# The Big Give launches Rohingya matched giving campaign in support of seven charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/09/big-give-launches-rohingya-matched-giving-campaign-support-seven-charities/
- Published: 2017-10-09T07:08:46+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**More than £230,000 has been raised so far for seven charities in the Big Give’s
Rohingya matched giving campaign, which launched last Thursday (5 October).**

[The Big Give](http://www.theBigGive.org.uk) has launched the emergency match fund
to raise money for the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh. It is supporting
the Rohingya crisis appeals of [DEC](https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/emergency-appeal),
[Care International UK](https://www.careinternational.org.uk/dec-emergency-appeal-Myanmar),
British Red Cross, CAFOD, Christian Aid, UNICEF UK and Medair UK, with every donation
given doubled by a group of philanthropists until match funds run out.

The [Rohingya Crisis Appeal](https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/rohingya) can be found
on the Big Give’s site. So far, the majority has been raised for the DEC and Care
International. Just over £110,000 has been donated towards DEC’s appeal, with another
£64,000 for Care International’s.

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Alex Day, Director at the Big Give said:

> “We are deeply saddened by the events unfolding in Myanmar and Bangladesh. We 
> are fortunate to work with generous philanthropists to enable us to respond quickly
> and double public donations to what has been described as one of the fastest movements
> of people in recent decades. Around half a million people are suffering and support
> from the public can help the charities we are working with to provide urgent assistance
> to those arriving without basic food, water, shelter, and often in a traumatised
> state. Thank you in advance to everyone involved and we urge you to give what 
> you can to support those in desperate need.”

Last week DEC announced that it had raised over [£3m in 24 hours](https://fundraising.co.uk/category/news/)
for its appeal to help people fleeing Myanmar.

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