JAKARTA — The extraordinary impact of the earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria has stirred the hearts of the world community. So, it is with the heart of the world footballer with the title of Greatest of All Time (GOAT), Lionel Messi.
The Argentine national team and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star knowingly made donations with fantastic value. He donated humanitarian funds of 3.5 million Euros, equivalent to Rp56.8 billion, for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. Messi donated the funds through his charity, the Leo Messi Foundation (LMF).
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Messi founded LMF in 2007 with a concentration on helping underprivileged children around the world. LMF is engaged in social, health, and education. In 2015, LMF, UNICEF, and the Barcelona Foundation helped out-of-school children in Indonesia.
In the last upload on @leomessi’s Instagram account, Messi uploaded a photo of the evacuation of children victims of the Turkey Earthquake, aired on UNICEF. In the caption, he wrote, “A sad day for thousands of children and their families affected by the devastating earthquakes of Turkey and Syria. My heart goes out to them.”
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With Dompet Dhuafa, you and all of us can be like Lionel Messi. Simply by accessing the https://digital.dompetdhuafa.org/donasi/gempaturki page, you can efficiently channel your kindness.
Recently, according to the monitoring of Dompet Dhuafa volunteers in Turkey, weather conditions at the disaster site and its surroundings are in the winter. No kidding, the air temperature in Turkey almost broke through -10 degrees Celsius. At this early stage, Dompet Dhuafa has also rolled out assistance in the form of blankets and food packages for nutritional fulfilment. In addition, Dompet Dhuafa will also send medical volunteers, exceptional responses, and assessment teams. (Dompet Dhuafa/Taufan YN)
