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
As of June 2, 2024, Israeli forces killed at least 36,439 people, including more than 15,000 children killed. There are more than 82,627 people injured and more than 10,000 people are missing.According to the latest data from the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the Palestinian government as of June 2, Israeli attacks have damaged:More than half of Gaza’s homes have been destroyed or damaged80% of commercial facilities86% of school buildings14 out of 35 hospitals are partially functioning83% of groundwater wells are not operational267 places of worshipAccording to a CNN report, The amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza has dropped by 67% since Israel launched an attack on the southern city of Rafah in early May. A daily average of 58 aid trucks reached Gaza between May 7 and Tuesday, down from an average of 176 aid trucks between April 1 and May 6, OCHA said, a drop of 67%. Since Israel seized control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing on May 7, aid has been blocked, with supplies piling up in Egypt and the Strip teetering close to famine.Some non-profits have removed their staff from Gaza due to repeated attacks on aid workers’ convoys and premises since October 2023 despite sharing their locations with Israeli authorities to ensure protection.Israeli settlers have been attacking and preventing aid envoys from crossing the border to Gaza. (Source 1, Source 2)The aid pier that the United States spent $320 million (£251m) to help ease the humanitarian crisis broke away during a storm within two weeks of being open.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
Grassroot Organizations/ Mutual Aids
As governments apply sanctions against Hamas officials and other "facilitators' in the wake of October 7th, more and more Palestinians are turning to crowdfunding platforms for direct aid or as a means of escape from the country. GFM and other crowdfunding platforms are tightening their verification process by asking organizers for extensive information about to whom, and where, the money is going. Any individuals or groups who don’t pass a test screening for money laundering or terrorist financing are likely to be put on government-run lists.Money transfers to Gazans are also complicated. A few wire services like Western Union are still operating in Gaza, but for many, a more viable option is to have the money sent to someone outside of Gaza who can withdraw the cash and travel to Egypt. Source 1. Source 2.Gofundme's notice about this situation.
Gaza Funds is a project that connects people to crowdfunding campaigns for individuals and families from Gaza. Each time the page is reloaded, a different campaign appears. While the rotation is randomized, campaigns for the sick/injured and campaigns close to meeting their goals are prioritized. When an existing fundraiser meets their goals, they're replaced with other fundraisers that need your help.The team behind Gaza funds are mostly Arab and Palestinian engineers, students, writers, and academics.
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 5/11-12/2024: Telecommunication was cut off. Simly, Holafly, nomad needed.
Update 4/28/2024: More than 270,000 esims were sent to the Gaza strip as of today.
Update 4/25/2024: Total internet blackout in Gaza. Nomad, Holafly, AirAlo, and Simly needed.
Update 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.
A Grassroots movement to support and amplify aid requests of Palestinian families.They have a social media account.
a mutual aid organization that aids families in Palestine since 2018.
A small group of volunteers helping Ehab M rida provide aid in Gaza.Ehab's accountThey also have a telegram.
Non-Profit organization working in Gaza
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
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.Check their updates here
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.Update 5/5/2024: Medical supplies were delivered to Kamal Adwan hospital in north Gaza.
Update 5/3/2024 The Ahmed family sponsored milk distribution. The donation will provide 400 cans of milk for babies from displaced families.
Update 5/1/2024:: Italy accepted and received 8 of KinderRelief's patients for treatment. Five of them will receive prosthetics.
Update 4/15/2024: Through donations, they purchased a mobile clinic to reach areas where children and families are in great need of medical services.
Update 4/11/2024: Donations allow for formula milk and diaper distribution.
Update 4/5/2024: They were able to send their first truck of flour to Rafah.
Update 4/2/2024: Hot meals were distributed in Gaza, sponsored by the Help Children Foundation.
Update 3/23/2024: Milk distribution for babies in need. The camp was not specified.
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 5/4/2024: PCRF’s team distributed new shoes this week to children suffering from cancer, orphans, and displaced families in central Gaza.
Update 4/29/2024: PCRF is currently finalizing the shipment of vital medical and dental supplies that will be delivered to our two medical checkpoints in North Gaza, helping to provide local families with desperately needed medical care.
Update 4/27/2024: Distributed 27,000 pairs of comfortable shoes to the most vulnerable.
Update 4/22/2024: PCRF’s team in the West Bank has delivered 30 medical mattresses to a nursing home in Jenin, providing essential comfort to the elderly residents.
Update 4/21/2024: Their global multidisciplinary team of doctors and nurses is now on the ground in Gaza, bringing medical and surgical expertise to support local healthcare providers.
**Update 4/17/2024: PCRF teams in Gaza are actively addressing the severe food crisis by distributing 10,000 food parcels to children and families in Southern and Central Gaza.
Update 4/11/2024: PCRF tams in Gaza distributed 1200 boxes of clothing to displaced children and families sheltering in makeshift camps.
Update 4/10/2024: PCRF confirmed the successful completion of the Battir Emergency Clinic, located in the West Bank.
**Update 4/9/2024: PCRF teams have successfully delivered 18,000 cans of baby milk formula to Gaza. The supplies have been swiftly transferred to the Palestine Red Crescent Society for distribution.
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