Procter & Gamble Philippines Donates Purifier of Water Packets as Part of Typhoon Odette Relief
With the Visayas and Mindanao
region still reeling from the damage caused by Typhoon Odette, Procter &
Gamble Philippines remains a force for good and the country’s nation-building
partner by donating packets of P&G Purifier of Water for communities to have
access to clean and safe drinking water.
In partnership with
non-governmental organization (NGO) World Vision Philippines, who is accredited
and trained in the administration of Purifier of Water, P&G Philippines was
able to help over 1,000 families in the CARAGA Region, particularly in the
municipality of Sison in Surigao del Norte.
“The damage brought upon by
Typhoon Odette to our countrymen in Visayas and Mindanao greatly affected
access to basic necessities such as clean water, food, and hygiene. We
immediately activated pre-positioned P&G Purifier of Water packets to
provide access to clean, safe drinking water to communities in Sison, Surigao
del Norte”, said Anna Legarda Locsin, P&G Philippines Communications
Director.
Invented by P&G scientists in
collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, P&G’s Purifier of
Water is a portable, highly effective, low-cost packet of powder that can
transform dirty water to clean, drinkable water in only 30 minutes with the use
of a bucket, a spoon, and a cloth. Through a diverse network of more than 150
partners, P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking
Water Program has provided more than 19 billion liters of clean
water to people in 93 countries around the world. These organizations provide
packets to rural areas where communities lack access to clean, safe drinking
water, and in times of natural disasters or other emergencies.
Aside from efforts to provide
clean drinking water, P&G Philippines also provided food, hygiene products,
and P&G-produced face masks over the holidays to aid Typhoon
Odette-stricken areas, especially their affected employees, partners, and
communities. This was made possible in partnership with Manila Water
Foundation, the Philippine Coast Guard, ABS-CBN Foundation and the Department
of the Interior and Local Government.
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