Emergency Fundraisers

Syria & Turkey Earthquake Relief

In February 2023, we were deeply saddened by the news of the earthquake that killed thousands of people living in Syria and Turkey. In response, The SCOOP Foundation decided to launch an emergency fundraiser. Funds raised from this campaign went to our partners Hevya Sor (Syria), Yardim Konvoyu (Turkey) and IGAM (Turkey). Our partners on the ground, Hevya Sor and Yardim Konvoyu, worked tirelessly to provide urgent aid to those affected by the earthquake and are highly experienced in responding to disasters of this size. Our Erasmus+ partner IGAM provided emergency assistance to members of the Turkish Steering Committee who were hugely affected by the catastrophic earthquake.

Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser and helped raise over €13k, in particular Greyhound Recycling for the continued support and donation. 

Bajed Kandala Camp Rebuild

In December 2022, Joint Help For Kurdistan’s community centre was destroyed by a devastating fire caused by electrical fault. The community centre is a lifeline to thousands of Yazidi people who survived ISIS’ genocide in 2014. For eight years the centre has delivered a range of vital services and primary healthcare to 12,000 people, including a doctor’s clinic, pharmacy, lab, women’s centre, sports, and education for young people and adults. 

SCOOP has been working with JHK since 2017, and this is when we delivered our very first art programme alongside artist Shane Sutton. This naturally developed into ‘SCOOP Ed’, which saw an expansion of the programmes we deliver in the camp, including art, IT, design, music, basic English and film making. Due to the structural damage to the centre, SCOOP’s daily IT classes were put on hold until the environment was safe to use again.

As of May 2023 the centre has been rebuilt with a brand new health clinic and educational department! The SCOOP team are excited to return to the camp this summer to deliver SCOOP Ed. 

Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser and helped raise €4k.