Turkey and Syria Earthquakes

[kernelbogey]

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an appeal; the UK Government is matching the public's donations pound for pound up to £5m.

https://www.dec.org.uk

FYI

[ardcarp]

I wanted to make a contribution but was a bit wary of scammers. However, I found the DEC site yesterday and made a contribution. Somewhat less than £5m I regret to say, but every little helps, I hope. Thanks for posting that up kb.

[french frank]

We have a large Turkish community round here - they've had a community centre just up the road for years. Word went round on the street WhatsApp that they were busy loading up needed supplies (blankets, toiletries, babies nappies, soap &c), with a lorry leaving at 5am this morning, so I took stuff down there. I bought some stuff from the Coop and found a couple of blankets not used for years. One of the blankets had the wartime government utility mark - I'd been keeping it as a museum piece.

[Nick Armstrong]

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an appeal; the UK Government is matching the public's donations pound for pound up to £5m.

https://www.dec.org.uk

FYI

Thank you for posting this, kb

[JasonPalmer]

Saw talk of these charity donations on gb news, nice the way people try to help.

[ardcarp]

Yes, and we also have a charity called Shelter Box here in the SW, whose aim is to transport actual things (food, blankets, tents, etc) directly to disaster areas. We've contributed to them too,

In my post #2 where I found DEC online, it said that the government would match individual contributions £ for£. When the DEC put its appeal on the TV last night, there was no mention of this. Any reason?

[french frank]

In my post #2 where I found DEC online, it said that the government would match individual contributions £ for£. When the DEC put its appeal on the TV last night, there was no mention of this. Any reason?

As I read it, this appeal is matched £ for £ up to a certain limit (£5m?).

[kernelbogey]

As I read it, this appeal is matched £ for £ up to a certain limit (£5m?).

I believe I've heard, or read, both £2m and £5m.

[french frank]

I believe I've heard, or read, both £2m and £5m.

It could depend on how much gets raised in the UK, but strange DEC didn't mention that.

[Bryn]

"The UK government will match the first £5m of donations from the public. Money raised will also provide blankets, warm clothes and heaters for safe spaces."

from https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/turkey...thquake-appeal

[oddoneout]

The local Ukraine drop-in centre has two notices on its doors requesting specific donations - one for sending to Ukraine, one for Syria/Turkey.

[vinteuil]

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... meanwhile some 600,000 have been killed in the recent / ongoing civil war in Ethiopia. To say nothing of what's happening in South Sudan, Somalia, the Congo. I weep for Ukraine and Syria and Turkey, of course I do. I worry sometimes that our 'sympathy' is more directly elicited by the sufferings of those 'closer' to us in various ways

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[JasonPalmer]

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... meanwhile some 600,000 have been killed in the recent / ongoing civil war in Ethiopia. To say nothing of what's happening in South Sudan, Somalia, the Congo. I weep for Ukraine and Syria and Turkey, of course I do. I worry sometimes that our 'sympathy' is more directly elicited by the sufferings of those 'closer' to us in various ways

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Did not know about those conflicts, I suppose the news media are too busy focusing on missing people ?