Walmart Foundation and Flipkart foundation have collaboratively come forward to donate relief kits alongside essential food items, medicines, and hygiene-care products and offer healthcare and psychological support to the affected mass.
The Walmart foundation disaster relief fund and Flipkart foundation have contributed over 2 crores(USD 2,50,000) toward flood relief work in Assam.
The fund will extend help to the humanitarian organization Doctors for you support people, severely impacted by the deluge.
“Our hearts are with those affected by the devastating flooding in Assam and together with the Flipkart foundation, we are here to support relief efforts,” – informed Julie Gehrki, Vice President and COO of Walmart foundation.
“The people of Assam have been severely affected by the flood and our endeavour is to provide the necessary support, care and compassion that is needed. With support from our colleagues across the organization, we hope to leverage our capabilities and mobilize resources toward the most critical needs of people and communities.” – said Rajneesh Kumar, the chief corporate affairs officer of Flipkart group.
It has also mobilized employee contributions to this cause, the statement said.
Under the initiative of the Flipkart foundation, the Company through its CSR arm is also partnering with Goonj to raise funds from customers to provide the needy with critical medical supplies and essential support for the flood relief efforts in the country.
