Afghanistan

Devastation in Afghanistan: Helping Families in Need

A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, 2025, flattening villages and leaving thousands dead or injured. Many remote communities remain unreachable, with urgent needs for clean water, food, healthcare, and hygiene support.

With our partners on the ground, we’re providing life-saving aid, rehabilitating water systems, and distributing hygiene kits to families in need. 

Your gift today can help families survive and begin to rebuild—please give now to bring urgent relief to those devastated by this disaster.

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan in August 2025, destroying thousands of homes and leaving countless families in desperate need of clean water, food, and medical care.

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Response in Afghanistan

Our response focuses on addressing the most urgent needs—clean water, hygiene, and health awareness—while ensuring that interventions are equitable, inclusive, and sustainable. By combining emergency repair and supplies distribution, we aim to reduce the spread of disease and help families begin to recover and rebuild their lives.

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)

Five critical water sources, including springs, boreholes, and hand-dug wells, are being repaired and rehabilitated to restore access to safe drinking water for affected communities. Liquid chlorine is also being distributed to families for household water treatment, ensuring water remains safe for daily use.

Hygiene Kits

To address immediate hygiene needs, family hygiene kits are being distributed. Kits include essential items such as soap, towels, and feminine hygiene products, helping restore dignity and basic hygiene in affected households.

By sharing our work, you help bring healing to communities in crisis. Let others feel the hope you do.

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