MADISON, Wis.—The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions and the World Council of Credit Unions have launched a Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund to solicit donations in support of Turkey’s cooperative movement, which has suffered mass devastation from the two Feb. 6 earthquakes.
According to the organizations, Tarimkredi (Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives) has more than 150 cooperatives with 80,000 members in the 10 provinces affected by the earthquakes and estimates at least half of those institutions have suffered some level of destruction.
CEO Has Experience in Region
The Foundation reported that World Council of Credit Unions President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde has reached out to the leaders of Tarimkredi and the heads of other organizations in Turkey to assess the greatest needs and to determine how the Relief Fund can be put to the best and most immediate use possible.
“As someone who managed post-earthquake recovery programs in Turkey earlier in my career, my heart goes out to the many communities that have been hit by this tragedy,” McCarter Laborde said. “World Council and our Worldwide Foundation have assisted financial cooperatives in the wake of natural disasters for decades. We are proud to play a part in helping mobilize the generosity of the global credit union movement to support those in need,” said McCarter LaBorde.
How to Make Donations
Donations to the Turkish Cooperative Earthquake Relief Fund are now being accepted here.
For those who would like to make a donation to support the immediate humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in both Turkey and Syria, the Foundation and WOCCU said they are currently in communication with the International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation (IBC), a non-governmental organization that has intensified relief efforts by distributing hot meals, ready-to-eat food, blankets, aid kits, and is contributing to build shelters and tent cities.
There is a link to the IBC donation page here.
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