Humanitarian - Australian Red Cross
Humanitarian - Australian Red Cross
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‘We are using the<br />
success of our<br />
business to make<br />
a difference in the<br />
world. The <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong><br />
sponsorship is our<br />
first major donation<br />
and we have made<br />
a commitment<br />
to extend our<br />
philanthropic work,’<br />
Peter Cameron, AVG<br />
Managing Director.<br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> is helping to bring clean water to<br />
the isolated communities of northern Vietnam.<br />
Photo: <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>/Joe Cropp<br />
AVG joins the fight against disease<br />
How does a company<br />
that protects computers<br />
from viruses help control<br />
the spread of disease<br />
in communities across<br />
the Asia Pacific AVG<br />
(NZ/AU), a provider of<br />
antivirus and internet<br />
security software, has<br />
donated $150,000 to<br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>.<br />
More than one billion people worldwide<br />
do not have access to safe water. In the<br />
Asia Pacific, many communities are still<br />
without running water and spend hours<br />
collecting water from remote, often<br />
contaminated, mountain streams. AVG’s<br />
donation will be used to deliver water<br />
and sanitation programs for adults<br />
and children in Cribus, East Timor.<br />
After personally witnessing the effects<br />
of poverty across the Asia Pacific<br />
region, AVG Managing Director Peter<br />
Cameron was determined to help<br />
people in need. ‘We understand that<br />
with awareness and the right tools<br />
most online infection is preventable.<br />
So too can the successful fight against<br />
disease be expanded into our wider<br />
community,’ says Peter.<br />
After investigating the work of <strong>Australian</strong><br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> in these regions, Peter<br />
was convinced of the organisation’s<br />
accountability, transparency, and<br />
effectiveness. ‘The <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong><br />
<strong>Cross</strong> is a powerful partner for reputable<br />
businesses and for us there is also the<br />
obvious synergy in our joint drive to<br />
protect the vulnerable in our community,’<br />
he says. ‘We are using the success of<br />
our business to make a difference in the<br />
world. The <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> sponsorship is our<br />
first major donation and we have made a<br />
commitment to extend our philanthropic<br />
work.’<br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> works closely with local<br />
volunteers and authorities in the Asia<br />
Pacific to deliver programs, improving<br />
water and sanitation facilities, providing<br />
mosquito nets and bedding. Programs<br />
also educate local communities on<br />
health matters related to HIV prevention,<br />
and minimising the spread of preventable<br />
diseases such as malaria, dengue fever,<br />
tuberculosis and measles.<br />
For more information about corporate<br />
partnership opportunities with<br />
<strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> call 1800 811 700 or<br />
visit www.redcross.org.au.<br />
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