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| Leading aid organizations in the United States are reporting a surge in charitable donations for helping refugees in the week since a photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler on a Turkish beach rocketed around social media worldwide. | Leading aid organizations in the United States are reporting a surge in charitable donations for helping refugees in the week since a photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler on a Turkish beach rocketed around social media worldwide. |
| The United States Fund for Unicef, for example, said that donations for the refugee response had gone up 636 percent, and that traffic to the organization’s website had tripled. | The United States Fund for Unicef, for example, said that donations for the refugee response had gone up 636 percent, and that traffic to the organization’s website had tripled. |
| Save the Children, which has been working with victims of the Syria conflict for years, said it also had seen sharp increases in donations from ordinary Americans and new interest in helping from the organization’s longtime corporate benefactors. | Save the Children, which has been working with victims of the Syria conflict for years, said it also had seen sharp increases in donations from ordinary Americans and new interest in helping from the organization’s longtime corporate benefactors. |
| “You see a dead child and can’t help but be catapulted into action,” said Caryl M. Stern, president and chief executive of the United States Fund for Unicef. | “You see a dead child and can’t help but be catapulted into action,” said Caryl M. Stern, president and chief executive of the United States Fund for Unicef. |
| While there have been many photographs of children killed or wounded in the Syria conflict, she said, the photo of Aylan Kurdi, 3, touched many people partly because he was “not just a baby caught in a crossfire — he was savable.” | While there have been many photographs of children killed or wounded in the Syria conflict, she said, the photo of Aylan Kurdi, 3, touched many people partly because he was “not just a baby caught in a crossfire — he was savable.” |
| Ms. Stern drew an analogy between the Kurdi photo and the 1972 photo of Kim Phuc, the young girl burned by napalm during the Vietnam War, which became an iconic image of suffering in that conflict. | Ms. Stern drew an analogy between the Kurdi photo and the 1972 photo of Kim Phuc, the young girl burned by napalm during the Vietnam War, which became an iconic image of suffering in that conflict. |
| “It’s just galvanizing people,” Ms. Stern said. “I don’t think it’s going to die down so quickly.” | “It’s just galvanizing people,” Ms. Stern said. “I don’t think it’s going to die down so quickly.” |
| Carolyn Miles, the president of chief executive of Save the Children, said that in the first eight months of this year, the organization had raised $200,000 for its Syria work. “In the last eight days, we’ve raised $800,000,” she said. “It really did change things.” | Carolyn Miles, the president of chief executive of Save the Children, said that in the first eight months of this year, the organization had raised $200,000 for its Syria work. “In the last eight days, we’ve raised $800,000,” she said. “It really did change things.” |
| She said that because of the Aylan Kurdi photo, “people suddenly realized it was about people, it was about children, particularly.” | She said that because of the Aylan Kurdi photo, “people suddenly realized it was about people, it was about children, particularly.” |
| Here is a list of some of the organizations collecting donations for Syrian refugees, compiled by Charity Navigator, a nonprofit group that evaluates American charities. Additional organizations are listed on their website. | Here is a list of some of the organizations collecting donations for Syrian refugees, compiled by Charity Navigator, a nonprofit group that evaluates American charities. Additional organizations are listed on their website. |
| • American Refugee Committee | • American Refugee Committee |
| • Catholic Relief Services | • Catholic Relief Services |
| • GlobalGiving | • GlobalGiving |
| • International Medical Corps | • International Medical Corps |
| • Lutheran World Relief | • Lutheran World Relief |
| • United States Fund for UNICEF | • United States Fund for UNICEF |
| • USA for UNHCR | • USA for UNHCR |
| • Save the Children | • Save the Children |
| • Oxfam America |