Leading Turkish aid agencies will help millions of underprivileged people in over 100 countries across the globe during the Islamic holy festival.
Ahead of the Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) Muslim holiday later this month, Turkish NGOs are rolling up their sleeves to help the needy in countries worldwide.
Leading Turkish aid agencies will help millions of underprivileged people in over 100 countries across the globe during the Islamic holy festival.
The Turkish Red Crescent has distributed meat to millions for more than a decade, and this year will continue its aid to 1.5 million people in 40 countries, said the group’s head, Kerem Kinik.
Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) will help around 3 million needy people across the world during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.The agency will distribute Eid meat to the millions of people in 103 countries, according to Secretary General of IHH Yavuz Dede said.“There are some regions which are impoverished. If you do not send meat there, there is a really low possibility that the people there get to eat meat,” he added.The agency will prioritize people in refugee camps, war-torn and poor regions and those who are hit by natural disasters.Elders, orphans, and widows will also be at the center of the aid efforts. Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Somalia, Yemen, Bangladesh, Arakan and East Turkestan are among the places that the agency will send aid to.The agency will also distribute gifts to orphans during Eid al-Adha as they did at all the religious festivals.“There are around 92,000 orphan children who we currently give support to,” the IHH official noted.
Turkish agency to send Eid meat to 3M people abroad
The Turkish Red Crescent is the largest humanitarian organization in Turkey, with an international network to help other nations in need.
The non-profit and volunteer-based social service institution is providing unconditional aid and service, and is a corporate body governed by special legal provisions.
Meanwhile, the Turkish Deniz Feneri Association hopes to help people in 40 countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Algeria, Chad, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Yemen, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Macedonia.
Two Turkish non-governmental organizations began a campaign to help Rohingya refugees during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (feast of sacrifice).International Refugee Rights Association(UMHD) and Sadakatasi are making efforts to reach out to the refugees in Bangladesh, Uğur Yıldırım, head of UMHD told Anadolu Agency.Meat packages will be distributed among the Rohingya Muslims at camps in Cox's Bazar.Since Aug. 25, 2017, more than 750,000 refugees, mostly children and women, have fled Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh after Myanmar forces launched a crackdown on the minority Muslim community, according to Amnesty International.Rohingya report more violence, persecution in Myanmar: UN investigatorsRohingya face triple threat: UN migration agencyAt least 9,400 Rohingya were killed in Rakhine from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24 last year, according to Doctors Without Borders.In a report published recently, the humanitarian group said the deaths of 71.7 percent or 6,700 Rohingya were caused by violence. They include 730 children below the age of 5.“We have worked in different areas before, but the crisis here is very critical,” Yıldırım said.Rohingya refugees want to return to Myanmar as citizensMyanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story“They have an identity crisis problem, no country accepts them as its citizen, and this has created a serious psychological problem,” he lamented on the situation.He also said that the campaign expects a donation of 700 Turkish liras ($145) from each person.The Rohingya, described by the UN as the world's most persecuted people, have faced heightened fears of attack since dozens were killed in communal violence in 2012. The UN documented mass gang rapes, killings -- including of infants and young children -- brutal beatings, and disappearances committed by security personnel.In a report, UN investigators said such violations may have constituted crimes against humanity.
Turkish NGOs begin aid campaign for Rohingya Muslims
The Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) will distribute meat to around 3 million needy people in 103 countries, according to its head, Yavuz Dede.
The International Refugee Rights Association (UMHD) and Sadakatasi Foundation are both making efforts to reach out to hundreds of thousands of needy Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Meat packages will be distributed to the Rohingya Muslims at camps in Cox's Bazar.
The IHH will show the Eid al-Adha spirit of charity in a total of 103 countries, including Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Somalia, Yemen, and Bangladesh, as well as Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the East Turkestan region.
The IHH will prioritize refugee camps, areas struck by war or natural disaster, people suffering from chronic hunger and poverty, the elderly, widows, orphanages, schools, and hospitals.
The Sadakatasi Foundation will distribute aid in a total of 30 countries.
The Cansuyu Charity and Solidarity Organization will also help people in 28 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, while the Hayrat Humanitarian Aid Association will be active in 48 countries.