KABUL: (MEP) “Borat” actor Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, actress Isla Fisher, have donated $1 million to help Syrian refugees, according to charity organization Save the Children.
250,000 refugee children are about to get a potentially life-saving vaccination thanks to — Borat?
Sort of! Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen — best known for his roles as Borat and Ali G — and actress Isla Fisher are seeing to it that a quarter million refugee children get vaccinated for measles. The husband and wife duo are doing their part to end 2015 on a high note.
Baron Cohen and Fisher’s donation — totaling more than $1 million — will be split between two groups.
Half of it will be going to Save the Children to pay for the 250,000 vaccinations, while the other half is being donated to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to help pay for refugee health care, shelter, sanitation, and other basics.
About 9 million Syrians have been displaced after Syria’s civil war started in March 2011. It is estimated that about 3 million people are in refugee camps. Many refugees have made the dangerous trip to Europe by sea.
“By allowing us to make their generous donation to Syrian children public, Sacha and Isla are helping highlight the tragedy of the issue today,” said Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, in the press release. “These are desperate times for Syrian families facing bombs, bullets and torture in Syria. The couple’s donation will save many thousands of lives and protect some of the most vulnerable children.”
