Corporations are also mobilizing for Haiti. Orange\/France T\u00e9l\u00e9com, EDF, GDF Suez, Sedif, Cr\u00e9dit Agricole, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Air France, and Air Cara\u00efbes are providing both financial aid and essential services.<\/p>\n
The telecommunications group Orange \/France T\u00e9l\u00e9com announced free calls to Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. The company is assisting in restoring local communications and has launched a platform where, for one month, every SMS sent to the following three organizations\u2014the Red Cross, Secours Catholique, and Secours Populaire\u2014will trigger a \u20ac1 donation to the contacted charity. ”\u00a0*Since January 15, we have already reached \u20ac315,000*\u00a0<\/em>“, stated Jean-Bernard Orsoni, Head of Communications at Orange.\u00a0\u00a0\u00bb In 2004, following the tsunami, the group raised more than \u20ac3.8 million \u00bb<\/em>.<\/p>\n For its part, EDF has announced a \u20ac250,000 financial grant for the reconstruction of the island. To facilitate emergency relief efforts, EDF experts stationed in Martinique and Guadeloupe traveled to Port-au-Prince to assess the damage to the electrical grid. The group has already dispatched 16 generators.\u00a0which enabled the restoration of power to the Sacr\u00e9 C\u0153ur hospital in Port-au-Prince as well as to the French Embassy<\/em>, noted Capucine Leroux, Communications Manager at EDF.\u00a0*We are committed to a spirit of solidarity and support whenever a crisis of this magnitude arises*<\/em>. \u201d The NGO \u00c9lectriciens sans Fronti\u00e8res is currently preparing to deploy teams of EDF employees\u2014members of the association\u2014to provide field support (logistics and network).<\/p>\n GDF Suez not only provided \u20ac100,000 in emergency relief, but its three internal NGOs also mobilized, even traveling to Haiti to deliver medical and school supplies, rehabilitate electrical facilities, and improve the drinking water network. The Syndicat des Eaux d\u2019Ile-de-France shared this same goal, awarding \u20ac100,000 to the French Red Cross to address water supply issues. Sedif had provided similar assistance during the tsunami. Among the donors, the airlines Air France and Air Cara\u00efbes have also introduced special repatriation fares for Haiti.<\/p>\n The list will undoubtedly grow, especially if, according to Jean-Max Bellerive, the island’s Prime Minister, it will take five to ten years to rebuild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Corporations are also mobilizing for Haiti. Orange\/France T\u00e9l\u00e9com, EDF, GDF Suez, Sedif, Cr\u00e9dit Agricole, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Air France, and Air Cara\u00efbes are providing both funds and services. The telecommunications group Orange\/France T\u00e9l\u00e9com announced free calls to Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. The company is assisting in restoring local communications and has launched a platform where, for one month, every SMS sent to the following three organizations\u2014the Red Cross, Secours Catholique, and Secours Populaire\u2014will trigger a \u20ac1 donation to the contacted charity. “Since January 15, we have already reached \u20ac315,000,” stated Jean-Bernard Orsoni, Communications Manager at Orange. “In 2004, following the tsunami, the group raised more than \u20ac3.8 million.” For its part, EDF announced a \u20ac250,000 financial grant for the island’s reconstruction. To facilitate relief efforts, EDF experts stationed in Martinique and Guadeloupe traveled to Port-au-Prince to assess damage to the electrical grid. “The group has already dispatched 16 generators, which enabled the restoration of power to the Sacr\u00e9 C\u0153ur Hospital in Port-au-Prince as well as to the French Embassy,” noted Capucine Leroux, Communications Manager at EDF. “We are committed to solidarity and support whenever a crisis of this magnitude arises.” The NGO \u00c9lectriciens sans Fronti\u00e8res is currently preparing to deploy EDF employees who are members of the association as intervention teams (logistics and network). GDF Suez has not only provided \u20ac100,000 in emergency aid, but its three internal NGOs have also mobilized, including traveling to Haiti to deliver medical and school supplies, rehabilitate electrical installations, and improve the drinking water network. The Syndicat des Eaux d\u2019Ile-de-France shares this objective, having allocated \u20ac100,000 to the French Red Cross to address water supply issues. Sedif provided similar assistance during the tsunami. The banks Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale and Cr\u00e9dit Agricole have each pledged one million euros to NGOs on the ground. Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale has chosen not to disclose further details regarding its communication or the transparency of its donation. “We do not want to use this initiative for self-promotion,” explained Astrid Brunini, Communications Manager within the group. “Many initiatives are carried out internally, such as the donation drive among our employees, but we wish to remain discreet.” Among the donors, the airlines Air France and Air Cara\u00efbes have also arranged special repatriation rates for Haiti. This list will undoubtedly grow, especially if, according to Jean-Max Bellerive, the island’s Prime Minister, reconstruction will take five to ten years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1813063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[225,230],"tags":[317,357],"class_list":["post-1813062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-finance","tag-finance","tag-haiti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1813062"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1814176,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813062\/revisions\/1814176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1813063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1813062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1813062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newzyexecutive.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1813062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBanks Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale and Cr\u00e9dit Agricole have each pledged one million euros to local NGOs. Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale has declined to provide further details regarding its communication strategy or the transparency of its donation. ”\u00a0*We do not want to seek self-promotion through this approach*<\/em>, explains Astrid Brunini, Head of Communications for the group. ”\u00a0*Many initiatives are being undertaken internally, such as our employee donation drives, but we wish to remain discreet*<\/em>.”<\/p>\n