Atlas Copco has announced that it is donating $40,000 to support a clean water project in Peru and donating $50,000 to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
As part of World Water Day, Atlas Copco will donate $40,000 to support three clean water projects in the country of Peru.
The donation to Peru is through Water for People, an organization that has been long supported by Atlas Copco. In rural areas, only 22 percent of people have access to safely managed water systems, and safe sanitation services are nearly non-existent. The donation will support three projects across the districts of Asunción and Reque and will include piped water systems and hygiene awareness projects.
Atlas Copco’s employee-led Water for All program is also supporting the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, where millions of people are on the move and the need for water, sanitation, and hygiene is pressing.
Atlas Copco North America’s initial donation is $50,000, with a goal to double this contribution over the coming months. The Atlas Copco Group has a global network of Water for All organizations who are all teaming up and working to make donations that support Ukraine through the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
This support is in addition to the company’s donation of 1 million SEK ($105,000 USD) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an organization dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees. The donation goes to UNHCR’s efforts to assist those seeking protection from the war in Ukraine.
“None of this would be possible without the dedication and focus of hundreds of employees driving and funding the program,” said Aaron Prato, vice president at Atlas Copco North America. "An employee-led organization is so powerful as it unites the will of the people and brings us all together to support such worthy causes and get help to where it’s needed in the quickest time – in countries all across the world."
In the last twelve years, Atlas Copco’s North American Water for All program has supported 59 projects across 21 countries and helped several hundred-thousand people gain access to clean water – donating over 2.3 million-dollars in the process.
