It's now a month since earthquakes shattered the lives of millions of people in #Venezuela - they still badly need support. Our Appeal has now raised more than £1.7 million here, over £18 m UK wide but our member charities still need much more to ramp up their recovery efforts www.dec.org.uk
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The Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland brings together 6 of 15 UK members charities to raise funds fast to respond effectively to major overseas humanitarian crises.
A huge thank you to Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian for lending his voice to shine a light on our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal. At a time when millions are in urgent need, we're grateful for your support. If you can, please donate today: bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #VenezuelaAppeal
We’ve raised more than £1.5 million to help the most vulnerable people survive and recover after the #earthquakes in #Venezuela - UK total now passed £15m Thanks so much for every donation. With this surge of funds, our members will be able to support communities for months to come.
Hundred of thousands of people have lost their homes in the #Venezuela #Earthquakes but also shops to buy food and somewhere to cook it. That's why it's vital to get food packages to mothers like Alexari and her baby. If you can, please donate now ➡️dec.org.uk
A long road ahead after the twin #earthquakes Reflections of our CEO @salehsaeed.bsky.social in the @scotsman.com today after his visit to #Venezuela this week and his call for continued support here at home. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
A long road ahead after the twin #earthquakes Reflections of our CEO in the @Scotsman today after his visit to #Venezuela this week and his call for continued support here at home. lnkd.in/eEG4tbK3
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Nelson and his daughters survived the earthquakes in #Venezuela After sleeping outside for five days they now have a small tent and tins of food supplied through @IslamicReliefUK Please keep donating if you can dec.org.uk
It's hard to overstate the scale of the loss felt by people who've not just lost homes but family and friends buried in collapsed buildings after the #Venezuela #Earthquakes. Yajaira has lost her granddaughter but finds some comfort from her two dogs that were rescued. Please donate dec.org.uk
Humanitarians always prioritise the most vulnerable people affected in any disaster - children, women, mothers, elderly people, those with disabilities like Rosa. You can help her and so many more by donating now to #Venezuela #earthquake appeal 👇 dec.org.uk
It's all about the football, unless you're in #Venezuela Let's hope children like Aaron and his friends get the result they so badly need as their communities struggle to recover after their lives were shattered by the twin earthquakes. Please donate now ▶️dec.org.uk
Thanks to early donations, our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal has raised over £1 million in Scotland in just 3 days, now just passed £10 million UK wide. Thanks so much If you haven't yet but can support then please click now! 👇👇👇 dec.org.uk
Many thanks to @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for getting behind our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Cross party cooperation @parliament.scot really underlines the #humanitarian principles that guide our work. If you can, please donate now dec.org.uk @scotlibdems.org.uk
It's great to get such consistent cross party support for our Appeals as well as financial backing from @scottishgovernment.bsky.social £250,000 just released for our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Huge thanks also to @johnswinney.bsky.social for adding his voice to our urgent call for support
It's great to get cross party support for our Appeals and financial backing from @scottishgovernment.bsky.social £250,000 just released for our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Huge thanks also to FM @john.swinney.bsky.social for adding his voice for donations as soon as possible @dec.org.uk
We've raiesed more than £800,000 in less than 24 hours - £7 million UK wide To everyone that has supported so far, including @scottishgovernment.bsky.social we say a big thank you. But the needs of all those affected are huge and urgent, so watch and, if you can, donate asap dec.org.uk
A great early boost for our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal with £250,000 donated by @scottishgovernment.bsky.social via its #Humanitarian Emergency Fund. Thank you! As our member teams and their local partners accelerate their response, please donate now if you can. dec.org.uk
We've just launched our #Venezuela #earthquake Appeal. Our simple but urgent request is please donate now to help save lives. Text HOPE to 70150 to donate £10 or go to our website now www.dec.org.uk For any support you can offer, thank you.
Over the past year, DEC members have reached the most vulnerable people in #Myanmar to recover after the shattering #earthquake Yet another great response here in Scotland - £2.4 million raised, £28m UK wide - means more than 500,000 have been helped to rebuild their lives. Thank you
Your donations continue to provide a lifeline for the most vulnerable people in #Gaza DEC member Concern and its local partner have now repaired a school water supply. The relief and joy is clear to see. Thank you.
Severe storm #Byron is heading for #Gaza Floods have already made life even more difficult for hundreds of thousands of people in the territory without safe shelter, food, water and medical care. If you can please support our Appeal. www.dec.org.uk Thank you
Floods are making already desperate conditions worse for the most vulnerable families in #Gaza Thanks to @FCDOGovUK for boosting #AidMatch on #GivingTuesday with an extra £3 million for our Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. If you're persuded by our video, your donation will be doubled.
“The ceasefire is not the end, it is a beginning.” If you can, please donate to our renewed Appeal to help @christianaid and our other member charities save and protect lives in #Gaza app.scotsman.com/story/536447...
The ceasefire in Gaza is not the end, it is a beginning
The ceasefire is bringing a long overdue increase in aid into Gaza, but there is still a massive shortfall
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Aid trucks have just started rolling into #Gaza www.thenational.scot/news/2553572...
Fresh appeal for Gaza as Scots raise £4.5 million for humanitarian crisis charities
SCOTS have helped raise nearly £4.5 million for charities that specialise in delivering emergency humanitarian aid in the Middle East ...
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This is the beginning of a long, difficult road to recovery for the people of #Gaza If you can, please donate now. Thank you. app.scotsman.com/story/535557...
This is the beginning of a long, difficult road to recovery
Now must be the time to bring long overdue relief
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The #Gaza ceasefire agreement brings hope to so many people whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. Our member charities and their local partners are ready to resume operations at scale - so, if you can, please support this vital effort now. 👇 bit.ly/DECScotHope
Great to help our member charities Tearfund and Christian Aid to secure vital funding from the Scottish Government for projects in #Sudan and #SouthSudan - the world’s worst but largely unreported #humanitarian crisis 150,00 killed, 30 million need aid! www.thenational.scot/news/2549922...
Scottish Government announces £250k in humanitarian aid for Sudan
The Scottish Government has announced a further £250,000 in humanitarian aid for Sudan.
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You’d be excused for forgetting, but it’s now 6 months since the huge #Myanmar earthquake. Great support in Scotland - £2.4 million, £27m UK wide - has funded our member charities to help hundreds of thousands of people to survive and recover. Thanks www.dec.org.uk/appeal/myanm...
Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million, around £4.3m in Scotland. Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives. How we do it 👇 www.dec.org.uk/report/middl...
Despite the huge security and logistical challenges, DEC charities and their partners in #Gaza are still able to get life saving support to those who need it most. If you can please donate to support their efforts www.dec.org.uk
Important for our Chief Exec @salehsaeed and others to brief the CEEAC, (External Affairs) Committee at the Scottish Parliament earlier today on the acute and deepening #Humanitarian crisis in #Gaza You can watch a recording via this link. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...
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