcare professionals, all volunteers, who provide medical services to the refugees in the camp. They are partnered with Doctors without Borders and they are in fact one of the few health providers allowed inside the camp. Their clinic was destroyed by the fire and they aspire to build a new and better one. They are now operating in two locations providing chronic medications and wound care using their ambulance as a mobile clinic. The donations will go towards building a new clinic, providing healthcare services to refugees in Lesvos and identify possible cases of COVID.
Their mission is to provide a dignified, sustainable and innovative response to the refugee crisis that involves and benefits both refugees and their host community. They are currently on the ground providing blankets, clothes, sleeping bags and other necessities to the refugees and working to improve and dignify living conditions in the new temporary camp, where better shelters, food distribution and winter protection is urgently needed. Minimum donation 5 euros.
Dirty Girls focus on recycling and upcycling materials used to provide aid to refugees. By recycling blankets rather than UNHCR replacing them with brand new ones, they manage to save a lot of funds that can be used where the need is greater and also protect the environment. The volunteers collect blankets and sleeping bags from the camps and wash them in hospital standards so that they can be reused and not get thrown away. Dirty Girls uses three huge commercial laundries in Lesvos, Athens and Northern Greece. Minimum donation 5 euros.
Better Days’ mission is to provide high-quality humanitarian relief while simultaneously working to develop better models and solutions to respond to the most difficult challenges surrounding the refugee crisis. They focus on unaccompanied minors (UMAs). After the Moria fire, all donations received will be used towards the continuation of the emergency response programs prioritizing legal aid for UMAs and youth living in Greece and the provision of mental health, pharmaceutical and medical aid.
They are a medical team providing healthcare services to the refugees in Moria. The donations will go to medical care, medical equipment and emergency care to refugees, in an effort to support other acting healthcare facilities.They also provide meals, water, fruit, and tea along with a new set of clothes and shoes to each patient upon discharge from the hospital. Minimum donation 3 euros.
They deliver humanitarian help like sleeping bags, dry clothes, diapers, food and water to those arriving on the Lesvos shores and after the Moria fire to the residents of the camp. In order to be efficient, they daily decide on which needs they are gonna spend the funds on. They are UNHCR approved and collaborate with various other parties present.
Philippines Typhoon
Update: The Philippines has been hit by multiple typhoons since Typhoon Goni made landfall, with Typhoon Ulysses being one of the most destructive ones. Relief efforts are continuing and more organizations require donations to address the emergency situations on ground - families require food, clean water and hygiene essentials and also need to be able to rebuild their homes and livelihoods in the aftermath of the typhoons.*There are multiple donation drives conducted by grassroots organizations and social enterprises on social media - while OIAA cannot verify them, you may choose to donate to them at your own discretionThe Philippines has been hit by Typhoon Goni (Typhoon Rolly), known to be the world’s strongest storm this year. Catastrophic winds and harsh rainfall have swept through the island of Luzon and has destroyed crops, homes and infrastructure. Close to a million people have been evacuated thus far and emergency response teams are on ground, aiding in the evacuation and relief efforts. COVID-19 has complicated evacuation and relief efforts, and is still very much a threat to the health and security of citizens of the Philippines. The people of the Philippines will require both immediate and long-term relief in order to rebuild their lives and homes in the aftermath of the typhoon.
The ABS-CBN Foundation International is a non-profit organization and the public service/corporate social responsibility arm of The Filipino Channel (TFC). Operation Sagip Kapamilya is one of the projects in the organization that focuses on immediate relief and rehabilitation assistance in order to help restore the dignity and rekindle the hope of families and individuals affected by calamities - they are currently accepting donations to help with victims of Typhoon Goni and Typhoon Ulysses
UNICEF Philippines is carrying out their relief efforts on ground to help children and families affected by the typhoons. They are distributing water kits, hygiene essentials, and setting up tents and child-friendly space kits.
The Phiilippine Red Cross (PRC) is currently on ground distributing hot meals and resources to victims of the typhoons in evacuation centers and affected areas. They are collecting donations to be able to provide hygiene kits and cash to families to buy medicine and food, as well as contributing to the rebuilding of homes lost to the typhoons.
Caritas Manila is one of the largest church-based non-profit organizations in the Philippines. Through the Caritas Damayan programme, they are collecting donations to distribute food bags, shelter materials, clean water and hygiene essentials through the following Dioceses: Diocese of Caceres, Diocese of Daet, Diocese of Gumaca, Diocese of Legazpi and Diocese of Virac.
Kaya Natin is a non-profit and non-government organization that promotes good governance and ethical leadership in the Philippines. They are associated with relief team of the Vice President’s Office and are currently collecting donations for victims of Typhoon Goni and Typhoon Ulysses. Do note however that the donations will be entering a general fund through which Kaya Natin’s other programs will also be funded.
