# DEC raises £3 million in 24 hours for people fleeing Myanmar - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/05/dec-raises-3m-24-hours-people-fleeing-myanmar/ - Published: 2017-10-05T15:01:18+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal for people fleeing Myanmar has raised £3 million within 24 hours of its launch.** The [emergency appeal yesterday](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/04/dec-launches-emergency-appeal-people-fleeing-myanmar/) by the group of 13 UK charities included national broadcast appeals on BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV and Sky. Matched funding via the British government’s UK Aid scheme has contributed £1.2 million of the total, making the public’s donations go further. The government will match the first £3 million donated by the UK public.   ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) ![Lines of people fleeing along muddy paths - photo: Kathleen Prior (CARE)](https:// wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/lines-of-people-fleeing-photo-dec-kathleen- prior.jpg) _Lines of people fleeing along muddy paths – photo: Kathleen Prior (CARE)_  DEC Chief Executive Saleh Saeed said: “The UK public has, once again, demonstrated their generosity and compassion. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated. “As donations continue to come in, these vital funds will help our agencies scale up their response to this crisis. In recent weeks, we have seen half a million people, mostly Rohingya women and children, flee into Bangladesh; one of the fastest movements of this many people in recent decades. > Thanks to [#UKaid](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UKaid?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > your donations to our Emergency Appeal will be doubled. Help save lives. Donate: > [https://t.co/fVmWWtnAbf](https://t.co/fVmWWtnAbf) [#myanmar](https://twitter.com/hashtag/myanmar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/e15JqlceeO](https://t.co/e15JqlceeO) > — DEC (@decappeal) [October 5, 2017](https://twitter.com/decappeal/status/915913206417248256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  [DEC](http://www.dec.org.uk) member charities and other agencies are providing emergency relief – including food, water, shelter and medical care – to children, women and men in makeshift settlements.  ## WATCH: £3 million raised! – DEC Emergency Appeal for people fleeing Myanmar  _Main image: people leaving boats arriving in Bangladesh (photo: Kathleen Prior/ CARE)   * **[Anatomy of an emergency DRTV campaign for Haiti](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/02/23/anatomy-emergency-drtv-campaign-haiti/)**( 23 February 2010) * **[DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal raises £90 million in three months](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/02/07/dec-philippines-typhoon-appeal-raises-90m-three-months/)**( 7 February 2014) * **[Charity Commission advises on how to give to UK flood appeals](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/02/19/charity-commission-advises-give-uk-flood-appeals/)**( 19 February 2014)