TURKISH RED CRESCENT

The leading charity Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) on Friday announced a new campaign for the South of Africa, which is facing a severe food shortage and drought. The campaign under the motto "Extend your hand so that humanity will not die" is asking for donations to help Madagascar, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. The charity said in a statement on Friday that the drought, which began in 2018, and subsequent food shortages have reached…

In line with its friendly attitude towards African countries, Turkey stands with one of the youngest countries on the continent. In southern Sudan, projects are underway from Turkish aid and development agencies. In the last decade, since South Sudan gained independence, state development, aid and education agencies have helped the country implement a number of projects to lift the people. The African country of South Sudan with a population of 12 million was ousted from Sudan on June 9, 2011.…

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) distributed humanitarian aid to the Somali people in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Turkish Red Crescent officials in Somalia, who spoke to the Anadolu Agency (AA), said the group distributed more than 500 food parcels to people in need, including those internally displaced in the capital. "The Turkish Red Crescent has provided humanitarian aid to Somalia since 2011 and distributed 500 food packages to families in need in the Kahda region," said Orhan Kokcu, head…

Africa accounts for almost 9% of the world's freshwater resources, according to a UN report, but the situation is gloomy for millions on the continent on World Water Day, which is marked on Monday. Building water wells is the fastest way to deal with water scarcity problems, even if it is temporary, and Turkish charities boast of leading efforts to this end. From the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) to doctors around the world, charities facilitate access to water for poor communities on the continent.…