Cargill helps support Indonesian communities during challenging time

Cargill is working with their non-profit partners around the globe to help address food security, health safety needs and challenges due to the spread of COVID-19.

In Indonesia, Cargill is providing support to local communities through its Corporate Responsibility programs with value of more than $500,000 USD. In this challenging time, Cargill priorities are to put people first and provide the ingredients, feed and food that nourish people and animals. 

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The COVID-19 situation has started to impact the wellbeing of some families and communities. For vulnerable families, food insecurity is becoming a concern.  Cargill in Indonesia, in line with their purpose to nourish the world is providing more than 20,000 basic staple food packages, consist of rice, cooking oil, sugar and egg /other protein to local communities surrounding Cargill operations across Indonesia.

In addition, as the situation continues to evolve in Indonesia, there is urgent need to support the frontline heroes, their doctors and nurses, as they are in dire need of safety equipment and medical tools to support them. Cargill is donating Personal Protective Equipment (masks, goggles, coverall suits) to 17 local hospitals across Indonesia surrounding operations.

In doing this, Cargill is strongly collaborating with local partners as well as local government, so they can truly support with the right tools and contribution needed to help government in fighting the COVID-19 case in Indonesia.

Through education socialisation program, Cargill is helping to educate the local communities on the risk of COVID-19 and how to prevent it, encouraging them to regularly practice good personal hygiene. Meanwhile, Cargill is also supporting the nearby communities by disinfecting communities' housing areas and public facilities, providing hand wash facilities in public facilities.  In addition, Cargill also distributed personal care packages that includes mask and hand sanitisers to local communities, Cargill's employees and their families.

'For Cargill it is our purpose to nourish the world and all our employees around Indonesia are putting their best to ensure that our customers are able to get food and feed ingredients in order to have food available for people in this critical time. This is the time to care for one another, and the way to navigate this circumstance is by supporting one another. Our appreciation to Indonesian government and NGOs who are our partners and compatriots together in our efforts to respond to COVID-19', said Sunit Dhoka, Cargill Indonesia Country Representative.

These local activities are part of Cargill's global effort to work with non-profit and NGO partners to help address food security, health and safety needs and agriculture and food industry challenges due to the spread of COVID-19.

In addition to monetary donations, they are collaborating with non-profits around the globe to donate food, ingredients and other high-need products for those who are vulnerable during this pandemic. For example, Cargill has donated over one million pounds of food to food shelves and hunger relief efforts in local communities where employees live and work.

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