On the morning of February 6th, 2023, a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake disrupted life across Türkiye & Syria. Just 6 hours later, their communities were shook by another 7.5-magnitude earthquake followed by several impactful aftershocks.

This disaster hits especially close to home seeing as August period care is made from cotton grown in Türkiye.

[Sources linked below as part of further reading recommendations]

15% from every purchase made on our website from Friday February 17th to Sunday February 19th will be donated to your choice of 2 organizations supporting the recent disaster in Türkiye and Syria.

At checkout on itsaugust.co, be sure to choose which organization you’d like to support:

• World Central Kitchen provides meals on the frontlines in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. They build resilient food systems with locally led solutions.

• In just 1 week after the powerful earthquakes, WCK served more than 840,000 meals in Türkiye & Syria.

Choose World Central Kitchen at checkout if you want to focus your support on feeding the earthquake victims in Türkiye & Syria.

• Project HOPE is delivering urgently-needed medicines, supplies, training for health workers and other relief.

• In their other work, they support the front lines of the world’s health challenges by partnering hand-in-hand with communities, health care workers and public health systems to ensure sustainable change.

Choose Project HOPE at checkout if you want to focus your support on medical attention and training for the earthquake victims in Türkiye & Syria.

• United Nations News: ‘We must put people first’

• CNN: Explanation of the Earthquakes on February 6th

• Al Jazeera: Syrian Refugees Returning Home Following Earthquakes

• Daily Sabah: Activists Reaction to Lack of Support in NW Syria

• The UN Refugee Agency

• International Federation of the Red Cross

• The Humanitarian Coalition

• World Food Programme

• World Health Organization Response Fund

ALSO, if you live near a Turkish Embassy or consulate you can go in and drop off donations directly – be sure to check their website for a list of their needs!