Responded to provide relief
The floods that hit Eastern Uganda in October 2007 caused widespread devastation, forcing the Government of Uganda to declare a state of emergency as countless inhabitants were left homeless and sick.
PwC Uganda’s corporate responsibility group immediately responded with medicine, food and financial aid to provide relief in the wake of the disaster. The affected areas received malaria and diarrhea drugs, as well as mosquito nets and water treatment solutions. PwC employees also donated clothes, shoes and money – which was doubled through PwC’s matching scheme.
A group of 20 PwC employees traveled to Eastern Uganda on 2 November 2007 to personally present their donation to Ugandan officials. They also helped in a cleaning and sanitation exercise in the Akoboi community centre 820 km from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
Although it will take time for the area to overcome the devastation of the floods, the residents were grateful for the support PwC provided in their most immediate time of need.
