Foundation Emergency (MAY MAY 2012)

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1 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012)

2 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) 1 It has been a year since the beginning of the public unrest in Syria. Fifteen children from the same family aged between 9 and 15 were arrested in March 2011 in Deraa for writing, We want freedom, we want democracy, on the walls of their school and they were subjected to torture and ill-treatment. When the relatives of these children took to the streets in protest of the incident, violence spread to other cities, turning into a revolt. News from the region despite a censorship policy from the Syrian administration indicates today that the number of people who were affected by the ongoing violence in Syria is tens of thousands. According to official figures as of April 2012, 13,000 people including 1,122 children were killed in the violence in Syria; however, unofficial figures suggest that the death toll is much higher than this. In addition, thousands of people are reported to be injured while 212,000 people were arrested and 160,000 people were forced to flee the country and take refuge in neighboring countries. 65,000 people are also reported to be missing. As the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, we have been carrying out relief efforts since March 2011 for Syrian refugees in neighboring countries providing them with their basic needs such as accommodation, food and healthcare.

3 2 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) a. Regions where emergency relief activities are carried out 1. Reyhanlı, Altınözü, Boynuyoğun, Apaydın, Yayladağı 1, Yayladağı 2 camps and Nişrin and Güveççi villages in Hatay on Turkish border with Syria, Islahiye camp in Gaziantep, Ceylanpınar tent city in Şanlıurfa and a container city in Kilis. Refugee flow from Syria to Turkey began in June Following the developments closely from the very first day, the IHH immediately sent a mobile kitchen for Syrians who took refuge in Turkey s south. In the following days, the foundation provided financial aid and other kinds of relief items to the refugees in addition to offering them medical examinations IHH officials visited Syrian refugees treated at different hospitals, provided them with the necessary medicine and helped transfer of some patients to other hospitals outside Antakya for them to receive better treatment. The IHH also took patients who were discharged from hospital to the refugee camps and continued to provide medical assistance and medicine to these people in the camps. An IHH Coordination Office and a 20-person capacity guest house were opened in Hatay in April Relief items delivered in Hatay Dry food Fruits Child packages Textile products Hygiene kits Medical supplies Various aid items Vegetables Sahoor [pre-dawn (Ramadan 2011) Prayer set Kitchen set Eid package Newborn set Content Legumes, cooking oil, breakfast food, drinking water, sugar, rice, bulgur, dried beans, instant soup, canned food etc. Melon, water melon, banana, cherry, grapes, plum etc. Fruit juice, biscuits, milk, baby formula, baby biscuits etc. Underwear, bed wear, clothing (for children, men and women), slippers, shoes etc. Diapers, hygienic pads, toothpaste, soap, detergents, razor blade, comb, napkins, wet napkins etc. Wheelchair, medicine, walking sticks etc. Tents, bed linen, pillow, blanket, mat, bed etc. Tomato, onion, lemon, cucumber, parsley etc. Olive oil, blend of powdered thyme, sesame oil, jam, molasses, cheese, olive, halva etc. Copy of Quran, prayer beads, prayer cap, prayer rug etc. Tea cup, water glass, tea spoon, spoon, fork, tablecloth etc. Eid candies, rose water, cologne etc. Baby sling, shampoo, soap, napkin holder, underwear, baby bag, slippers, T-shirt, hygienic pads etc.

4 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) TYPES OF AID ITEMS DELIVERED TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IN HATAY BETWEEN MAY MAY 2012 AMOUNT COST (TL) , Shoes 12,622 75, Home textile 7,562 41, Food (number) 339, , Food (kilogram) 206, , Medicine and medical supplies 148,866 1,830, Personal care products 18,848 20, Kitchen utensils 20,246 76, , Textile products 175,306 1,233, Cleaning supplies 57, , White goods 4, , ,487 4,442, Type of aid item Emergency aid supplies Toys TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL AID DELIVERED TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IN HATAY BETWEEN MARCH 2011-MAY 2012 DATE COST (TL) 6/14/11 15, /17/11 5, /20/11 20, /30/11 10, /14/11 50, /27/11 10, /25/11 140, /7/11 20, /12/11 50, /23/12 5, /29/12 5, /4/12 3, /11/12 25, /20/12 36, /20/12 124, TOTAL 519,

5 4 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) 2. Akkar, Vadi Halit, Ersal neighborhoods on Lebanese-Syrian border IHH has been carrying out relief efforts in Akkar, Vadi Halit, Ersal neighborhoods on Lebanese-Syrian border since May The amount of aid delivered by the IHH so far has reached $450,000. The first aid item delivered to the refugees in the region by the IHH were food packages which included cooking oil, rice, sugar, tea, salt, canned fish and legumes. Clothing was also delivered to children aged 0-14 in addition to hygiene kits and cleaning supplies to places where refugees stay or jointly use such as sports halls. The latest aid delivery in the region took place in March 2012 as part of which food packages including meat and vegetables were delivered to 330 families, three blankets and three beds were delivered to 100 families and 60 liters of diesel fuel was delivered to 80 families each. 3. Syria Relief efforts in Syria aimed to reach out both to Syrians who were forced to leave their homes and to Palestinian refugees in the country. Fundamental needs of the people including food and medicine such as antihemorrhagic agents were provided. IHH also provided those people who lost all they had with cash money.

