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Facebook donates US$ 2.5 lakh to flood-hit children
DHAKA, July 30, 2018 (BSS) – Facebook has contributed US$ 2.50 lakh to
international NGO Save the Children to help flood affected children and their
families in Bangladesh.
The donation will be used in providing emergency aid, food, water, and
sanitation to the people affected by flood and storms, a Facebook press
release said.
After heavy monsoon water spread across Bangladesh in mid-June,
threatening hundreds of thousands of people, the community activated Safety
Check and turned to Crisis Response to ask for and request help.
President and CEO of Save the Children Carolyn Miles said: “The monsoon
season in Bangladesh is putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk and
we must do everything we can to keep children protected and safe during this
time. Save the Children is hugely grateful to Facebook for its commitment to
help families after previous floods in Asia and again this year.”
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