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The Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland brings together 6 of 15 UK members charities to raise funds fast to respond effectively to major overseas humanitarian crises.
The #Gaza ceasefire agreement brings hope to so many people whose lives have been shattered by the conflict.

Our member charities and their local partners are ready to resume operations at scale - so, if you can, please support this vital effort now. 👇

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October 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
You’d be excused for forgetting, but it’s now 6 months since the huge #Myanmar earthquake.

Great support in Scotland - £2.4 million, £27m UK wide - has funded our member charities to help hundreds of thousands of people to survive and recover.

Thanks

www.dec.org.uk/appeal/myanm...
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million, around £4.3m in Scotland.

Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives.

How we do it 👇
www.dec.org.uk/report/middl...
September 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Despite the huge security and logistical challenges, DEC charities and their partners in #Gaza are still able to get life saving support to those who need it most.

If you can please donate to support their efforts www.dec.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The headlines move on quickly but the life saving work of
@decappeal charities in #Myanmar is scaling up fast with your support.

Strong aftershocks, extreme heat and floods are making their efforts to reach the most vulnerable even more challenging.

If you can please donate now dec.org.uk
April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
People across 57 townships in Myanmar are now living in makeshift shelters after the quake destroyed their homes.

Our DEC member charities are working to get shelter, food, water and medical assistance to those affected. Please help.

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April 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The #MyanmarEarthquake appeal has raised £1.5 million here in Scotland in just a week, now £16 million UK wide!

A huge thanks again to anyone who has donated, your solidarity is making a life saving difference right now to the people who need it most
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
£30 could help our member charities provide 30 families who have been affected by the earthquake with clean water for a day.

With temperatures in Myanmar reaching 40 degrees, access to water is crucial for survival.

Please help.

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April 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Families have lost homes. People need food, water and medical care.

Please donate to help.

bit.ly/DECMyanmarEarthquakeAppealX
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thanks to @anassarwar.bsky.social and your @scottishlabour.bsky.social colleagues for supporting our work once again.

Cross party solidarity @parliament.scot is hugely helpful in emphasising the urgency and impartiality of the work of @decappeal.bsky.social members right now in #Myanmar.
April 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
People are cut off from vital services in Myanmar, where roads and buildings have been destroyed, including hospitals and water supplies. Network and power lines are also down.

Your support helps DEC charities get aid to where it is most needed. Donate now.

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April 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Donations are already making a difference but the needs in Myanmar are huge. Please donate today to help us reach more people with lifesaving aid. 2/2

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April 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Wondering how DEC charities are able to ensure aid reaches the people who need it in Myanmar?

Here, DEC Director of Programmes and Accountability, Madara Hettiarachchi explains how working closely with trusted local partners makes this possible. 1/2
April 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Families have lost homes. People need food, water and medical care.

Please donate to help.

bit.ly/DECMyanmarEarthquakeAppealX
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Survivors need the very basics - shelter, clean water, food and medical care. Please, if you can, donate today:

bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...
April 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
People in Myanmar were already facing a severe humanitarian crisis. One in four people did not have enough to eat.

Now the situation is even more critical.

The earthquakes destroyed 120,000 buildings and displaced 1.2m people.

Please donate.

bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...
April 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our DEC member charities are working tirelessly on the ground to deliver urgent emergency relief to people impacted by the earthquakes in Myanmar.

People are in need of:

• Medicine
• Shelter
• Food and water

Please give what you can to help save lives.

bit.ly/DECMyanmarEarthquakeAppealX
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
£800,000 raised in Scotland in a day for the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal.

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far and
to the Scottish Government for its support once again.

Collaboration works - your solidarity is saving lives once again.

Please watch and donate. dec.org.uk
April 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This evening before the 6pm news the BBC broadcast our appeal film. A huge thank you to BBC News and to Hugh Dennis for presenting the film.

DEC member charities are responding in Myanmar now but the needs are huge. Please donate today.

donation.dec.org.uk/myanmar-eart...
April 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated huge areas of Myanmar. The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an urgent appeal.

Members of DEC Scotland member charities launched the appeal at Calton Hill, Edinburgh this morning.
April 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Across Myanmar, 120,000 buildings destroyed beyond repair and 1.2 million people have been displaced since the earthquakes struck.

Help survivors who are in urgent need of assistance.

Donate today.

donation.dec.org.uk/myanmar-eart...

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April 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The DEC has launched the Myanmar Earthquake Appeal to help those affected by the powerful earthquakes that have caused widespread devastation.

Our spokesperson spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about the aftermath. 1/2

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April 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated huge areas of Myanmar. The DEC has launched an urgent appeal.

Hundreds of people are still missing. Many more have no access to the safe shelter, clean water, food and medical care they need to survive.

Please donate. www.dec.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Today we say a huge thanks to one of our best ever fundraisers.

Archie Douglas, from North Berwick, has lived for years after a brain tumour and asks for sponsors for new activities to help him recover. He's now raised more than £30,000

Here's his video from 2023. Fore he's a jolly good fellow⛳️👏🥰
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
With the #GazaCeasefire still holding, DEC charities can now reach more of the most vulnerable families who’re still trying to get to grips with what comes next.

Here's the latest on the situation from our Ch. Exec Saleh Saeed

If you can, please donate now dec.org.uk
January 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM