Over the holiday period, we have been watching yet another natural disaster unfold in Australia – this time the widespread, continuing flooding across many parts of Queensland. The disruption, misery and economic hardship this is causing the people up there is massive. And we shouldn’t forget the suffering for animals in the flood affected areas.
The Deloitte Foundation recently launched its response to the Queensland floods and will be matching dollar for dollar donations to the emergency relief fund up to $60,000 for donations made up until 31 January 2011.
The Deloitte Foundation has pledged $10,000 to the Pakistan disaster through community partner, Oxfam. Oxfam has launched an appeal to support its rapid relief effort to reach almost 400,000 people with clean water, sanitation kits and hygiene supplies in flood-affected north-western Pakistan. Oxfam is trucking water and installing tanks to help prevent the spread of water-borne diseases amongst the estimated 1 million people affected.
When the bushfires raged through Victoria, the horror of the devastation was felt by the whole country. Within Deloitte, the crisis touched a number of our colleagues and we are determined to help and support the relief efforts.
For the month of February, our people and The Deloitte Foundation raised $464,066. Our support will continue in the months and years to come.