Due to devastating floods in Pakistan, Meta contributed Rs 125 million to UNICEF, Fingers and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) to assist flood-affected groups are donating
Before that donation, a safety test was launched on her Facebook when the floods began so people could show their friends and their own family that they were safe. Additionally, a crisis web page was set up for people to use the community help feature.
“Pakistan is facing one of the worst natural disasters it has ever seen. Millions of people are affected and the entire country is rallying to guide them through this difficult time,” said Jordi Forneys, Director of Asia Pacific Rising Markets at Meta. .
“We hope our donations will help the communities affected by the disaster. Our thoughts are with the communities and households that are recovering,” he introduced.
In addition, Meta has enabled ‘facts for right’ in its disaster map software to communicate the facts to local partners. This type of partner, the CrisisReady (a collaboration between Direct Remedy and Harvard University), was intended to combine information assets for situational awareness analysis. This analysis can be used routinely by hundreds of local first responders.
“Heavy monsoon rains in recent weeks have damaged or completely washed away people’s homes, severely affecting thousands of people, including young people,” said Michael J. Nyenhuis, President and CEO of UNICEF USA, said:
“Winter weather is set to arrive in some parts of the United States in the next few weeks and we urgently need your help to continue relief efforts to help children and their families in Pakistan. We sincerely appreciate the help,” he added.
