The Western Union Foundation Commits Relief Aid to Support the People of Indonesia
October 05 2018 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on the island
of Sulawesi in Indonesia, the Western Union Foundation commits to
providing support for the people affected by both the earthquake
and tsunami. According to the Disaster Management Agency spokesman
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, more than 2.4 million people were impacted by
the disaster. As rescue attempts continue, especially in remote
parts of the island, Indonesia’s President is calling on
international non-for-profit organizations to engage support.
The Western Union Foundation is proud to work with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC) to support the Indonesian Red Cross. The money raised
through IFRC’s Emergency Appeal will go towards: shelter;
livelihoods and basic needs; health; water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH).
The Western Union Foundation has committed an initial USD
$25,000 to the IFRC for the Sulawesi, Indonesia Earthquake &
Tsunami relief efforts. The Western Union Foundation is also
calling on Western Union® Agents to support the cause and will
provide a 1:1 match of qualifying contributions from participating
Western Union Agents, up to USD $50,000. In total, contributions
from the Western Union Foundation and Western Union Agents, through
this comprehensive effort, could total up to USD $75,000.
“Our Foundation’s long-standing commitment to helping people
around the world is steeped in the belief that every person has the
right to access basic needs for survival, so it is our mission to
support communities in need,” Western Union Foundation Vice
President and Executive Director, Elizabeth Roscoe said. “When
disasters strike, we act fast as it is critical that we invest to
help local people and their families rebuild for a better
future.”
In the last few months, a series of devastating earthquakes and
aftershocks have struck residents on the popular Indonesia tourist
island of Lombok. The Western Union Foundation, along with local
Agents, have donated more than USD $31,000 to the IFRC to support
relief efforts in Lombok.
Western Union has a long history of being one of the lifelines
for communities in need. In many instances, Western Union has been
one of the few ways for people around the world to receive funds
easily, with services available when no other infrastructure
exists.
Western Union and the Western Union Foundation were at the
forefront of major natural disaster relief efforts around the
world. Since 2001, the Western Union Foundation has donated more
than USD $17 million for disaster relief, to aid 180 disasters in
80 countries around the world. In 2017, the Western Union
Foundation responded to 13 disasters around the world.
About The Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation believes that education is one of
the surest pathways to economic opportunity. Through collaborations
with NGOs around the world, the Foundation has embarked on a
five-year mission to connect 50,000 migrants, refugees, women and
young people to the global economy through demand-driven skills
training and workforce enablement programs by 2020. The Foundation
also offers a global scholarship program that helps put a
post-secondary education in reach for in-need students studying in
the STEM fields and business. To date, more than $117 million has
been given to fund projects affecting more than 800,000 people in
137 countries across the globe, including humanitarian relief for
communities in crisis. The Western Union Foundation is a separate
charitable corporation that is tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the US
Internal Revenue Code, and receives support from The Western Union
Company, its employees, agents and business partners. Contributions
to the Foundation are tax-deductible for US income tax purposes. To
learn more, visit www.westernunionfoundation.org or follow us on
Twitter @TheWUFoundation.
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