LOS ANGELES - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's love for children is by no means limited to their own.
The Education Partnership for Children of Conflict says the couple has donated $1 million to help children affected by the war in Iraq.
The organization will distribute the donation, made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to four organizations working on behalf of children who have lost parents, homes and schools in Iraq.
Children in the United States who have lost parents in the conflict will also benefit.
"These educational support programs for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal," Jolie says in a written statement from Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which she co-chairs.
Pitt adds in the statement: "We hope to encourage others to give to these great organizations."
The money will be divided between the Armed Services YMCA Operation Hero Program, which provides military children with counselling and educational support; Women for Women International, which will provide books, school supplies and other basic necessities to Iraqi women and children; the International Rescue Committee, which will repair three schools and offer classes for more than 2,500 students; and NineMillion.org, which will give school uniforms and learning materials to more than 2,000 displaced Iraqi kids.
Last year, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation gave more than $300,000 to support the International Rescue Committee's relief program for Darfur refugees.
Jolie, who's expecting twins, has said the babies are due in August. She and Pitt have four children: Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2.
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On the Net:
Education Partnership for Children of Conflict: http://educationpartnership.org
International Rescue Committee: www.theirc.org
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