Unilever Donates About 5000 of Its Products for Bengkulu and West Sumatera Quake Victims

28/09/2007 : PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. in collaboration with Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), Republika, Radio Delta and Yayasan Nurani Dunia provided aid in the form of 5,000 packages of Unilever products.

To help alleviate the suffering of earthquake victims in Bengkulu and West Sumatera, PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. in collaboration with Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT), Republika, Radio Delta and Yayasan Nurani Dunia provided aid in the form of 5,000 packages of Unilever products allocated for about 25,000 persons. The aid donated is in the form of daily needs very much needed by the public, among them are bath soap, toothpaste, tooth brush, shampoo and anti mosquito, and sarung and blankets.
“Unilever Indonesia’s vision is to become the main choice for consumers, customers and the public. As one of the realizations of this vision, we have an official agenda to support community development and to help those in need through corporate social responsibility / CSR. As a company that has grown and developed in Indonesia, it is only fitting that this public assistance and development becomes a matter that obtains huge attention,“ said Sinta Kaniawati, General Manager of Yayasan Unilever Peduli which is a nonprofit foundation under PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk.
”The quake disaster that occurred in early fasting (month) is very touching, at breaking fast time they had nothing to break their fast. Therefore, Unilever also donated 10,000 kilograms of dates and biscuits, and 10,000 bottles of mineral water,” added Sinta.
Maya Tamimi, Program Manager of Yayasan Unilever Peduli said, “The earthquake that occurred in Bengkulu had destroyed various public facilities such as masjid, schools, pesantren (Islamic boarding schools), and other public facilities. When we visited Bengkulu (17/9), we also channeled aid to residents in Pesantren Darunnaja. With the assistance we channeled, we expect to slightly alleviate the suffering of those hit by the disaster.”
In accord with Maya, Andhika Purbo S, Partnership Officer of ACT said, “Based on our observation in the field, there are still many areas yet to receive aid, among them Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, West Sumatera. The assistance they very much need now are: blankets, tents, genset (mobile power generators for lighting), mats, clean water, ready to serve food, the nine basic commodities (sembako), and medicines.“
Sinta said that the distribution or channeling of Unilever’s donations to the Bengkulu and West Sumatera residents is made possible owing to cooperation with partners, namely ACT, Republika, Radio Delta, and Yayasan Nurani Dunia. The donations have been handed over to the quake victims in stages since 16 September. ‘We appreciate very much the cooperation with the partners experienced in handling the distribution of assistance for quake victims. With such cooperation the aid can directly be quickly received by the Bengkulu and West Sumatera people/communities. Without the cooperation with experienced partners, it would be difficult for us to realize this aid. We are fully aware that the efforts conducted jointly would provide a greater impact for Bengkulu and West Sumatera residents,” said Sinta.
“For Jambi and Padang, Unilever Area Sales Managers (ASM) in both areas also lent a hand to coordinate with Yayasan Unilever Peduli in terms of product provisioning. In addition, we also obtain the full support of our local distributors for aid distribution,” added Sinta.

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