Reckitt Benckiser, Save the Children join hands to save Sidr-hit families
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
FE Report
Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd, a multinational FMCG company, handed over Dettol products to Save the Children to help 12,000 families in distress after being hit by cyclone 'SIDR'.
Dettol antiseptic liquids and Dettol soaps, donated by Reckitt Benckiser, will be included in Save the Children's family hygiene pack for the affected households. These contain other necessary aids including water purification tablets, mosquito nets and buckets.
According to an estimate, a total of 1.3 million children have been left homeless by the cyclone which swept over the southern part of the country on November 15.
Save the Children, a pioneer organisation for children's welfare, has already relocated 4,500 children in five districts of Barisal and Khulna divisions.
"We are glad to extend our hands in helping the cyclone-affected people through Save the Children," said Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Marketing Director Naveed Khan.
Save the Children Country Director Suman Sengupta also expressed his satisfaction at the joint effort of Reckitt Benckiser and Save the Children to help out the SIDR victims.
Other officials present during the ceremony including Suman Sengupta, country director, Save the Children, also expressed their satisfaction at the joint effort of Reckitt Benckiser and Save the Children to help out the Sidr victims.
Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd, a multinational FMCG company, handed over Dettol products to Save the Children to help 12,000 families in distress after being hit by cyclone 'SIDR'.
Dettol antiseptic liquids and Dettol soaps, donated by Reckitt Benckiser, will be included in Save the Children's family hygiene pack for the affected households. These contain other necessary aids including water purification tablets, mosquito nets and buckets.
According to an estimate, a total of 1.3 million children have been left homeless by the cyclone which swept over the southern part of the country on November 15.
Save the Children, a pioneer organisation for children's welfare, has already relocated 4,500 children in five districts of Barisal and Khulna divisions.
"We are glad to extend our hands in helping the cyclone-affected people through Save the Children," said Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Marketing Director Naveed Khan.
Save the Children Country Director Suman Sengupta also expressed his satisfaction at the joint effort of Reckitt Benckiser and Save the Children to help out the SIDR victims.
Other officials present during the ceremony including Suman Sengupta, country director, Save the Children, also expressed their satisfaction at the joint effort of Reckitt Benckiser and Save the Children to help out the Sidr victims.