Two fourth-grade Turkish college students in Switzerland’s canton of Solothurn are promoting desserts in an effort to assist Türkiye’s earthquake victims.
Born and raised in Switzerland, Zümra Melek Calışkan and Nisanur Şahin plan to ship their contributions to catastrophe-hit Türkiye through the nation’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
Calışkan and Şahin, each 10 years outdated, expressed to Anadolu Agency (AA) their sorrow over the Feb. 6 tremors that killed no less than 31,000 individuals.
“I put myself in the victims’ place and understood them better,” Calışkan mentioned. “I thought about ways to help them and this is the idea I had. At first, I gathered my books and toys to sell. I also wanted adults to help so my mother and I decided to bake cakes.”
She mentioned her Swiss clients have appreciated the efforts, and even donated with out shopping for something.
The little woman mentioned they collected 725 Swiss francs ($784) on the primary day, far more than her expectations.
Her cousin, Şahin, mentioned they may hold promoting desserts and toys to assist Türkiye till their winter break ends subsequent week.
More than 31,600 individuals have been killed and over 80,000 others injured in two highly effective earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, in line with the most recent official figures.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 earthquakes, centered within the Kahramanmarşs province, have impacted some 13 million individuals throughout 10 Turkish provinces, together with Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
