Washington
(ANI):
Hollywood
star
couple
brad
pitt
and
Angelina
Jolie
have
donated
1
million
dollars
to
help
children
affected
by
the
Iraq
war.
The
Jolie-Pitt
Foundation
has
given
500,000
dollars
to
three
groups
in
the
war-torn
country
which
will
provide
aid
for
some
5,700
children,
said
the
Education
Partnership
for
Children
of
Conflict,
which
is
co-chaired
by
Jolie.
The
other
500,000
dollars
will
go
to
the
U.S.'
Armed
Services
YMCA
Operation
Hero
Program,
which
provides
tutoring
and
counseling
for
children
who
have
a
parent
stationed
overseas
or
have
lost
a
parent
in
the
fighting.
"These
educational
support
programs
for
children
of
conflict
are
the
best
way
to
help
them
heal," People
quoted
Jolie,
as
saying.
Pitt
added:
"We
hope
to
encourage
others
to
give
to
these
great
organizations."
Jolie,
a
United
Nations
goodwill
ambassador,
is
well-known
for
her
humanitarian
work.
In
February,
the
actress
went
on
her
second
trip
to
Iraq,
for
a
State
Department
mission
to
research
the
displacement
crisis.
In
May,
she
wrote
an
op-ed
piece
in
The
Washington
Post
calling
for
aid
for
Iraqi
refugees.