Journalism of Courage
Untold numbers of children were left orphaned by Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake, which killed more than 28,000 people in northern Syria and southeastern Turkey.(AP)
Doctors say it’s impossible to say how many children lost their parents. (AP)
UNICEF said it has been monitoring children whose parents are missing or killed, and providing them food, clothes and medicine. (AP)
They have also been coordinating with hospitals to track down extended family members who might be able to care for them. (AP)
In Turkey, the Ministry of Family and Social Services appealed to potential foster families to submit applications. (AP)
Children whose families or relatives could not be found in Turkey were are being taken care of in state institutions and placing them with registered foster families, the ministry said. (Reuters)
Near the opposition-held Syrian town of Azaz, a non-governmental organization has set up a makeshift orphanage that is now housing about 40 children. (AP)
