H2H members' Türkiye-Syria earthquake response

H2H members with services categorized in this area provide situation analysis, rapid assessments, and satellite imagery supporting the earthquake response in Türkiye and Syria. Their work includes reporting on operational constraints and priorities, gathering impact information and pre-crisis data, and producing open-source maps. Members inform policy and decision-making at all levels, from the humanitarian coordinator to the humanitarian country team’s strategic planning processes, as well as local and informal networks. Services are publicly accessible to all humanitarian responders as a common good.

H2H members in the community engagement and accountability service category support the Türkiye and Syria earthquake response by providing information for better decision-making, awareness raising, and transparency. They also work for better language, age, and disability inclusion and strengthen local media. From creating mechanisms to track needs, integrate feedback and field complaints to translating these into policy and decision-making, the services proposed by these H2H Network members serve to better understand, communicate with and be accountable to affected communities.

H2H Network members offer security, logistics and programme services to bring high-quality support to humanitarian responders following the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye. They are assisting the response through medical supplies, coordination with local security rescue partners as well as security resources and toolboxes. By making their services widely available, beyond the traditional international NGOs and UN agencies, even the smallest agency can access the full range of security management, logistics, and programmatic expertise.

H2H members within the quality and sector professionalization service category are strengthening the Türkiye and Syria earthquake response by establishing competencies, standards, and systems, as well as directly supporting organizations in capacity building. For example, this includes damage assessment training for engineers and training on topics such as health and nutrition. Through their services, these members work to ensure that humanitarian services, delivered by a wide and diverse group of responders, meet agreed universal minimum standards.