Please help me support the crucial work that All Hands and Hearts are doing in the areas most effected by February's devastating earthquakes.

I will be traveling to Kahramanmaraş on March 6th to provide immediate critical humanitarian relief on the ground - and to help establish a framework for All Hands and Heart's long-term presence in Türkiye.

I am self-funding 100% of my expenses, so every donation will go straight to the programme - to the communities who need it the most.

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At 4:17 am local time on February 6, 2023, southeastern Turkey and Syria were hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by a major aftershock at 1:34 pm that measured 7.5 in magnitude. The epicenter of the quakes was located in Kahramanmaras and affected nearby cities of Gaziantep and Adana as well as northwest Syria.

The impacts have been devastating. Hospitals, major buildings and homes have collapsed resulting in tens of thousands dead and even more injured. This is the worst disaster to strike Türkiye since 1939. Wet weather and below-freezing temperatures are adding to difficult conditions, affecting search and rescue and slowing the arrival of further support.