EA Anywhere Discussion: The challenge of disaster relief
A pair of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 50,000 people and demolishing thousands of buildings. After major disasters like this, one of the most common questions people ask is how to help. But disaster relief can be difficult to do effectively.
Join us to discuss how to help — and how not to — in the aftermath of a natural disaster, what aspects of the disaster response donors can affect, and what are the best charities to donate to.
As a preparation, please read the article: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/10/15/17927688/turkey-syria-earthquake-how-to-help-donate
This is a beginner-friendly event, so feel free to join even if you haven’t interacted much with EA!
Hi. I missed the discussion. Is there any way I could know about what was concluded from it, as in how best to help in terms of disaster relief?
Hi Alisha, you can check the article by Kelsey Piper on disaster relief. Our conclusions were similar to the ones she makes there.
You can join EA Anywhere Slack and ask your question in the #all-questions-welcome channel to collect more perspectives from participants.