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£5,495
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    Iʼve raised £5,495 to respond to the earthquakes in Turkey and northern Syria. Funds go to Turkish charity Sahaya Hazir for rescue, shelter and medical aid.

    London, UK
    Funded on Wednesday, 7th June 2023

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    Story

    The engineers I worked with in Gaziantep and northern Syria are incredible.

    They made search and rescue equipment for the White Helmets, repaired medical devices in more than 80 health facilities and have developed shelter winterisation technologies using recycled plastic. This photo is taken from Reuters TV shows one of the heavy lift airbags they made in Syria (to British standards, using materials found at truck repair stops) being used to rescue a child from a collapsed building in Azaz.

    They now urgently need support to respond to the massive earthquakes of 6th Feb 2023 that have devastated their region. I am supporting their organisation Sahaya Hazir, a Turkish-registered charity - see Sahaya Hazir website - (this translates to Field Ready in Turkish!).

    Keep track of their progress on Facebook - Sahaya Hazir, on LinkedIn - Field Ready Turkiye and on Instagram - Sahaya Hazir. Or reach out to me on the JustGiving form below if you have any questions!

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    • Andrew Lamb1 year ago
      Andrew Lamb

      Andrew Lamb

      1 year ago

      It is now coming up to 6 months since the earthquakes in south-east Turkey and in north-west Syria. The effects 6th February 2023 earthquakes will be felt for many years to come, but my friends at Sahaya Hazir have not only (more or less) recovered their lives but have also done a great deal with your donations. Thank you all once again! The team has prepared the infographic below which shows what they did in the first month - the time when your donations made the biggest impact.

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    • Andrew Lamb2 years ago
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      Andrew Lamb

      2 years ago

      The team at Sahaya Hazier spent the first few days of last week helping the Turkish Red Crescent society deliver aid packages to collective shelter centres - such as local schools and mosques

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    • Andrew Lamb2 years ago
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      Andrew Lamb

      2 years ago

      Thank you all so much for your support! Over the last week, I have been regularly in touch with Emad who leads the team in Gaziantep and with Usamah who leads the team in northern Syria. They and their families are ok in the circumstances - they have had to sleep in their cars, and in the cold, because their homes are not structurally safe but they are active and coping. WhatsApp is working well now. The response work they are doing is going well... I'll share some updates about that next...

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    2 years ago

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    Page last updated on: 7/20/2023 10.01

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    116

    • Jim

      Jim

      May 4, 2023

      £150.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Feb 26, 2023

      £20.00

    • Pierre

      Pierre

      Feb 24, 2023

      Keep up with the good work!

      £10.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      Feb 21, 2023

      £5.00

    • Niels Koekoek

      Niels Koekoek

      Feb 21, 2023

      £20.00

    • Kerrianne Harrington

      Kerrianne Harrington

      Feb 20, 2023

      £5.00

    • David Tod

      David Tod

      Feb 19, 2023

      £50.00

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    Andrew Lamb

    Andrew Lamb

    London, UK

    I worked at Field Ready for ten years until September 2022 and helped set up the projects and team in Gaziantep and northern Syria. My last visit was in August 2022. I lead a number of charitable and aid initiatives, and am also working on www.waste4warmth.org with Sahaya Hazir.

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