GEM International Press for Kahramanmaras Earthquake
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GEM and HCI teams on another hygeine kit distribution to hundreds of families within the Deir al-Balah and the Khan Yunis regions joined by the chef Hamada @hamadashoo
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Today, GEM MENA team distributed hygiene kits in one of the tent villages that we built some weeks ago.
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GEM MENA team, together with the @hcicanada youth ambassador @renadfromgaza, distributed hundreds of hygiene kits to families within the tent villages of Deir al-Balah in Gaza.
The families were extremely grateful for this aid and were truly shocked at the quality of the products. They told us that a lot of these items have not been seen in the markets since before the war.
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There is nothing more joyful than seeing a smiling and happy kid.
GEM MENA team bringing smiles to children in Gaza at one of the the villages where we delivered tents.
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GEM teams deployed out to another Tekeia (field kitchen) in Gaza to distribute flour and beans.
This kitchen cooks meals for over 2000 people in the surrounding tent community. People very happy to see the team arrive with fresh supply as their store was almost empty.
GEM MENA deployed to a Tekeia in the heart of Al Mawasi Khan Yunis to distribute critical food supplies for the kitchen to carry on cooking for the displaced people within the surrounding areas.
GEM teams deployed to the Khan Yunis port to distribute bags of flour to 4000 people who have set up camp in the recent weeks due to the latest evacuation orders.
This port only a few weeks ago was completely empty and now has become a home to over 10,000 people.
GEM MENA team deployed out to a small tent school located on the coastal road of Deir Al Balah to distribute fresh bottled water to a group of children who have been getting missed by the water truck on a daily basis.
This is just one of many that we are trying to reach. Getting aid into Gaza is slow and dangerous and the most recent evacuation orders have led to main supply roads becoming increasingly difficult to navigate due to huge amounts of people now living on them.
Despite these challenges, GEM will continue to support.
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Summary Stats
GEM BStrong has provided significant relief aid to the following 226 cities and towns
Phase 1: Disaster Relief
On February 6th, two major earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in the early morning, with aftershocks still happening longer than a week later. Tens of thousands have lost their lives, with countless more injured. As of June 2023, over 8 millions homes and buildings are confirmed to have been affected, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. The Kahramanmaras earthquake is now considered the most deadly natural disaster in at least the last decade. Because of GEM’s propositioning for any global disaster, our team was able to deploy immediately and be on the ground the same day.
GEM BStrong had an initial commitment of $10,000,000 in critical aid, which quickly increased to $20,000,000 once we were able to see the immeasurable scale of the disaster. Immediately we were able to deploy cargo airplanes through a partnership with the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Consulate General in Miami through Turkish Airlines. This aid will come in the form of food, hygiene products, bedding and tents, rescue apparel, and more. As the needs grow and progress, as will our response.
Our headquarters in Miami, FL, USA West branch in Chico, CA, and European branch in Warsaw, Poland are all collecting supplies right now to send to Turkey and Syria. All collected goods will be transported to our warehouse in Mersin, Turkey and distributed into the most affected regions throughout the earthquake zones.
Since February, we have distributed tens of thousands of our Family Necessity Kits to affected families in both Turkey and Syria. We have also been able to distribute major quantities of hygiene products, new clothing, new shoes, bedding and home goods. We have reached hundreds of thousands of individuals in 7 provinces, reaching almost 200 cities. Just as we do in our other branches, we have established long-standing infrastructure to be able to sustain both Turkey and Syria for the long term.
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