Philippine Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross’s long-standing partnership brings forth the latter’s donation of four water tankers

As a token of its years of cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross strengthens the PRC’s water and hygiene capability through the donation of four water tankers with a 12, 000-liter capacity each.

The ceremonial turnover of the water tankers today, 10 February, at the PRC National Headquarters is led by the Chairman and CEO Richard J. Gordon and Secretary General, Dr. Gwendolyn Pang together with the President and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross, President Conrad Sauvé and the Head of Asia Pacific Region, Ms. Yunhong Zhang.?

“We are grateful for the continuous partnership with the Canadian Red Cross. The four water tankers will amplify our response capacity for providing safe water in the most critical time of emergency and disasters. In addition to the acquisition of the water tankers, the Canadian Red Cross continued the partnership through the implementation of the WASH Development and Readiness Project which aims to reduce the health risks of marginalized and vulnerable communities — the project targets to reach at least 50,000 individuals in Cebu, Leyte, and Negros Occidental. Through their support, we can reach and uplift more vulnerable communities in the Visayas region,” said Chairman Gordon.?

The PRC leads the provision of safe water in the communities affected by typhoons, flooding, and earthquakes. Through the support of partner national societies, the PRC acquires resources such as water tankers to continuously strengthen its capacity to deliver essential services including Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene programs in communities hit by human-induced and climate-induced disasters.?

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