He Had Compassion in Ukraine
“I can’t do everything, but I can do more than nothing.” – Ian Daniel, founder of He Had Compassion Since the war began in February 2022, Global Aid Network (GAiN) has sent disaster relief to Ukraine to help shed light into the oppressive darkness that has become people’s waking reality. In addition to GAiN Germany […]
Read More
Family in Unlikely Places
Tyler C., one of the team members of the DART Team, recounts his interaction with a family in Turkey who lost their home because of the earthquake: “Are you afraid of another earthquake?” I asked 10-year-old Taner* from Iskenderun. “Maybe after the first three – but not anymore,” he replied. We passed the phone back […]
Read More
People Need People
A colourful children’s playground stands firm amidst the waves of rubble from collapsed buildings in Antakya, Turkey. For Beste, now the only child around these streets, having a playground is a miracle that helps to distract her from the traumatic experience she lived only a few days ago. Swinging and climbing up the slide is […]
Read More
Hope Amidst the Rubble
The following is is a message sent from the GAiN DART Team, who left for Turkey on February 22: Greetings to the GAiN family and supporters. We are still shocked by what we see around us in the disaster zone. We just spent the night in a house surrounded by mountains of rubble. A few […]
Read More
Local Love in Syria
The aftermath of the earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6 have continued to wreak havoc and death. This devastation comes at an already vulnerable and difficult time for both countries, with cold winter storms sweeping the region and an ongoing cholera outbreak threatening to further dishearten the people of Syria. Sources report […]
Read More
The Devastation Continues
The world continues to watch in horror as news reports flood in about the enormous earthquakes that struck regions of Turkey and Syria this past Monday morning on February 6. The number of people harmed by the earthquakes is steadily increasing, with over 36,000 dead and tens of thousands injured across Turkey and Syria. “When […]
Read More
Calling for Help in Turkey and Syria
“It’s now a race against time. . .Every minute, every hour that passes, the chances of finding survivors alive diminishes.” -Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Sources estimate that over 11,000 deaths and 38,000 injuries have happened in Turkey and north-west Syria as a result of an enormous earthquake that struck southern Turkey at […]
Read More
Spreading Warmth in Cold Ukraine
Since March 2022, Global Aid Network (GAiN) has provided disaster relief to people in Ukraine that have been internally displaced, directly affected in-country, or have fled to neighbouring countries because of the ongoing war. In partnership with our offices in Germany and the Netherlands, GAiN has helped ship over 215 truckloads of essential items to […]
Read More
Love Your Neighbour
Poland provides for Ukrainian refugees – The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to destroy lives. Over 13 million people are displaced –6.6 million people within Ukraine and over 6.4 million refugees in other European countries – with over 17.7 million estimated to be in need of assistance, according to UNHCR. For Global Aid Network (GAiN), […]
Read More
Restoring Hope Locally
Navigating through the BC Floods When Dale and Kim took over running a country market in Abbotsford, B.C., they never thought their biggest challenge would be trying to protect their business from raging flood waters. In November 2021, the B.C. government declared a state of emergency following historic widespread flooding across the province. The impact […]
Read More