Project profile — Turkey Earthquake - Canadian Red Cross Society 2011

• Turkey (100.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

October 27, 2011 - On October 23, 2011 an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck eastern Turkey, causing widespread damage. The death toll was above 600, with more than 4,000 people injured. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless, enduring freezing temperatures during the nights. CIDA's contribution covers the deployment of 500 winterized tents from its stockpile of emergency relief supplies managed by the Canadian Red Cross Society to support the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Turkish Red Crescent Society's emergency relief operations in Turkey. The 500 tents are expected to provide shelter for 500 families (approximately 2,500 people).

Expected output is increased access of earthquake-affected people to urgently needed emergency shelter. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children.

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