6 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) IHH RELIEF EFFORTS FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES (LATEST UPDATE: MAY 2012) 1 Total cost of aid delivery in Hatay 2 Total amount of financial aid delivery in Hatay 3 Total cost of all types of aid delivered on the Lebanese-Syrian border 4 Total cost of aid delivered on the Jordanian-Syrian border 5 Total amount of all types of aid delivered in Syria and Palestinian camps TOTAL 4. Jordan A total of 85,000 Syrian have sought refuge in Jordan since March 2011, 15,000 of whom are in dire need. The refugees were located either in Hüseyin Camp or Nizal neighborhood in the capital city of Amman where Palestinian refugees also stay or they took refuge with their relatives who live in northern provinces of Jordan such as Ramsa and al-mafrag on Syrian-Lebanese border. Although Jordanian administration does not turn a blind eye to the problems of the Syrian refugees, it fails to take the necessary steps for their settlement because it does not want to have a political problem with Syria. IHH delivered food packages, bottled gas, cooker and carpets to 3,000 refugees in Ramsa, almafrag and Amman in an aid campaign in March COST (TL) NUMBER OF BENEFITING PERSONS 4,442, , , , , ,000 45, ,000 1,087, ,000 6,886, ,000

7 6 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) b. Voluntary work Voluntary groups in İstanbul and various parts of Anatolia came together and organized fundraising events for Syria. In cooperation with some civil society organizations such as İDSB, TGTV and SDP, IHH organized fundraising events in Bursa, Kayseri and Konya in March, in Erzurum, Gaziantep, Uşak, Bitlis-Tatvan, Bursa, Samsun, Antalya, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Isparta and İstanbul in April, drawing around 5,000 people. Volunteers in Üsküdar district of İstanbul organized a food sales fundraiser on April Students of the Theology Faculty of Marmara University organized a fundraiser on April 17, brochures of the Syria aid campaign were delivered following Friday prayers at Fatih Mosque, Şehzadebaşı Mosque, Blue Mosque, Beyazıt Mosque and Yeni Cami Mosques in İstanbul on April 20. A fundraiser was organized and a donation collection desk was set up at an event named Üsküdar District Youth Program at Bağlarbaşı Culture Center hosted by Felicity Party (SP). A fundraiser was organized by volunteers in Fatih district on April 22, 26 and 27. IHH members attended a conference held at the Theology Department of İstanbul University on May 10 and held a fundraiser there, too. A fundraiser and a photo exhibition were held at the Çapa Medical Faculty on May A demonstration was held in Beyazıt Square and Hergele Square in İstanbul University on May 11 in protest of the violence in Syria, a photo exhibition was also held on the same day. Students from the Faculty of Pharmacy of İstanbul University, Medipol University and Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty held a fundraiser for Syria around the Fatih Mosque on May

8 IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Emergency Aid Report on Syria (MAY MAY 2012) 7 c.institutional cooperation Civil society organizations in Turkey and international organizations are cooperating with an aim to jointly carry out humanitarian relief activities for Syria. The list of the organizations which either contributed to the IHH s relief efforts for Syrians or carried out relief efforts in the refugee camps in Turkey is as follows: Raf and Eid-ul-Khayriyya Daru l-hikma from Qatar; IICO, Al Islah Society, Qawafel from Kuwait; PAC from Saudi Arabia; Zakat Foundation from the United States; Islamic Relief, Muslim Hands; Human Appeal International; Mother Helpage, Sacred Knowledge Trust from the United Kingdom; Human Concern International, Mercy from Canada; Al-Imdaad Foundation from South Africa; Support&Relief Fund from Libya; Solidarnost Udruzence Bihac from Bosnia-Herzegovina; Tacammu from Palestine; Layan Group from Bahrain. d. Advertisement-Promotion IHH carried out outdoor advertisement on an area of square-meters across 64 provinces in Turkey being mainly in İstanbul. An area totaling to square meters was used for outdoor advertisement in 68 different points in İstanbul while the area used for outdoor advertisement in other provinces was square meters and in 92 different points. 5,000 posters, which had a size of 35 x 50 cm, 1000 posters, which had a size of 50 x 70 cm and 1000 posters which had a size of 33 x 70 cm were printed for the aid campaign for conflict-stricken Syrians and they were displayed on metro and bus stations. 200,000 brochures, having the size of 17,5 x 25 cm, were printed and sent to different parts of Turkey. IHH also benefited from billboards, buses, magazines, newspapers, social media, TV and radio channels to promote its aid campaign for Syria and raise public awareness about the tragedy that is taking place in the neighboring country.