Donations for cyclone victims
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Grameenphone's majority shareholder, Telenor ASA's subsidiaries in Denmark and Pakistan, has donated Tk 2 million for the rehabilitation of Sidr victims in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
Employees of Telenor's subsidiary Sonofon have donated Tk one million to Grameenphone's fund for the rehabilitation of cyclone victims while Telenor Pakistan gave another Tk 1 million to support the rehabilitation work that the company is currently undertaking in the cyclone-hit districts.
"The contribution made by the employees of the two Telenor subsidiaries to help the cyclone-affected people is an excellent gesture of caring and is very much appreciated," said Grameenphone CEO Anders Jensen.
Japanese donation: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today (Tuesday) received US$ 15 lakh contribution from the Government of Japan to provide emergency relief to the people severely affected by super cyclone 'Sidr'.
WFP will use the Japanese funds to distribute some 1,400 tonnes of High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) to the poor people devastated by the cyclone, said a WFP press release today.
"It is important to maintain supplies to the stricken areas. WFP is continuing deliveries of fortified biscuits to give much needed assistance to people in devastated areas," said WFP Representative Douglas Broderick.
So far, WFP has delivered over 400 mts of biscuits and over 750 tonnes of rice to more than 1.2 million people in the worst-hit areas, over land and by boat, as well as by air.
The UN agency plans to provide over 71,000 metric tons of food to 2.2 million people over the next six months.
Broderick said, "Based on the outcome of a UN wide assessment conducted immediately after the cyclone that struck on the 15 November, WFP will continue supporting the victims with food."
Employees of Telenor's subsidiary Sonofon have donated Tk one million to Grameenphone's fund for the rehabilitation of cyclone victims while Telenor Pakistan gave another Tk 1 million to support the rehabilitation work that the company is currently undertaking in the cyclone-hit districts.
"The contribution made by the employees of the two Telenor subsidiaries to help the cyclone-affected people is an excellent gesture of caring and is very much appreciated," said Grameenphone CEO Anders Jensen.
Japanese donation: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today (Tuesday) received US$ 15 lakh contribution from the Government of Japan to provide emergency relief to the people severely affected by super cyclone 'Sidr'.
WFP will use the Japanese funds to distribute some 1,400 tonnes of High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) to the poor people devastated by the cyclone, said a WFP press release today.
"It is important to maintain supplies to the stricken areas. WFP is continuing deliveries of fortified biscuits to give much needed assistance to people in devastated areas," said WFP Representative Douglas Broderick.
So far, WFP has delivered over 400 mts of biscuits and over 750 tonnes of rice to more than 1.2 million people in the worst-hit areas, over land and by boat, as well as by air.
The UN agency plans to provide over 71,000 metric tons of food to 2.2 million people over the next six months.
Broderick said, "Based on the outcome of a UN wide assessment conducted immediately after the cyclone that struck on the 15 November, WFP will continue supporting the victims with food."