In this episode of Protect The World, I chat with Nat Kiemski, program director for All Hands and Hearts' disaster response efforts in Türkiye. 

Back in February, Türkiye was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake which took the lives of over 50,000 people. Less than 24 hours later, All Hands and Hearts were on the ground, assisting with recovery efforts, and working out how their volunteer-led disaster relief program could best contribute to the needs of those affected by the earthquake.

Six months on, Nat and her team are still there, working hard each day to help rebuild a region that is still reeling from February's disaster, and where 700,000 internally displaced persons remain unable to return to their homes.

In this installment of the Protect The World podcast, Nat shares her experiences in Türkiye and discusses global disaster relief more generally. We also hear from Lucy StJohn, a friend of the podcast who spent three months volunteering in Türkiye alongside Nat and the rest of the team. 

Thanks to all of the amazing people who support this project, I was able to make a donation of US$100 to All Hands and Hearts' work in Türkiye. This money will go towards the construction of community centres and improvements to the camps where internally displaced persons are housed in the city of Kahramanmaraş.

You can donate to All Hands and Hearts directly at allhandsandhearts.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia 

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A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Nat Kiemski and Lucy StJohn for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family.

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