Earthquake Response
ADRA continues to respond to the earthquake disaster in Aleppo, and Latakia.
When a crisis occurs, ADRA’s global network and partners are prepared with urgent resources that are often prepositioned to quickly reach the affected areas in need. ADRA’s country offices closest to the disaster coordinate funds, materials, and personnel, enabling immediate action and delivering the necessary relief supplies to the most severely impacted regions.
Did you Know?
According to the UN’s refugee agency’s April Operational Update on northwest Syria, the humanitarian conditions in that region have been worsening due to ongoing hostilities, a deteriorating economic crisis, and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in February 2023. This deterioration comes after more than 12 years of conflict in the area.
ACTIVITIES
Food Basket Distribution Aleppo
Location: Bustan Al Qaser and Fardous areas
Status: ADRA distributed 1,179 food baskets to provide 5 days' worth of food to 5,895 individuals in 5 communities during May 2023.
Donor-Project: SHF - ADMIRE / DANIDA - COPE
Rehabilitation of Shelters Aleppo
Authorization is pending from MoE and DoE to move portable showers and toilets to Sultan Bash Atrash shelter. Adnan Al Mandi shelter was evacuated and is now a school.
Donor-Project: SHF - PULSE
Hygiene Kit Distribution Aleppo
ADRA distributed 1,675 hygiene kits in six different communities, benefiting 7,160 individuals by improving hygiene opportunities.
Donor-Project: Plan International - EARTH / Swiss Solidarity - ESHWA / LDSC - EREFA
Cash for Work Aleppo
ADRA contracted 6 daily workers to clean three collective shelters.
Donor-Project: ADRA Network - RELIEF
Ready-to-eat food parcels Latakia
Status: ADRA distributed 145 food parcels containing ready-to-eat food, providing 5 days' worth of food to 770 individuals in three different collective shelters.
Donor-Project: LDSC - EREFA
Food Parcel Latakia
Status: ADRA distributed 801 food parcels, providing a 15-day food supply to each family in four different locations of rural Latakia, benefiting 4,005 individuals.
Donor-Project: DANIDA - COPE
Collective Shelter Rehabilitation Latakia
Status: ADRA is in the process of completing the technical assessment for rehabilitating 2 floors with approximately 17 rooms each, with the expectation of accommodating around 40 families.
Donor-Project: LDSC - EREFA
School Rehabilitation Latakia
ADRA has assessed 5 schools and is currently preparing the Bill of Quantities (BoQs) for the rehabilitation process.
Donor-Project: ECHO-RECOVER / Plan International - EARTH
Blanket Distribution in Aleppo
Three hundred and six blankets were distributed in four shelters benefiting 302 families
Rehabilitation of Shelters
Rehabilitation of two mid-term collective shelters was completed: Al Wahda,
which has been handed over to the DoE and is already hosting families, and
Adnan Al Medani, which was subsequently evacuated. Resources used to
rehabilitate this shelter will be moved to other open shelters as needed
Latakia
Completed the rehabilitation of the Adnan Al Malki collective shelter, hosting 72
families; additional work was also completed on Al Qardaha Hotel (expected to host 66 families on the three floors rehabilitated by ADRA)
Rehabilitation of School
WASH facilities in Hattim Mhanna school, Latakia
Food Distribution in Aleppo
ADRA distributed 457 food baskets (to provide food for 5 days) to
2,285 individuals in 6 shelters during April 2023
Hygiene Kits in Aleppo
ADRA distributed 413 hygiene kits in 5 collective shelters,
improving the hygiene opportunities of 2,065 individuals
Food Distribution in Latakkia
ADRA provided 16,200 hot meals to 900 individuals in 2 shelters
in April 2023
Food Parcels in Latakia
ADRA distributed food parcels, intended to provide each family
with a 15-day food supply, benefitting 1,950 individual
