Hatay and Kahramanmaraş Experience
The February 6 Earthquakes directly affected 9 million people in 11 provinces in southeastern region of Türkiye, causing significant losses of life. Search and rescue and humanitarian response started in very challenging conditions due to the destructiveness of the earthquake, the width of the affected field, and unfavorable weather conditions. As a result of the earthquakes, at least 53 thousand 537 people lost their lives according to the official figures in Türkiye and over 100 thousand people got injured.
In order to support needs determined by disaster affected communities with micro-grants and increase disaster resilience capacities of these communities, Support to Life implemented ‘Survivor and CommunityLed Response Program’ (SCLR) in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş in April 2023 – July 2024 period with funding granted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP). A total of 102 projects developed and implemented by local communities in affected by the earthquake in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş were supported with micro-grants.
This report captures the impact and learning from these projects.
