ARK IN Türkiye

Update: Sept 20, 2023:

We’ve manufactured the entire custom field tent for our first Kitchen in Türkiye, we have located all of the necessary kitchen gear, we have established storage facilities for our stock pile, we even have about $4000 left over to purchase additional gear.

We are held up with permits. We had set up cooperation with the Red Crescent, but still have not obtained the necessary permits from Ankara. As gear is being assembled, contacts are still being made, and our next step is to continue the permitting process in January in person. We will continue to keep you updated through the newsletters, so if you would like to receive those, please send us your email. And we will continue to regularly put out YouTube videos on the LucidLorax channel and the Altruist Relief Kitchen channel. Stay tuned.

Update: February 2023:

Under a full moon, a 7.8 earthquake struck southern Türkiye near the border of Syria, killing tens of thousands of people. Millions more will suffer severe hardship because of the widespread destruction. This region bordering syria continues to be hit by severe aftershocks.

Please participate in our emergency project to manufacture and deploy emergency field kitchens in the worst affected areas near the epicenter.

ARK has built giant wood-fired field kitchens in cities devastated by hurricanes, in the desert for refugees fleeing climate change and gang violence in Central America, and in the snow for families fleeing war in Ukraine. ARK is now mobilizing to build our giant field kitchens for those affected by the worst earthquake to strike Turkiye in recorded history.

We are a radically transparent and efficient humanitarian organization serving hot food and fresh water from our giant sustainable wood-fired field kitchens that do not require fossil fuels or electricity to operate. Because ARK is administered by the refugees and residents of the affected areas, nearly 100% of the money donated to ARK goes directly to where it is needed most.