Global Giving is a non-profit organization that works closely with local non-profits and channels donations/funds to local communities to respond to their local crises. The relief fund for Super Typhoon Goni will support emergency aid like food, water, medicine, and shelter. After initial needs are met, the fund will transition to provide long-term assistance as needed. All donations to this fund will exclusively support Super Typhoon Goni relief and recovery efforts in the Philippines.
UNICEF USA has a team on ground supporting the Philippines’ government’s emergency response measures in setting up shelters, evacuation and distributing emergency supplies.
Vietnam
Vietnam is currently facing the worst floods in decades. On top of the seasonal monsoon, several cyclones hit the country starting in October, leading to excessive floods and landslides. As of October 20th, 178,000 homes have been submerged and over 90,000 people have evacuated while the death toll lies at 102. As of October 28th, Vietnam's disaster authorities report 174 people dead or missing, and 374,600 people being evacuated in response to the most recent typhoon Molave.For more information, click here, here, or here.
They have five main projects: accompanying street kids, ensuring education and stable schooling, therapeutic care for survivors of sex trafficking, sex traffick prevention, and legal aid. Currently, Blue Dragon collects donations to provide emergency and recovery aid for the floods. You can specify your donation to go to flood relief efforts specifically in a drop-down menu when donating. Each 20$ can support a family with basic supplies and resources.You can donate 1$ upwards via PayPal, Credit Card via PayPal, and Bank Transfer.
Work to remove barriers to education for disadvantaged Vietnamese children and young adults. They built several schools in Quang Tri province. Donations to their emergency aid will help them provide relief packages containing rice, soy sauce, instant noodles etc. to families in the province, and also to provide school supplies to help students to get back to school as soon as it is safe.You can donate 1$ upwards via Credit Card, Bank Transfer and Momo.
Hue Help is a small organization that works in Central Vietnam to support a children's shelter and run a drowning prevention program.They are currently collecting donations to help children, schools, and families who are affected by the floods. They work with their local partners, authorities, and schools to identify families and children that need urgent support and resources like food. The remaining funds will facilitate water safety education to children living in areas at risk of flooding.You can donate 2$ upwards, via Bank Transfer, Google Pay, Credit Card and PayPal via JustGiving.
Hurricane Eta
Hurricane Eta, a category 4 hurricane, struck Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Hundreds of people have lost their homes and livelihood through floods and mudslides. People have gone missing or dead. More info here, here, and here.
Note: Grassroots and mutual aid organizations from these communities are collecting monetary and non-perishable donations as well. OIAA cannot verify them so if you would like to also donate to local grassroots orgs do so at your own discretion.
Even as damage assessments have only started in Central America, Direct Relief is in communication with a dozen partners in the region, which treat the most vulnerable and medically underserved populations in their countries, to learn more about what they’re seeing and what their anticipated needs will be.
Global Giving created a fundraiser to help all affected areas. Initially, funds will help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. The fund will later transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run primarily by local, vetted organizations in the communities affected.
Honduras
The foundation is a hospital for children suffering from burns and other medical necessities like surgeries for families that can’t afford hospitals and usually come from outside the major metropolitan San Pedro. Direct Relief vouches for them and annually funds them with 21 million dollars worth of medical supplies and medicine.
This operation aims to assist 75,000 of the worst affected people for at least 18 months. It will focus on rebuilding and repairing damaged shelters, improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation, addressing health care needs, including COVID-19 prevention needs, and providing psychosocial support. The operation will also seek to address issues related to gender and inclusion, as well as displacement.
Guatemala
The donations will be used to provide food kits and activating their action protocol to helps those in vulnerable parts of the country.
This operation aims to assist 75,000 of the worst affected people for at least 18 months. It will focus on rebuilding and repairing damaged shelters, improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation, addressing health care needs, including COVID-19 prevention needs, and providing psychosocial support. The operation will also seek to address issues related to gender and inclusion, as well as displacement.
Nicaragua
This operation aims to assist 75,000 of the worst affected people for at least 18 months. It will focus on rebuilding and repairing damaged shelters, improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation, addressing health care needs, including COVID-19 prevention needs, and providing psychosocial support. The operation will also seek to address issues related to gender and inclusion, as well as displacement.
They joined in on the prevention and emergency response preparedness in cooperation with the Nicaraguan government in La Dalia, where their northernmost network is located. The team and their vehicles were on call to help relocate people and to deliver supplies as needed. The team in La Dalia has been called on to help families affected by flooding, most of which are outside their partner communities but will provide assistance.
Nepal
Nepal is a small country that is facing a serious and life-threatening second COVID-19 wave. The country’s health system has collapsed and people lost their jobs, making them unable to meet ends. You can read more about the situation in Nepal here.
Sano Paila empowers better opportunities to improve economic, social and health conditions, aiming to reduce poverty and injustice in rural Nepal. Their focus areas span from youth empowerment, drug rehabilitation, crime prevention and reformation, to anti-trafficking and child protection, health improvement, access to education, peace building, livelihood enhancement, and crisis response. During this hard time for Nepal they are on the ground providing rations, PPE, free medical consultation, and they run a COVID-19 helpline and a social kitchen.
Sunsar Maya is a small, non-profit organization providing support to disadvantaged women and children in Nepal through holistic, community-based services. As the pandemic struck, and Nepal went into lockdown, the organization provided emergency relief supplies to families in need. This includes at-home learning kits, food packets, weekly therapy sessions by phone, and the Women's Literacy students have restarted virtual learning classes through this second wave of COVID-19 in Nepal. You can donate with credit card and PayPal. Minimum amount is $1.
Health Foundation Nepal is a charity organization which aims to provide financial support and technical expertise to the hospitals and local organizations, conduct health research and provide health care services in rural and under-served communities of Nepal. In the face of the pandemic, HFN is working to provide Telemedicine services to COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation and will work closely with local government and local healthcare facilities to implement a massive antigen testing initiative followed by isolation and quarantine with select rural municipalities of Nepal. Cost of antigen testing, tracing, and isolation service for each person = $5
NOTE: Please leave "Testing" remark while making donations via PayPal for Mass Testing Initiative.
Creasion is a pioneering not-for-profit organization in the sector of environment and disaster management. Their projects are specifically tailored to approach development through an innovative, multispectral lens and puts sustainability at its core. They had previously made projects to help Nepali people after the 2015 earthquake and the 2017 floods, and they are currently tackling the critical health crisis of Nepal through the campaign- Oxygen for Nepal, a collaborative initiative that focuses on provision of oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, set up of oxygen generators, safety gear and food rations to the needy.
Feed the hungry Nepal is a Non-Profit Organization currently operating on a national level with over 100 active members and volunteers. Through their campaign #HungerNoLonger they are working towards a hunger free Nepal. Since the pandemic, they have been distributing rations to families in need and plan to take on the agriculture industry in Nepal by subtracting the mediator from the scene. They have also partnered up with COVID-19 Connect Nepal and part of the generated funds will be used to cover the communication costs so that they can expand their network and provide support to more people in need. One ration kit for a four member family costs $3.8, and it usually lasts for a week.
Small World is a small organization supporting locally driven sustainable community development projects that help to provide education for children, women’s empowerment, and opportunities for local communities to break the cycle of poverty. Their COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide immediate assistance in the form of medical emergencies, safe drinking water, face masks, hygiene and food kits to the most vulnerable communities. You can donate with credit card. Minimum donation $5. You can also donate via PayPal to their Seeds for Hope farming program that is helping women to grow their own vegetables and fight food insecurity that has resulted from the pandemic.
ANMF is a non-profit organisation founded by a group of Nepalese doctors which has been operating since 1997 with a vision of advancing healthcare in the country. Since the pandemic they have been providing medical supplies including but not limited to oxygen concentrators, high flows, and other essential equipment to healthcare facilities from isolation centers to different hospitals in various parts of Nepal. Also, along with their partners, they plan on establishing two oxygen plants and two oxygen fillings systems.You can donate with PayPal. Minimum amount $1.
Nawa Asha Griha or Home for New Hope is a shelter and school for orphaned street kids. Having started off with only six children in 4 rented rooms, the home gradually grew over time to be the place it is today, educating over 450 children a year out of which 200 live in the home. Since the pandemic, they have connected with government schools and started giving family packs to the poorest families in the valley. They also run a mobile clinic that has not only taken care of all the children in the home but has also been supporting the local isolation centers with medicine, safety equipment, food and oxygen. Due to the very difficult situation in Nepal at this very moment, NAG is running a small ambulance service for the isolation wards in Tokha and other places.
HAPSA is a non-profit organization that has been working to strengthen the health system in Nepal, be it through improving primary health care services or through public health improvement in coordination with the government bodies. During the second COVID-19 wave in Nepal, HAPSA has created a database of volunteer nurses and doctors that are accessible to local governments and isolation centers, has also partnered with other local and international organizations to conduct countrywide training in COVID-19 clinical concepts and has also helped create home isolation kits. The home isolation kit has the following items: Surgical Masks, Pulse Oximeter, Thermometer, Soap, hand sanitizer, Medications (Vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin C, Paracetamol, Cough Syrup), Home Isolation and Quarantine detailed instructions, and Emergency phone numbers. The cost for each kit is $20. Donate via go fund me. Minimum amount $5.
