Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help uses donations specifically for the people in south-eastern Turkey - Purchase of the first 1000 sleeping bags - tents follow

By exploring the earthquake area in south-east Turkey for days, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help (LOG/WoH) was able to determine exactly the need for help that LOG/WoH, as a smaller aid organization, can provide selectively: The organization based at Frankfurt Airport then made its decision to buy aid supplies directly in Turkey and bring them to the people in need instead of choosing lengthy transport routes from Central Europe. LOG/WoH has just bought the first 1000 sleeping bags from Turkish production, which are large enough to accommodate a mother with a small child, for example. The sleeping bags were available immediately, further donations of this kind will follow, said LOG-WoH President Frank Franke after returning from Turkey. "With a donation of only 30 euros we can give victims warmth, the same applies to tents, which we also buy at the same time. Tents and warm sacks to carry on living in an area ravaged by terrible destruction on an unimaginable scale.” Regional LOG-WoH partners are responsible for distributing and transporting the aid to the center of the earthquake region. In the meantime, LOG/WoH has also discussed help with baby food. This is extremely difficult, since the import of such goods is subject to very strict Turkish regulations. Franke: "Of course we will do everything to find a way here and we are in contact with the respective institutions. The same applies to pharmaceutical products, the need for which has yet to be clarified in detail, especially since epidemics are also to be expected in the disaster area.”