North Charleston High School Students Collect $1,900 For Syrian Refugees

A child waits to be processed at the increasingly overwhelmed Moria camp on the island of Lesbos on October 23 in Mytilene, Greece. Students at North Charleston High School in Charleston, South Carolina, were inspired by photos like this one to raise mone

After seeing the image of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old old Syrian refugee whose body washed up on a Turkish shore back in September, students at North Charleston High School in South Carolina decided they need to do something to help.

The predominately African-American student body began to pool their lunch and snack money to help refugees overseas. In partnership with non-profit Jewish historical institute Centropa, which is based in Vienna, Austria, they were able to donate $1,900 in supplies to a Syrian refugee community for Hanukkah.

Here and Now's Eric Westervelt talks with Anthony Ludwig, chair of the department of history at North Charleston High School, about his students’ Syrian refugee giving campaign.

Guest

  • Anthony Ludwig, chair of the North Charleston High School’s history department.
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