Counterpart International is responding to the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan that has left nearly 200 people dead and more than 400,000 homeless. The death toll is feared to be much higher than currently estimated.
Most Recent Updates:
- In response to the thousands in need in southern Kyrgyzstan, Counterpart International’s humanitarian assistance program has already released U.S. State Department-funded disaster relief packages valued at more than $200,000 to Osh and Jalal-bad, the main areas of conflict. The distributed supplies include medical supplies, surgical instruments, folding litters, towels, bedding, clothing, footwear and food. Learn More >>
- Two containers of clothing footwear, bedding, and hygiene supplies, valued at more than $201,000 will arrive within days.
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Additional containers (valued at over $700,000) of hygiene kits—critical to those who have been forced to flee their homes—will depart within the coming week.
“At this time, we’re requesting monetary donations to help with the crisis,” says Rang Hee Kim, Senior Director of Counterpart’s Humanitarian Assistance Programs. “In a situation like this, cash donations will have the greatest impact in the most efficient and timely manner. The donations collected will fund the local purchase and distribution of critically needed aid. Shipment of material goods collected here in the U.S. requires weeks to coordinate and transport. Monetary donations can make a difference on the ground immediately.”
Your donation can bring much needed relief to the thousands of Kyrgyz citizens suffering through this crisis.
Thank you so much for your support and generosity!
Since beginning work in Kyrgyzstan in 1996, Counterpart has distributed and monitored the delivery of $85 million in humanitarian aid. These distributions were made with the help of more than 863 governmental and non-governmental institutions in all seven Oblasts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Donations designated to the Kyrgyzstan Crisis are a contribution to the overall disaster relief efforts of Counterpart International in Kyrgyzstan. Donations collected will be used where the need is greatest. Since you are supporting Counterpart’s mission to empower people around the world, your donation is tax-deductible.
