Google's Global Public Giving Campaign to Support Assistance for Child Refugees

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Sep 15, 2015, 07:06 ET

FAIRFIELD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Children and Google today announced a new global public giving campaign to assist families fleeing the Middle East in unprecedented numbers and seeking a safe haven in Europe.

For every $1 donated at google.com/refugeerelief Google will donate $1 up to a total of 10 million Euros (about $11 million U.S.) to be shared evenly among four nonprofits. Save the Children will use the funds to expand its work to address the needs of refugees seeking safety in Europe, including thousands of children and families from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

A young boy looks out to sea from the shores of the Greek island of Lesvos, one of several European locations where child refugees have arrived by inflatable boat, scared and exhausted, having seen and experienced untold horrors during their journey. Photo by Anna Pantelia/Save the Children.

Refugee and migrant families walk along the train tracks running from Serbia into Roszke, Hungary, to reach a gathering point where refugees and migrants wait for a transit bus to pick them up and take them on to a reception center near the Austrian border. Photo by Jonathan Hyams/Save the Children.

"Our staff members are on the front lines, working around the clock to help address the needs of refugee children and their families," said Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children. "We have been working with refugees throughout the Middle East for many years. With the Syrian war now in its fifth year, the crisis has reached a tipping point. Many refugees, including unaccompanied children, see no other alternative but to flee. The Google matching campaign gives Americans the opportunity to help us help these desperate children."

"We're happy to be able to support these efforts to bring essential assistance -- including shelter, food and water, physical security and medical care -- to people in need," said Jacquelline Fuller, Director of Google.org. "We're particularly impressed by Save the Children's commitment to protect vulnerable children and families affected by this crisis."

To learn more about Save the Children's Child Refugee Crisis Appeal, visit www.SavetheChildren.org.

Save the Children gives children in the United States and around the world a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We invest in childhood — every day, in times of crisis and for our future. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Save the Children media contact: Mike Kiernan at [email protected]

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