HCM CITY — The GE Vernova Foundation has presented US$200,000 in disaster relief to Save the Children to support emergency response and recovery efforts in the Sumatra region of Indonesia and central Việt Nam following months of severe storms, flooding, and landslides. 

Each region will receive $100,000 in funding to support local relief and recovery efforts.

The Foundation’s funding will support Save the Children’s life-saving humanitarian response across both regions, including emergency food assistance, access to clean water and hygiene supplies, temporary shelter, health services, and child-focused education recovery programmes. The funding across the two countries is expected to support efforts to reach over 145,000 people, helping meet urgent humanitarian needs while supporting early recovery and stabilisation efforts as affected communities work to rebuild.

Ramesh Singaram, boarddirector for the foundation and president and CEO for Asia, Gas Power, GE Vernova, said: "Our commitment to the region goes beyond powering communities; we are dedicated to helping the people of Southeast Asia, especially in times of crisis. Through our disaster relief efforts in Việt Nam and Indonesia, we aim to provide the immediate support necessary to restore stability and support the path forward to return to strength.”

Beginning in November and continuing into December, Việt Nam faced historic flooding and landslides caused by extreme rainfall, inundating entire communities and isolating remote areas as transportation networks were damaged. Thousands of families were displaced, lives and livelihoods were lost, and children faced heightened risks related to displacement, health, and protection as floodwaters lingered and recovery efforts began.

In addition to the Foundation’s donation, GE Vernova employees in Việt Nam joined hands to support the charitable activity “Back to School campaign”, raising funds to support the distribution of nearly 1,300 education packs including backpacks and other school supplies to primary school students in three schools heavily impacted by the floods as well as warm clothing for over 100 children in the highland area in Đà Nẵng. 

The GE Vernova Foundation, an independent charitable organisation funded by GE Vernova, puts the company’s purpose – The Energy to Change the World – into practice across global communities where employees live and work. — VNS