Animal Nepal is an innovative nonprofit founded on the belief that through awareness-raising and practical interventions, widespread animal cruelty can be gradually reduced. Apart from their advocacy work, they also initiate and support stray animal community-care programs. The pandemic hit both humans and animals hard, and food for the strays is scarce. Animal Nepal continues supporting the strays and their feeders/caregivers, working animals and their owners with food and necessities through the #UnitedWeFeed campaign. Donate with PayPal through their UK partner “Himalayan Animal Treatment center”.
Türkiye and Syria Earthquake
On Monday February 6th, the worst earthquakes in nearly a century hit Türkiye and Syria and killed tens of thousands of people, flattened entire city blocks, and wrecked businesses. The epicenter of the disaster was 50 miles west of the Syrian border, where citizens have already been displaced by the ongoing conflict in the region. Response efforts are now shifting from finding and rescuing people and animals to coping with the aftermath and providing shelter, food, and medical help to survivors.
AHBAP Association is a non-governmental organization based on solidarity and cooperation and with the aim of providing all kinds of assistance to people in need- in kind and in cash. The team at AHBAP is working to deliver food, clothing, medical supplies, and shelter to those affected. AHBAP also provides an open-access earthquake-safe map on its official website and social media channel to help survivors find local businesses, hotels, and other essential facilities offering support.
Hayata Destek is a Türkiye-based international humanitarian aid agency active in emergency relief and recovery and disaster risk management projects. From the first day of the earthquake, they were on the ground to support the evacuation processes and provide relief to the survivors. The donations will be used to provide tents suitable for winter conditions, in-tent tube stoves, WASH facilities, sleeping bags, and blankets.
Ihtiyaç Haritasi is a social platform cooperative based in Türkiye that identifies the needs of individuals and communities through a map-based communication. The funds raised will help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for winter clothes, food, heaters, blankets, sanitary pads, diapers, clean water, medicines, and shelter.
NuDay Syria is a non-profit organization focused on bringing humanitarian aid inside Syria and to help displaced Syrians in the bordering areas around Syria. NuDay’s team is on the ground helping with evacuations, and transporting civilians to medical facilities. They have been supporting makeshift shelters, providing bedding, warm winter clothes and food.
Karam Foundation is a community-led organization that serves thousands of displaced Syrians in Turkey, the U.S., and Jordan. After the earthquake they started an emergency project inside Syria and Türkiye, providing food baskets, baby food, diapers, foam mattresses and blankets to families while conducting check-ins with families and students to ensure their safety and identify their needs. They have also organized evacuation operations for the people who were in danger.
Ernesto's Sanctuary is situated in the Northwestern area of Syria. It is home for hundreds of cats, dogs and farm animals that were left behind when their owners had to flee for safety. After the earthquake, Ernesto’s team has been on the ground rescuing and taking care of injured animals.
HAYTAP is an animal welfare group based in Istanbul. Right after the earthquake they set up a tent in the disaster area to help the injured animals while actively searching for missing pets following reports from their owners. The unclaimed rescued animals have been transferred to the organization’s sanctuary for retired animals for further treatment.
ShareTheMeal is an app from the World Food Program that enables people to "share their meals" with children in need. It costs just US$ 0.80 to feed one child for a day. We kindly suggest downloading the app to your smartphone/tablet and contribute to the Türkiye-Syria earthquake fundraiser. Otherwise, you can visit the WFP website and make a donation to the fundraiser they created for the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes
This organization, based in Istanbul, focuses on the homeless population by providing basic humanitarian assistance and opportunities for reintegration in the community. Their team of volunteers is on the ground serving in warehouse and field activities, delivering aid and responding to emerging needs.
GFN’s Emergency Response Fund will support their member food bank in Türkiye, Tider Basic Needs Association, providing urgent food and humanitarian assistance to people at risk after the devastating earthquakes.
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights US provides mental health, psychotherapy, medical treatment & other support services to survivors of trauma, terror, domestic violence & human rights violations. The recent earthquake in Türkiye and Syria resulted in an increasing number of internally displaced people toward the regions surrounding Qamishli, where Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights maintains a treatment center. Jiyan Foundation is working with local authorities and preparing to provide trauma therapy support to internally displaced people arriving in the region
Medical Teams is an organization of volunteers providing medical aid to people devastated by crisis. In Türkiye and Northern Syria, they are working with partners to provide emergency aid to the victims of the earthquake.
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