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Emergency aid Aid for Japan Great dismay and sympathy were felt all over the world after the devastating catastrophe. And so Henkel employees all over the world made donations to help those that were aff ected. At the end of 2011, Makoto Tamaki, President of Henkel Japan, officially presented all of the donations and the new vehicles to Dr. Hidekiyo Tachiya, the mayor of the Japanese Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture. They will now be used to care for the people in Fukushima, the disaster area. Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted also wrote to Dr. Tachiya personally. Every donation helps The mayor was deeply moved: “Many thanks for your great support. The vehicles help us day by day in rebuilding our city.” Henkel donated a total of 90,000 euros to the city for the purchase of seven transporters, plus 15,000 euros for the local children’s fund. “More than 5,500 people were gravely affected in Soma City by the most severe earthquake since record-keeping began in Japan, the resultant tsunamis, and the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. 457 people died, and two are still missing,” says Mayor Tachiya. “Among those aff ected are more than 300 disabled and 200 older persons. With the new vehicles, our aid workers can reach and provide support to the many victims in the approximately 1,500 temporary shelters much more eff ectively. The donations to the children’s fund help the Together Members of the fi re department in Rikuzen-Takada, Iwate Prefecture, in Japan, with its new electricity generators, fl oodlights, and cable drums for emergency response preparedness. This equipment was acquired with donations from the Henkel fi re department in Düsseldorf, Germany. When disasters occur, Henkel provides immediate aid worldwide, quickly and unbureaucratically. In 2011, in light of the catastrophe that occurred in Japan, Henkel thus promptly provided support for its employees and others that were aff ected in the region in the form of fi nancial and product donations. city’s children, many of whom have lost their parents.” “Every donation, no matter how small, means direct and individual aid to the people in Japan. Supporting the victims of the disaster in their eff orts to rebuild is very important to the Henkel employees,” emphasizes Tamaki. The relationship to Soma City developed through Henkel employee Kenji Shimaoka, whose family comes from this community. By now, the donated vehicles have arrived. Dr. Hidekiyo Tachiya (right) Mayor of Soma City in Fukushima Prefecture receives the symbolic key to the Henkel vehicles from Makoto Tamaki, President of Henkel Japan. These vehicles will be of help in looking after the inhabitants of the city.
Together Thailand Stemming the fl ood The worst fl ood in Thailand began in July 2011 and lasted until the end of the year. Approximately 13 million people were aff ected by it. These included about 80 Henkel employees, who had to temporarily move into lodgings that were provided by Henkel. Their homes had been entirely inundated by the fl oodwaters. “During this diffi cult period, our employees did everything they could to get to work and to see to it that our customers received the products they had ordered,” Colombia Working together for a good cause The long and heavy rainy season inundated more than 700 communities in Colombia at the end of 2010. Many families lost their houses due to landslides. For this reason, Henkel initiated a house construction project in June 2011 for victims in the city of Soacha, south of the capital, Bogotá. Henkel donated 26,000 euros for the construction of the houses, and 80 Henkel employees actively worked on the project. The undertaking was carried out by Henkel in collaboration with the non-governmental organization “Un techo para mi “MIT is a very important program which has been supporting beautiful initiatives and the engagement of our employees over the years.” Gisele Jakociuk works at Henkel Brasil where she is responsible for coordinating and supporting global social progress in the Latin America region. said Henkel Thailand President Chamaiporn Uerpairojkit. “For their part, our crisis team provided 24-hour support to those of our employees who were aff ected. I would like to thank all of our employees for their exemplary eff orts during this diffi cult time.” As a sign of solidarity with the aff ected colleagues, Kathrin Menges, Executive Vice President Human Resources at Henkel, went to Thailand at the beginning of 2012 to speak to people personally about the fl ood disaster and its consequences. país” (A roof for my country). The housebuilding project in the suburb of Altos de Cazuca benefi ted 20 families and their more than 80 children – and already protected them during the next long and heavy rainy season at the end of 2011. “Henkel has been supporting social projects in Colombia for many years. I am proud that so many employees have become actively involved,” states Alfredo Morales, President of the Henkel Andean Region – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. www.techo.org/colombia Pitichalerm Toprasert on the way to work at Henkel Thailand during the fl ood. “The personal engagement that my colleagues show after each dreadful natural disaster just amazes me.” One of more than 80 children who are excited about the newly constructed houses. Nina Wang works at Henkel China where she is responsible for coordinating and supporting global social progress in the Asia- Pacifi c region. Emergency aid | 23
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