Heyva Sor sends 500.000 Euro to Rojava

As a first step, the Red Crescent of Kurdistan has sent 500,000 euros to Rojava to provide for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Turkish invasion of northern Syria. 200,000 euros of this came from the German party 'Die Partei’.

The Kurdish Red Crescent (Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê) has started a fundraising campaign for Rojava after the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria began on 9 October. The campaign is run by the branches in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Austria and France as well as in cooperation with the organisations of Heyva Sor in Bashur (South Kurdistan) and Rojava (West Kurdistan).

Now as first step a transfer of 500,000 Euro could be sent to northern Syria. According to the organisation, the fundraising campaign launched by ‘Die Partei’ in Germany has so far raised 200,000 euros, which have been forwarded to Heyva Sor.

The Kurdish Red Crescent thanked Die Partei and all donors from Germany, France, England, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Finland, Portugal, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Chile, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Ireland, Russia, Canada, Serbia, Brazil and Scotland.

The campaign for those displaced by the Turkish Jihadist invasion in Rojava continues.