An updated list of organizations to donate to help victims of the refugee crisis

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• Migrant Offshore Aid Station: The charity which runs independent rescue boats to rescue migrants at risk of drowning.

• Médecins Sans Frontières: The humanitarian agency has three rescue ships in the Mediterranean, on Tuesday alone they rescued 1,658 people in its biggest day of operations.

• Aylan Kurdi Fund: A specific fund named in honour of the drowned boy was set up within 24 hours of the circulation photographs of his body emerging. All proceeds will go to the humanitarian agency Hand in Hand for Syria.

• Refugee Council: A donation of £100 could pay for the education and travel for two children for a week.

• Unicef: The UN’s children’s charity is providing life-saving supplies such as clean water, medicine and psychological support. It says a donation of £9 could provide an emergency water kit for a family. 

• Save the Children: It says a donation of £50 could buy two hygiene kits including soap, towels and toothbrushes.

• British Red Cross: A donation of £30 could buy 28 mats to help Syria refugees cope with the cold.

• Islamic Relief: Three families could be fed for a month on a donation of £210, the charity says.

• The crowdfunding website Just Giving has a list of specific appeals for migrants in Calais. It includes one of students trying to raise £750 to buy mobile phones, footballs, camping equipment, dictionaries, storage boxes, sanitary items and waterproof clothing.

• Refugee Action is offering to take old cars as donations. It says the last scrap car it took raised £126 for refugees. It is also looking for old mobile phones and even printer cartridges. 

• A Facebook group Music Against Borders is looking for musical instruments for migrant musicians in Calais.

• Teacher Mary Jones is looking for donations of books for her Jungle Bookslibrary named after the Calais migrant camp.

• The grass roots campaign Calais Action is urging supporters to donate in any way they can. It has put together a map of drop-off and collection zones.

• Red Cross Europe: providing emergency health services at central train stations

• International Rescue Committee:  improving living conditions by setting up camps

• World Vision: providing food, water, shelter, education and psychosocial care

• Side by Side: A family in Thurrock helping with basic humanitarian aid

• Hummingbird Project: Driving regularly to Calais with nurses, legal aid, food kitchens

• ‘Childhood bags’: fundraising to take books, toys and warm clothes to children

• Folkestone United: organising protests, taking donated goods to Calais in September

• Avaaz.org: lobbying local councils, providing language support, housing refugees

• An Amazon wish list has been set up for people to buy specific items such as shoes and sleeping bags to be delivered to Calais as part of the appeal #KentforCalais and #HelpCalais. The truck leaves on 17 September

• GlobalGiving provides emergency assistance and long term support

                                        Petitions to Sign

The Independent’s petition for Britain to accept its fair share of refugees

Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the UK

80 Syrian war refugees are waiting in Calais for their rightful and legal asylum in the UK

Create a compassionate Euro-wide policy to deal with refugee migrants

End the Calais crisis

We are willing to house Syrian refugees

Resettle Syrian Refugees in the U.S

#RefugeesWelcome: Demand the EU take urgent action to help refugees

Tell Prime Minister David Cameron to Protect Refugees

Demand the Irish Government Do More to Help the Refugee Crisis

Stand Up for Refugee Resettlement

Tell Congress: Don’t Forget Syrian Refugees in the Budget

Canada, Allow Syrian Refugees to Settle in Our Country!