GE Foundation Provides $100,000 Grant For Nigeria’s Food Security, Hygiene

The GE Foundation, yesterday, announced a donation of US$100,000 to provide immediate relief to Nigeria after several months of heavy rain and devasting flood in communities, villages and major states.

The donation will fund international humanitarian agency CARE to support local emergency response authorities and volunteers in Kogi state.

In Nigeria, GE has implemented numerous corporate social initiatives including relief efforts to displaced communities, providing school supplies to orphanages and charitable organisations and financial support to help expand cancer screening and diagnostics to reduce cancer mortality rates in the country.

GE remains committed to preparing for and responding to future natural disasters and humanitarian crises, diligently maximising the impact of our financial, technological, and human resources.

Specifically, the donation will help address the immediate food security and hygiene needs in the region for approximately 800 households, including up to 2,500 individuals. In addition to the organisation’s donation, GE employees can support relief efforts through its Matching Gifts Program.

“We are proud to work with our humanitarian relief partner CARE to help Nigerian families recover from the devasting flooding,” said president, GE Foundation, and vice president, GE, Linda Boff.

While addressing the ongoing critical food insecurities, president of GE Nigeria, Mohammed Mijindadi said, the health concerns resulting from the tragic flooding remains a top priority.

He said, this grant will help alleviate the hardships that many families are having to endure, especially, “as we go into the holiday season. CARE is the best partner for our local team to work with on the ground to address urgent hunger and health needs while spreading goodwill during these trying times.”

GE employees, who makes eligible donations to CARE or other participating charities can register for a match with the GE Foundation’s Matching Gifts programme, which supports employees’ personal philanthropy and charitable giving by providing a 1:1 match.

The GE Foundation created the concept of a corporate matching gift program in 1954. Today, the programme continues to serve as an important element of the Foundation’s portfolio, with gifts matched in 2021 totaling $6.2 million.

Also speaking, country director of CARE Nigeria, Hussaini Abdu, said, they are honored to receive this grant from the GE Foundation, which will help us distribute the most important basic needs to affected Nigerians, as well as conduct a public hygiene campaign to help stem the risk of cholera, COVID-19 and other public health threats.

GE’s Disaster and Humanitarian Relief program me respond to major global disasters and humanitarian crises, drawing on GE’s people, technology, and other resources to reduce suffering and hasten recovery.

Since 2020, GE Foundation’s philanthropic contribution in disaster relief totaled nearly $7.2 million, which was largely focused on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.