Thank you to the Kessler Foundation who partnered with GADRA in support of our response in Turkiye and Syria by providing a $5,000 grant. These monies will be matched in the EOC with needs of our 7 disability-led organizations providing assistance in the area.

The Association of Women with Disabilities in Türkiye is in need of Rh- and A negative blood donations to be made at Yeditpe University Ihtisas hospital.

Eligible donors are needed by tomorrow morning 5/3. For more information, please visit: instagram.com/p/Crv2asLITCv/…

On March 9, we hosted a webinar regarding our activation in Türkiye and Syria following the recent earthquakes. Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=wRoBng…

Meet the 6 disability-led organizations responding to the needs of people with disabilities in Türkiye and Syria: wid.org/disability-led…

WID’s Exec. Director & CEO Marcie Roth recently attended the ZeroProject.org #ZeroCon23 , where she discussed Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration. She was joined by WID Board Chair, Susan Mazrui, fightforrightngo 🇺🇦's Mariia Pomonarenko, Yuliia Sachuk, Tanya Herasymova and @DisasterStrat's Anna Landre.

GADRA's Emergency Operations Center is supporting multiple disability-led organizations (DLOs) in Türkiye and Syria who are working tirelessly to assist people with disabilities impacted by the earthquakes.

Read our latest update: wid.org/gadra-activate…

Join us on tomorrow, 3/9 @ 6PM Türkiye and Syria / 10 AM U.S. Eastern for a webinar discussing our Emergency Operations Center which is supporting disabled persons organizations in Türkiye and Syria following the recent earthquakes.

Register: buff.ly/3J8Lx1v

Join us on Thurs, 3/9 @ 6PM Türkiye and Syria / 10 AM U.S. Eastern for a webinar discussing our Emergency Operations Center which is supporting disabled persons organizations in Türkiye and Syria following the recent earthquakes.

Register: buff.ly/3J8Lx1v

Join us on Thursday, March 9 at 6PM Türkiye and Syria Time / 10 AM U.S. Eastern for a webinar discussing our newly-launched virtual Emergency Operations Center which is supporting disabled persons organizations in Türkiye and Syria.

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

GADRA has capitalized on its global reach to connect disability-led organizations in Türkiye and Syria impacted by the earthquake with resources, services and the support of other disability-led organizations who understand. Join us in our response: wid.org/turkiye-and-sy…

Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration is poised to respond to the needs of disability-led organizations in Pakistan that have been impacted by recent flooding. Email [email protected] if you are or know a disability-led organization in Pakistan or want to support Pakistani people with disabilities.

The Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) is celebrating its second anniversary of providing support to Disability-Led Organizations (DLOs) experiencing disasters. It has been an eventful year with GADRA engagement! Here are a few highlights!

This 7-year-old girl was saved after the russian missile got to her house in Kyiv, her mother is still in danger.

The rescuers are working on the spot, saving people who have been trapped under the rubble.
#stoprussia #cancelrussia

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Meet Natalia, operator of our hotline. Yesterday she accepted 55 calls in 1 day!❤️
«I hadn't even time to process an application and got call again. But it's all worth it, because for us it's opportunity to help people with disabilities survive during russian war against Ukraine»

FFR and Sara Minkara talked about strengthening the influence of voice of Ukrainian community of people with disabilities in the country. Sara Minkara gave us advice on improving sustainability of FFR at both national/international levels. Thanks a lot, it was a great honour!

Had a warm meeting with The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies World Institute on Disability 日本財団

It's a great honour to know you and work together for safety of #Ukrainians with #Disability during the #WarInUkraine ❤️🇺🇦

Iryna Tekuchova Marcie Roth Ichiro Kabasawa Tanya Herasymova Yuliia Sachuk Shaylin Sluzalis

#COSP15

Volodymyr from Mariupol: '2 years ago we bought a house, adapted it for me. It was a cosy place that we loved. We planted trees and flowers. It became a real home for us. We just had to leave it all. And now I'm there every day: in my thoughts, feelings, heart'💙💛

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Tanya Herasymova: I don't know how many people are prisoners in their apartments and they're prisoners twice when they are in closed institution. But people have no choice. They are dying in their bed because no one could transport them to the bomb shelters.

Our mission is to bring together disability-led organizations, foundations, corporations, and other allies to identify needs and link partners to accelerate assistance and resources, before, during, and after disasters. Here’s what our partners are saying about us!