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Syria aid appeal makes history

October 15, 2015 10:17

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

1 min read

World Jewish Relief has said its appeal for Syrian refugees is attracting the highest ever average sums given by individual donors.

The appeal, which was launched last month, has so far raised more than £533,000.

The average individual donation is £63, according to WJR Campaigns and communications manager Richard Verber, which, he said, exceeded the average individual donation to its previous four international aid appeals.

He added: "Generally we find that appeals for natural disasters - earthquakes and typhoons for example -raise considerably more than those which are considered man-made disasters such as conflict.