{"id":13496,"date":"2023-03-03T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=13496"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:59:50","slug":"cnewas-earthquake-response-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/cnewas-earthquake-response-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"CNEWA&#8217;s Earthquake Response in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-7-8-magnitude-earthquake-in-syria-and-turkey-on-6-february-and-quakes-and-aftershocks-in-the-weeks-that-followed-have-caused-massive-damage-killing-more-than-50-000-people-and-injuring-tens-of-thousands-more\">A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Syria and Turkey on 6 February, and quakes and aftershocks in the weeks that followed, have caused massive damage, killing more than 50,000 people and injuring tens of thousands more.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CNEWA responded immediately by focusing its initial outreach efforts in Syria, whose people continue to suffer tremendous hardship after 12 years of civil war devastated the nation\u2019s infrastructure and economy, as well as rampant internal corruption and U.S.-led sanctions that have hampered charities in their delivery of much-needed human services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working through its established partnerships with church organizations, CNEWA is providing help in Aleppo and to less-affected areas, such as Hama and Lattakia, where survivors from the hardest-hit areas have found shelter offered by local Christian communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CNEWA\u2019s Beirut-based team, responsible for coordinating CNEWA\u2019s Syria response, has raised more than $1.66 million in emergency funds from a family of donors, European and North American, distributing more than $625,000 in the first stages of immediate relief, which included the provision of food, medicine, blankets, clothes and other essentials. As the situation remains fluid with powerful aftershocks, long-term planning \u2014 which includes infrastructure and housing assessment, restoration and rebuilding \u2014 is on hold until some stability resumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped is-style-lightbox wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"17302\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04826-cc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04826-cc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04826-cc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04826-cc-768x432.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC05039-cc.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(photo: CNEWA Beirut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"17303\" src=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DSC04801-cc.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(photo: CNEWA Beirut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Michel Constantin, regional director for CNEWA&#8217;s Beirut office, and a few members of the Beirut team joined Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, to meet with partners and beneficiaries in Aleppo during the weekend of 25 February. Such partners include the Blue Marist brothers, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Mekhitarist Fathers and Franciscan Fathers. Click on any photo to move through the gallery. (photos: CNEWA Beirut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the beginning of March, CNEWA\u2019s partners, including members of the Franciscan, Mekhitarist and Salesian communities, Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Blue Marists, were sheltering and\/or providing aid for up to 3,000 people, responding to requests for food \u2014 the greatest priority \u2014 as well as mattresses, blankets, sanitary items, clothes, milk and diapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Aleppo, the Mekhitarist Fathers continue to shelter 700 people in their school and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul supports about 1,700 people in 10 centers. An additional 1,000 people are being sheltered at two centers of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs, Hama and Yabroud and an additional 1,200 people by the Franciscan Friars in Lattakia. CNEWA is also working closely with the Chaldean bishops in Syria and Turkey, whose communities were impacted by the quake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CNEWA Regional Director Michel Constantin, who manages crises responses from the Beirut office, has noted that preparations are already in place for the next stage of assistance, such as the relocation of families and rental assistance, minor repairs of homes and supply of furniture to those rendered homeless. CNEWA President Msgr. Peter I. Vaccari added that supporting local businesses to help revive societies, especially those of the Christian community, will help stabilize a people shattered by war, sectarian violence, sanctions, corruption and now, earthquakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help CNEWA\u2019s relief efforts, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/work\/emergency-syria\/\">https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/work\/emergency-syria\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Syria and Turkey on 6 February, and quakes and aftershocks in the weeks that followed, have caused massive damage, killing more than 50,000 people and injuring tens of thousands more. 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