The earthquake, which hit Southern Turkey and North-West Syria on 6 February 2023, severely damaged buildings, and infrastructure, and caused the loss of lives, injuries and homelessness at a large scale. In Syria, the earthquake increased the already existing widespread need for humanitarian assistance as a result of conflict, economic hardship and amidst a cholera outbreak and harsh winter weather.

De Syrië Aardbeving Gezamenlijke reactie is a crisis response that has a total budget of EUR 3.0 million for 6 months to provide life-saving assistance to people in Syria severely affected by the earthquake. The project started on 11 February 2023 and ends on 10 August 2023. The project is implemented by six Dutch Relief Alliance members (Dorcas, Oxfam Novib, Save the Children, Terre des Hommes, World Vision and ZOA Syria) in collaboration with eight local partner organisations in three governorates in Syria, Aleppo, Latakkia and Idleb, to address some of the most urgent needs through a multi-sectoral approach.

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