“I wanted to say a very big thank you for the generous donation that you sent to help our emergency aid work in Beirut. It really makes a big difference in terms of buying glass and wood to meet the endless demand for the repair/replacement/glazing of some of the tens of thousands of windows and doors blasted out by this terrible explosion.
I really find it difficult to describe the devastation I witnessed when I arrived a few days after the blast. I have worked in earthquake and tsunami disaster zones around the world but the level of damage to a modern skyscraper city like Beirut leaves one speechless!
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Although major repairs have begun, the task is enormous. The economy has collapsed and even the better off families cannot access their money from a non-functioning banking system. For the poor and most vulnerable, the ones EDA is targeting as a priority, the task of repair is impossible. The rain is approaching, and the pressure increases daily on our skilled team of Syrian refugee carpenters and engineers to meet the non-stop demand for urgent help. So, we plough on from 7am until 6pm seven days a week until we can do no more.
To date we have installed almost 1000 windows and doors securing around 450 houses/families from the elements. We will try to do more, and your donation will help us achieve this.
So many thanks once again from the whole EDA team.