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DEC at 60: Still Saving Lives in Crisis | Glasgow News
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Sixty years of saving lives in disasters — the DEC started with a TV appeal for Turkey in 1966, raised half a million pounds then (equivalent to over ten million today), and now mobilizes 250 million pounds across six decades. Their 80th appeal is for Venezuela’s earthquake victims, already hitting £20 million UK-wide — including £2 million from Scotland alone. From five charities to fifteen, they’ve evolved from shipping supplies to empowering communities with cash and local partnerships. When crises hit — like Ukraine or the Boxing Day tsunami — they’re there. Today, Venezuela’s survivors face makeshift camps and dire shortages; the DEC proves that global generosity still moves mountains.
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