Cholera outbreak in South Africa Appeal

With 22 people dead and more than 179 patients in different hospitals across Tshwane, the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak continues to haunt the residents of the area, who are living in constant fear of more deaths. The crisis had become more serious due to the increase in casualties, most of whom are being treated at various hospitals in the area.

Losing someone to a preventable disease like cholera is heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with all the families and communities impacted by this outbreak.

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World Vision South Africa’s response plan

In response to this cholera outbreak, World Vision South Africa have launched an emergency response plan to control the spread of the disease and mitigate its impact.

We are prepared to assist those whose lives have been upended by this disaster as the death toll continues to rise. Our local teams will deliver emergency supplies, such as:

Hygiene kits
Public Awareness Campaigns
Access to Clean Water
Long-term water Infrastructure to those who are most in need.

As World Vision South Africa, we continue to closely monitor the situation and provide the necessary support to those affected by this disease. We furthermore welcome the contributions made by various organizations towards relief efforts.

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Emergency food supplies

R150 could help provide emergency food supplies to desperate families

Household shelter

R300 could provide a family with a basic household shelter kit

Hygiene kits

R450 could help desperate families stay healthy with vital hygiene kits

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How we work in emergencies

When emergencies hit, children are often the most at risk. That’s why we need to be there – in places torn apart by disasters and conflict.

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We respond all over the world

During 2020, we helped over 27 million people in emergencies across 48 countries - that’s 74,000 people each day. We respond to humanitarian crises caused by conflict as well as natural disasters.

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We respond quickly

We’re one of the first organisations on the ground when an emergency strikes. Within 72 hours of a disaster, we can deliver lifesaving supplies anywhere in the world – often even sooner.

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We help rebuild lives

In the wake of a disaster, we stay to help rebuild the lives of children, families, and communities. We also help to build resilience so that if another disaster strikes, they are better able to cope.

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Your support is needed now more than ever

More people than ever need your help

Over 3,400 people are confirmed dead as a result of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023. Thousands more are injured and displaced, leaving people homeless during the coldest month of the year.

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Catastrophic damage

Frantic search and rescue efforts are underway for people reportedly trapped under flattened buildings. Damage was widespread following the predawn quake and its aftershocks, including one nearly as strong as the first. According to local Turkish reports, the quakes destroyed more than 2,800 buildings.

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Already vulnerable families most affected

The quake hit a region already beset by turmoil from more than a decade of Syria’s conflict and the ongoing refugee crisis. Your donations will provide vulnerable children and their families with emergency supplies, such as first aid, food, clean water and emergency chelters.

Your support makes change happen

All the resources entrusted to us are effectively and efficiently invested in the lives and futures of children. We always strive to keep our overhead costs low, ensuring that the maximum amount is spent on programmes that benefit children, their families and communities.

In 2021, 85% of the funds raised were spent on programmes, 10% on fundraising efforts and 5% was used for administration expenses.

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Why World Vision

70 years of experience

We’re an international Christian charity working with all faiths and none

Almost 100 countries

Together we transform the lives of the most vulnerable children

27 million people

We helped more than 27 million people in emergencies during 2020 alone

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Turkey and Syria Earthquake FAQ

The powerful earthquake’s epicenter was near Gaziantep, where millions of Syrian refugees live, just outside the regional capital.

The quake added more misery along the border, an area beset by the decades-long Syria conflict and refugee crisis.

Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees in the world, some 3.5 million Syrians, according to the UNHCR, which runs one of its most extensive operations from Gaziantep.

“While we were sleeping, the house started shaking. I immediately ran to my children; I did not know which one to carry."

"I could not reach the door, the distance was very far, and a minute of time was like years of helplessness and fear,” said a World Vision staff member in northern Syria.

"The fear continues with the aftershocks. Most of the people are on the streets in the snow and rain, with many destroyed buildings, many victims, and many still trapped under the rubble.”
You can help World Vision continue responding to disasters like this earthquake around the world.
- Please give today to help people suffering from the 2023 Turkey and Syria earthquake.
- Pray: Join us in praying for World Vision staff and responders as they continue to support families through this disaster. Almighty Father, we ask for Your mercy on people hardest hit by this disaster. During these frantic hours, please guide the search and rescue teams with Your protection and courage. Comfort the families that have lost loved ones, and keep children and adults warm as the bitterness of winter is now heaped upon this catastrophe. Give them patience, peace, and hope that they will emerge from this disaster and livelihoods will be restored.
World Vision is working rapidly to assess potential impacts to already-displaced children and communities in the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the early hours of Monday morning, sending tremors across the region.

Our priority will include helping support affected people with access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, shelter, and protection. Our immediate response areas will cover Gaziantep and Sanliurfa in Turkey, as well as Azaz, Afrin, and Idlib in northern Syria.

We’re distributing fuel and heat to shelters as cold and sub-zero temperatures are of immediate concern. Initial assessments from our partners showed a critical need for fuel to restore heating and electricity to medical facilities and emergency shelters.

“In the middle of a harsh winter, already incredibly vulnerable children and families have now been shaken to their core by this devastating earthquake, which is likely to affect thousands in northern Syria and southern Türkiye,” said Johan Mooij, Response Director for World Vision’s Syria Crisis Response in Amman, Jordan. “We will do everything we can to help those who were affected.”

World Vision has been working in the Middle East region for nearly 40 years. We’re dedicated to improving the lives of children, families, and the communities where they live through long-term sustainable development as well as responding to disasters — both natural and man-made.

World Vision quickly came alongside Syrian families who fled to Lebanon in 2011. Since then, our work has expanded to other countries hosting Syrian refugees and into Syria. Children and their long-term needs are always our first priority.

World Vision provides aid to children and families in Syria, Jordan, and Turkey, all of which have suffered from the conflict and resulting humanitarian crisis. Since the Syrian refugee crisis began, we’ve helped more than 7.5 million children and their families in the region.

Cholera outbreak Appeal