- Proponent: Simon Hipkins (Key Pictures)

- Beneficiary: Ihtiyac haritası (NeedsMap.coop) 1haY6iHgLopw2WWmPhcdCy2jwzL2jthbNL515rUyJtnmhUt (verification [here](https://twitter.com/ihtiyacharitasi/status/1632116990390288391?s=20)).

- Date: 20.03.2023

- Requested DOT: 171333.51 (USD $1,081,000.00) Converted to DOT using the EMA7 rate on subscan on date of submission (20/03/2023)

**Summary:**

 On February 6th, 2023, two earthquakes hit Pazarcik and Elbistan in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, leading to over 50,000 deaths and leaving 1.5 million people homeless. This was the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

It is also proving to be one of the first major examples of blockchains and their tokens being used to directly offer humanitarian assistance. So far over $12.5 million in donations have been made from blockchain protocols, treasuries, exchanges and donors.
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**This proposal provides a tangible and transparent way for the Polkadot community to contribute to a long-term project that will help people recover from this terrible disaster.**

- Proposal discussion post can be found [HERE](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/post/1672)
- Onchain submission, taken into account community feedback: [HERE](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/253)
- Proposal document can be found [HERE](https://docs.google.com/document/d/102KiQRMjDSemj8eSNCYJe8VSwOc_aMbqBU6mXbjJbms/edit).

Please note that given the amount of the requested allocation, this is submitted as an external motion: if/after approved by the Council, this proposal will be voted in referenda queue by the community for the final decision. 

External motion proposal hash: `0x60d0920c817310650378d7227c3bd7de10135479822262b088c2db361dbceac1` (preimage is submitted).

Schedule a majority-carries referendum to be tabled next once it is legal to schedule
an external referendum.

The dispatch of this call must be `ExternalMajorityOrigin`.

- `proposal_hash`: The preimage hash of the proposal.

Unlike `external_propose`, blacklisting has no effect on this and it may replace a
pre-scheduled `external_propose` call.

Weight: `O(1)`

Approve a proposal. At a later time, the proposal will be allocated to the beneficiary
and the original deposit will be returned.

May only be called from `T::ApproveOrigin`.

# <weight>
- Complexity: O(1).
- DbReads: `Proposals`, `Approvals`
- DbWrite: `Approvals`
# </weight>

- There was a big earthquake in Turkey that caused a lot of damage and people need help.
- The Polkadot community wants to give money to a project called NeedsMap.coop to help the people affected by the earthquake.
- They are asking for $1,081,000 in Polkadot tokens.
- The proposal has been discussed and submitted for approval.
- If approved, the community will vote on whether to give the money to the project.

#373 Polkadot Spending Proposal: DOT Housing for those affected by the Turkish-Syria Earthquake