Swiss Solidarity Finances 11 Projects In Earthquake Regions

Date

4/4/2023 4:10:09 AM

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A man walks on debris in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on March 24 Keystone / Erdem Sahin

Two months after the devastating earthquake in the border region between Turkey and Syria, Swiss Solidarity has financed 11 projects of Swiss partner organisations providing humanitarian aid on the ground.

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So far, more than CHF32 million ($35 million) in donations has been collected by the humanitarian arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SWI swissinfo.ch's parent company. The aid is mainly focused on access to health care, emergency shelters, food, water and other essentials, swiss solidarityexternal link said on Tuesday.

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Projects financed include those of Helvetas, the Swiss Red Cross, the Swiss Protestant Reformed Church Relief Agency (Heks), Médecins Sans Frontières, Medair, Save the Children Switzerland, Solidar Suisse and the Terre des hommes Foundation.

Projects are supported in both countries. According to Swiss Solidarity, access to the people affected is a challenge. In Syria in particular, humanitarian aid is confronted with political, administrative and security-related challenges. The country has already been weakened by 12 years of war.

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