PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND CONTACTS LIVING ABROAD! THANK YOU!
CALL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY
WHO HAVE LOST THEIR FAMILIES IN THE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY
Women for Women�s Human Rights - Istanbul
The earthquake that hit Northwestern Turkey on August 17th 1999 has
resulted
in thousands of deaths and injuries. As of August 25 - a week since the
earthquake - the number of accounted deaths stands at 18,000 people with
over 35,000 people still missing, and another 42,500 people injured.
Among those who are in need of most urgent care are the children and the
elderly whose families have died or have been injured in the earthquake.
The
Directorate for Social Services and Child Protection, a governmental
agency,
is currently identifying the children and the elderly in need of care.
As of
yet, there is no accurate number of children and elderly people who have
lost their families in the earthquake. Given the high number of
accounted
deaths and missing persons, however, we anticipate this figure to be
substantial.
To this end, we as Women for Women�s Human Rights (Kadinin Insan Haklari
Projesi in Turkish), an autonomous NGO established in 1993 in Turkey,
have
geared our efforts towards the support and rehabilitation of the
children
and the elderly who have suffered losses in the earthquake. One of the
longer-term solutions offered by WWHR to the Directorate for Child
Protection is the launch of a campaign for "foster families" willing to
undertake short- or long-term care of the children. Upon confirmation by
the
Directorate for the urgent need for such "foster families", we have
started
disseminating the information through e-mail networks. Two of our
emergency
aid campaign participants from Southern Turkey already began an
initiative
for orphaned children to be placed with some foster families in their
town.
The donations to the campaign will be used for schooling, housing,
rehabilitation, or any urgent individual material or financial needs of
the
survivors which are not met by other public or private funds. The exact
scope of the needs will become clearer as the identification process is
completed.
Our principle is to ensure a high degree of transparency. Donors will
receive periodic reports on the allocation of donations, the means for
their
utilization and their outcomes; also the accounting will be done in a
detailed manner and will be made available for donor requests.
Therefore, we
would like to ask those who donate money to inform us about their e-mail
address or fax number.
If you would like to support this campaign, please note the bank account
information below:
TURKEY: (Wire transfers only:
(For donations inTurkish Lira TL):
BANK: AKBANK
BRANCH: Saskinbakkal Branch, Istanbul, Turkey
Account No: A00/0016470/01-7
ACCOUNT HOLDER: Pinar Ilkkaracan - Karin Brigitte Ronge/ Kadinin Insan
Haklari Projesi
(For donations in U.S Dollars):
BANK: AKBANK
BRANCH: Suadiye Branch, Istanbul, Turkey
Account No: BU6/0030060/01-8
ACCOUNT HOLDER: Ipek Ilkkaracan - E. Gulsah Seral/Women for Women�s
Human
Rights
(For donations in German D.M):
BANK: AKBANK
BRANCH: Suadiye Branch, Istanbul, Turkey
Account No: BU6/0030066/01-5
ACCOUNT HOLDER: Ipek Ilkkaracan - E. Gulsah Seral/Women for Women�s
Human
Rights
ENGLAND: Please make checks in U.K. � payable to:
Women for Women�s Human Rights
Address: c/o Gonca Gursoy Artunkal
23 Aberdare Gardens
London NW6 3AJ, England
Or for wire transfers:
National Westminster Bank, Swiss Cottage Branch, London
Account No: 92720366
Branch Sort Code: 515010
Account holder: Women for Women�s Human Rights
Our network members are also setting up a bank account in New York for
donations from the USA and Canada. If you are interested in the bank
account
information in New York, please let us know.
In order to enable proper follow-up on the campaign donations, anyone
who
makes a wire transfer or mails in a check should send in a short notice
at
fax: 90-216-3851262 or e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] of the name of the donor, the amount and the
date of
the check or the money transfer. If you have any questions, please let
us
know.
Thank you for your attention.
In solidarity,
Women for Women�s Human Rights (WWHR)
Kadinin Insan Haklari Projesi (KIHP)
Plajyolu No: 12 D:9
Suadiye, Istanbul
TURKEY
e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel: 90-216-3572142
tel/fax: 90-216-3851262
Gonca Gursoy Artunkal, London: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Leyla Gulcur, New York: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Women for Women�s Human Rights - WWHR (Kadinin Insan Haklari Projesi -
KIHP)
is an autonomous NGO, supporting the active participation of women as
free
individuals and equal citizens in the establishment and maintenance of a
democratic and peaceful societal order. We were founded in 1993 in
Istanbul,
Turkey. WWHR aims to end discrimination against women through
empowerment
programs and to provide women�s organizations at the grass-roots level
with
tools and strategies to confront structures of inequality and the
effects of
marginalization. This is accomplished by carrying out research,
disseminating the gathered information in various forms appropriate for
women of different literacy levels and by utilizing research results to
help
enact policy, legal and social changes. In line with these goals, WWHR
produces training programs, resource materials and publications.
If you are interested in receiving any of our publications or
informational
materials, please contact us at the numbers or the addresses indicated
above.
