EA - Massive Earthquake in Turkey: Comments on the situation from the EA Community in Turkey by Eda Arpacı

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Massive Earthquake in Turkey: Comments on the situation from the EA Community in Turkey, published by Eda Arpacı on February 9, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.From the members of the EA community in TurkeyDear effective altruist friends and community,As you may know, two earthquakes with massive magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.7 occurred in Turkey. The World Health Organization declared a Grade 3 emergency -the highest level of emergency- in the region. Almost 15,000 people lost their lives, more than 60,000 are wounded, and time is running out for the many thousands still waiting to be rescued. The death toll is likely to continue rising, and economic devastation in the affected areas is vast. Given this situation, those of us living in Turkey have been receiving questions about effective and trustworthy organizations to donate to for earthquake relief.Although it is very difficult to know the details of their cost-effectiveness and their precise impact, particularly from an EA perspective, and we cannot fully vouch for them, we can initially recommend the following organizations if you are interested in hearing from the effective altruism community in Turkey about our thoughts on where to donate or if you are already considering donating:Turkish Philanthropy Funds: A US-based foundation that has started an earthquake relief fund. It has matched an additional $1 million for organizations on the ground.AHBAP: One of the most active and well-known voluntary networks in the region.AKUT: A non-governmental organization based in Turkey involved in searching and rescuing the victims of the earthquake on the ground.AFAD: The official disaster and emergency management authority of Turkey.1 USD=18.90TL and 1 EUR=20.40 TL, approximately.Please note that the effective altruism community in Turkey is not affiliated with any of the above organizations. We neither represent them nor receive any funding from them. Please also note that donations to these organizations will be used for earthquake relief in Turkey, and not in Syria, as we only have the necessary context to comment on the situation in Turkey alone.If you have made a donation before or after seeing this post, we would appreciate it if you could email us at [email protected] or comment below so that we can have a clearer understanding of the level of support in the community.If you have been affected by the earthquakes in any way and would like to talk about it with one of us from the effective altruism community in Turkey, please feel free to reach out to us privately via [email protected] free to also ask questions in the comments or email at [email protected] for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.