On Tuesday 4 August, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was left devastated by huge explosions at the city’s port.
A minimum of 100 individuals are presently known to have died and 4,000 people have actually been left hurt from the blasts, which triggered damage to streets within a radius of several kilometres.
According to George Kettaneh, the head of the Lebanese Red Cross, there are still victims caught under the rubble.
Organisations consisting of the Lebanese Red Cross, Beit el Baraka and Donner Sang Compter have actually been supplying assistance for victims of the explosions, leaving people from the location, establishing blood drives and assisting to house families whose homes have actually been wrecked.
Here are a number of organisations and initiatives that you can contribute towards to help victims of the Beirut explosions:
Lebanese Red Cross
The Lebanese Red Cross is the country’s primary service provider of ambulances, with more than 300 ambulances and 3,000 lifesaver on its personnel.
Following the explosions at the port in Beirut, the Lebanese Red Cross shared regular updates on its social media channels concerning the dispatch of its emergency medical teams to rescue and evacuate victims in the location.
The organisation made an immediate plea for blood donations at the Lebanese Red Cross blood transfusion centres throughout the country, which are located at Tripoli, Jounieh, Antelias, Spears and Zahle, Saida and Nabatieh, in addition to setting up triage and first help stations to deal with victims with non-critical injuries.
The Lebanese Red Cross likewise alerted members of the general public not to contribute to any 3rd parties fundraising under its name, specifying that these fundraisers are “not authorised and illegal”.
On the site you can donate in American dollars or in Lebanese pounds, however donors are being encouraged not to donate in the regional currency because of the financial circumstance in the nation deteriorating its worth.
To donate, click here.
Impact Lebanon disaster relief fund
Impact Lebanon, a non-profit organisation that explains itself as a “social incubator for driven Lebanese around the globe” has set up a fundraising page on JustGiving to raise money for catastrophe relief in Beirut.
With a target of raising ₤ 5m, the organisation states that it is co-ordinating with non-governmental organisations that need aid in the aftermath of the explosions in the capital of Lebanon.
Effect Lebanon says it will be “thorough” with the donations that are sent to NGOs and will offer more info on the organisations that are receiving money from the fundraiser “as quickly as possible”.
To donate, click here.
Beit el Baraka
Beit el Baraka is a non-profit organisation based in Beirut that uses help to households and senior people in Lebanon who are fighting with the cost of living.
Following the surges at Beirut port, the organisation stated on its Instagram Story that it is going to assist fix the homes of households that were “severely harmed” as a result of the blasts.
Beit el Baraka stated that it would offer those in requirement with emergency situation shelter relief, by offering temporary accommodation and requirements such as food; aid to rehabilitate homes that have actually been harmed and provide help to families as they browse their current situations.
To donate, click here.
Donner Sang Compter
Donner Sang Compter, an organisation established a years earlier, promotes blood contribution in Lebanon, setting up blood drives and providing a call centre that is offered to call 24/7.
Following the explosions in Beirut, the organisation specified on Twitter that all of its blood banks “were overcrowded and pumping hope”.
“Demands are all satisfied for tonight,” Donner Sang Compter stated on Tuesday 4 August. “Let’s stay alert for the coming couple of days.”
The site for the organisation offers details on how individuals can contribute blood or offer support as a volunteer.
Beirut Blast Victims Relief Fund
A charity event entitled the “Beirut Blast Victims Relief Fund” has been set up on GoFundMe to assist raise money that will be moved to “trusted” non-governmental organisations to help victims of the Beirut surges.
The relief fund has actually been set up by Lucas Labelle, a Gabelli School of Business graduate whose mom, Sana Labelle, is vice president of NGO Fard, and Camila Magnani, a New york city College student.
Imane Nasreddine, creator of non-profit organisation Ahla Fawda and Ms Labelle have likewise assisted to launch the fundraiser, with the aim of “helping the needy and raising money and supplies for those who need it most”.
“We will be documenting all of the handlings of the funds got and also provide evidence of them getting dispersed to help those affected by this catastrophic event,” it states on the relief fund’s page.
“Donations will help us buy materials; food, water, emergency treatment, meal boxes, offering shelter, medical materials, paying for medical costs of those injured by the explosion, helping repairs of homes, and so on”
To contribute, click on this link.
The Embrace Lifeline is a helpline that supplies psychological health support for those in need in Lebanon.
Introduced in partnership with the National Mental Health Programme at the Ministry of Public Health, and part of the United Nations Global Compact group, the Embrace Lifeline states it is the “very first nationwide emotional assistance and suicide avoidance helpline in Lebanon”.
When people call the helpline on 1564, they are put in touch with trained operators who can provide them assistance in regards to mental health assistance, in addition to using psychological assistance and carrying out suicide threat evaluation.
To donate, click on this link.
Live Love Beirut
Live Love Beirut, an organisation committed to creating social impact, is requesting individuals to contribute cash to its regular monthly fund to help support non-profit organisations in the consequences of the Beirut surges.
“Our cherished city remains in ruins. Homes of people who can’t even access their bank accounts and who are residing on half or no wages are shattered,” the organisation specified in a social media post.
The non-governmental organisation Live Love Lebanon, who lag Live Love Beirut, mentioned that it has currently validated non-profit organisations that will get donations from its crisis fund.
It adds that members of the public can submit their own tips for efforts that would benefit from aid.
