The Turkish “TR99” website revealed that Syrian businessman Adeeb Ghazi, the founder and director of the “Gazi” foundation, donated approximately £7 million to earthquake victims in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
Nearly 3,000 “containers” of aid were collected, including basic supplies, blankets, food and medicines, as well as his participation in the coordination of support campaigns run by Kuwaiti charities, which collected 4 million Kuwaiti dinars ($13 million) in kind. He was sent to Turkey by the air bridge established by the Kuwaiti government.
In contrast, the “Action for Humanity” organization found in a report that 89% of the displaced people in northwest Syria were displaced again due to the earthquake disaster.
The report stated that 91% of IDPs in northwest Syria have been displaced at least once in the past 12 years due to the war.
Othman Moqbel, the organisation’s executive director, confirmed that many Syrians have lost their homes due to the war and some have been forced to leave their homes 20 times, and called for more funding for shelter and support for a rural housing project. Aleppo with 500 houses.
He noted that for the majority of the displaced in the camps, multiple displacement is very common, as 65% were displaced three to seven times, 23% were displaced eight or more times, and 12% were displaced once or twice.
The organization noted that displacement had led to overcrowding in the camps, as 64% of displaced families consisted of four to seven people and 23% consisted of eight to 13 people.
It has called for more funding as part of the response in northwest Syria to build permanent and semi-permanent homes for the millions of people who are at risk to safety and health.
