For the last decade, Merit Education and its Student Council have supported UNICEF organization for a variety of activities and put a lot of effort into gathering and sharing food, clothes, education materials, and medical care to impoverished children around the world. Besides, we have successfully launched several fundraising events, including helping Chinese students who survived from the Wenchuan earthquake, providing water pumps to African schools, donating to UNICEF program for rescuing and resettling children soldiers, helping Indonesian children who suffered from earthquakes and tornados, and also helping children who were affected by the Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The total amount of donation has reached to 300,000 Canadian dollars.

This year, we have decided to host a fundraiser in support of children and families affected by the earthquakes that Hit Syria and south-east Türkiye.

In the morning of February 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit south-east Türkiye and Syria, followed by a second 7.5 magnitude earthquake later in the day. Thousands of people have lost their lives, with the death toll likely to increase. Many more have been injured, and thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed.

Children in Syria are among the most vulnerable when disaster strikes. The earthquake comes at a time where two-thirds of the population are already struggling due to ongoing conflict, a harsh winter and difficult economic conditions.

UNICEF is responding to the urgent needs of children in Syria and Türkiye by providing shelter, protection, safe drinking water, nutrition and hygiene essentials. We need your support to reach more children affected by this disaster.

Thank you!