Build Laundry and Shower Facilities in Turkiye

Hello.

This is Nuri Park from Peace Winds Korea.

Currently, our emergency relief team is in Turkish camp to monitor there and one of the team member sent us an field report dated March 28.

I’d like to share the field report with our invaluable donors.

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<3/28 Turkey Field News (1)>

Camp Information

- Camp Name: Sakarya Cumartesi Semtpazari

- Information: Total of 184 tents, about 1,200 people (240 children)

- Needed Support: Children's shoes and underwear

- Needed Budget (estimated): 3,850 ~ 7,700 USD

It wasn't until the afternoon of the 28th that we arrived at the tent village in Iskenderun. We visited two camps that day, and the first one was called "Sakarya Cumartesi Semtpazari Cadir Kenti". 

About 1,200 people were living their daily lives in a total of 184 tents at this campsite. The camp area was divided into a laundry room, a health clinic, and a tent for education for children. From the moment we arrived until we left in our car, many children welcomed us.

There are currently 25 kindergarten students and 210 children from elementary to high school, so almost all tents have children. In a follow-up interview, the camp supervisor mentioned that the most urgent support items were "children's shoes and underwear". Although restoration is underway, there is still a shortage of shoes to provide at least minimum safety to children who walk on the broken roads. In particular, the situation of girls' underwear is also significantly insufficient.

The amount needed here is about 3,850 USD. This is the amount that can support shoes and underwear sets for about 294 children (the average shoe price: approximately 10 USD / the average underwear set price: approximately 3 USD). Can our support really help some children have a peaceful day? What was impressive was that the communication between this tent and other tents was active, and they have an well-established communication system to share enough support items with each other. The words of the supervisor, that similar situations exist in other tents, continued to linger in my mind.

It was a camp visit that left me with many thoughts and emotions, as we were endlessly escorted by the children on our way back.

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Thank you once again for your invaluable support! We will be sure to keep you informed about our work in the coming months.

Best regards,

Nuri Park.

A 46-year-old mortician who has been working at cemeteries in Turkiye for more than six years has buried an average of five corpses per day.

He buried 12 people on the first night of the February 6 earthquake. He buried 1,210 people in the 10 days following the earthquake. It's been a month since Peacewinds started providing supplies and medical support to Tanishma Village, Turkiye. Due to the forecast of storms in Turkiye, the clinic has been moved to a clinic in the saver village.

Peace Winds contacted the doctor who was running the pre-disaster clinic, and told him that Peace Wins is running the clinic in the village, the doctor said, that he gratefull for your support for the villagers and that PeaceWinds can use everything you need in the clinic.

It was also reported that since the earthquake occurred, there was a shortage of doctors throughout the affected area, and he was traveling to various villages to see doctors, so he could not return to Tanishma. He readily gave permission to use the clinic and expressed his gratitude.

When we were carrying our luggage to the clinic, people from nearby villages come together to help us clean and move our luggage. A nurse from Peacewinds expressed her gratitude, saying, "We are here to help, but we are being encouraged by the people of Turkiye village." In addition, the villagers expressed their gratitude and were relieved when they heard the news that the clinic they usually went to was completely restored.

There are many children in Tanishma village. The project leader doctor of the search medical group 'arrows' is also in charge of pediatric care in Tanishma village. The leader doctor said, “We need medical assistance, but there are many places that cannot be reached. It is a small town, but it is our role as an NGO to respond to the necessary needs. This was the situation. In fact, as the evacuation life continues in tents, the number of infections (children and families) such as colds and parasites is increasing. As a doctor, I want to help patients in trouble."

Another person Peacewinds doctor came to the emergency aid with a baby born a few weeks ago.

“There are many children here who are still young and born less than a few days old. Life in a tent is even more difficult due to the large temperature difference between day and night. I also want to do what I can as a father. I am just grateful to my family.”

Peacewinds will continue to support people in areas where medical care is not available.

To provide support where needed,

We will continue our support.

We need your help to keep going.