JPMorgan Chase and Employees to Donate up to $600,000 to Help Curtail West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak
October 22 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The Foundation provides $300,000 to prevention
efforts and will match employee donations dollar-for-dollar for
another $300,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced up to $600,000 in
donations from its foundation and employees to help curtail the
Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Grants totaling $300,000 from the
JPMorgan Chase Foundation will support the United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Rescue Committee
(IRC) – two leading organizations dedicated to helping control the
Ebola outbreak and providing resources and support to West
Africa.
The JPMorgan Chase Foundation is also launching a special
employee giving campaign that will match employee donations
dollar-for-dollar to these organizations. Specifically, the
Foundation will double donations made by employees up to $150,000
for a total of $300,000.
“There is an immediate need for assistance to help prevent Ebola
from spreading any further,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Head of
Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase. “With our support, UNICEF and
the IRC will be able to continue responding to the outbreak,
helping prevent the disease from spreading and providing social
services to West African communities in need.”
UNICEF is working with partners to halt the spread of the
disease. The organization is leading lifesaving awareness campaigns
and is running one of the largest supply operations in the Ebola
response, shipping massive quantities of medical equipment, tents,
protective gear and more to the affected countries. UNICEF is also
providing care for children in Ebola treatment facilities and
communities.
The IRC is focusing on infection control, community engagement
and treatment. Working closely with sister organizations in these
areas, the IRC is drawing on their expertise in water, sanitation
and hygiene practices and their network of community health workers
to aid in spreading crucial messaging about disease
prevention. Funds will go toward equipping and training
additional health professionals and providing hospitals, health
staff and sanitation teams with infection control supplies.
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