Oetker Group donates €100,000 to SOS-Kinderdorf for emergency aid measures in Ecuador
Emergency aid following the earthquake disaster in the north of the country
On April 16, 2016, a severe earth-quake shook the north of Ecuador, causing major damage in the epicenter (province of Manabi) and peripheral regions. Ac-cording to estimates, between 70,000 and 100,000 people are affected by the earthquake and between 3,000 and 5,000 people are in need of emergency accommodation. As part of its active partnership with SOS-Kinderdorf e. V., Dr. August Oetker KG is contributing the sum of €100,000 towards emergency aid.
SOS-Kinderdorf is helping people in Ecuador who, following the devastating earthquake, need to be provided with basic food and care, above all children who have been separated from their parents and who are going hungry. The initial aid measures include provid-ing drinking water and distributing food and medication. Children who have lost their parents are accommodated in the SOS Chil-dren’s Villages. The situation in all six SOS Children’s Villages in Ecuador is stable. Here, the children are given food and drink, secure shelter and professional psychological care. SOS-Kinderdorf is also planning further aid measures: as well as setting up emergency accommodation for affected families and preparing emergency aid kits, supervisory care is also being organized for unaccompanied children or for children who have been separated from their parents.
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