Category Fundraiser

4 Sep

Remembering Morocco: One year on from the Earthquake

Remembering Morocco:One year on from the Earthquake In September 2023, Morocco was rocked by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 2,900 people and injured approximately 5,500 others. The earthquake struck the western side of the country, damaging remote villages in the Atlas Mountains as well as parts of the historic city of Marrakech. […]

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7 Aug

He Had Compassion in Ukraine

He Had Compassion in Ukraine “I can’t do everything, but I can do more than nothing.” – Ian Daniel, founder of He Had Compassion Receiving sleeping bags from GAiN and He Had Compassion Ian Daniel and a little girl from House of 64 Since the war began in February 2022, Global Aid Network (GAiN) has […]

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7 Aug

Just A Haircut

Just A Haircut There is so much power in restoring human dignity.   Our DART team who were responding to the Turkey earthquake was able to participate in a distribution with GAiN’s local partner, First Hope Association. With their local volunteers and staff, we distributed hygiene kits as well as food and blankets for families […]

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29 May

End-of-Financial-Year Appeal

End-of-Financial-Year Appeal Before clean water arrived at the village of Nkowe-Mafuriko in Tanzania, people would wake up each morning to a life where time, energy and resources were stretched dangerously thin. Instead of spending precious hours of their day farming the fields for food, villagers would have to wake up while it was still dark […]

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27 Apr

Turkey Syria Earthquake Relief Update

Fresh Bread and a Flat Football One of the DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team) members tells the story of a family they met while setting up tents for those affected by the quake in Turkey in February.   ‘Tulay is 32 years old and a mother of three chatty boys. We met the family and […]

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27 Mar

Family in Unlikely Places

Family in Unlikely Places Tyler C., one of the team members of the DART Team, recounts his interaction with a family in Turkey who lost their home because of the earthquake. “Are you afraid of another earthquake?” I asked 10-year-old Taner* from Iskenderun. “Maybe after the first three – but not anymore,” he replied. We […]

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