Once refugees were selected as the theme of this year’s appeal, we asked New Philanthropy Capital to help find charities to support. NPC’s Rosie McLeod explains how the six were chosen
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Refugee charities offer help and hope to some of the most vulnerable people in the world. September brought the horrifying images of Alan Kurdi, the tiny Syrian boy washed-up on the Turkish shore. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children have made the same journey to Europe this year; thousands perished. Every night, the evening news shows why people take those risks. Syria has lost over a quarter of its population since its civil war began. Refugees are one of the most critical global humanitarian issues of the age.
from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1Idx5wp
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