Miles away in Istanbul, hotels like the coordinated with the Ministry of Interior Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and other government authorities to send multiple truckloads of emergency disaster recovery supplies—like all-purpose generators, portable toilets, wheelchairs, satellite dishes and televisions, baby food, hygienic supplies, and so much more.
In addition to food and shelter, the process of repairing and rebuilding damaged structures can be a slow one, if not altogether stagnant. “After the earthquake, a lot of companies with business interest in Haiti left and never came back—for example, so many destroyed factories weren’t rebuilt right away, because the people that owned them no longer saw the country as a priority,” my aunt said.
Here are a few trusted resources and organizations you may want to consider donating to for earthquake relief: