Turkey-Syria Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Turkey-Syria border struck in the early hours of February 6, 2023. This earthquake is estimated to affect more than 23 million people.

Solidarity grants to meet immediate needs, such as hygiene kits, psychosocial support, shelter, medicines, winterization items, food packages and more were disbursed in the days following the quake. Since then, PDA has been working with several partners to support the long-term recovery. This includes winterization items, psychosocial support, child protection, education support, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) intervention in schools and more.