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Contribution of (15,000) Rice Bags to COVID-19 Impacted Areas by Ayeyarwady Foundation

Posted on April 06, 2020

As per direction from U Zaw Zaw, Founder Chairman of the Ayeyarwady Foundation, and board members, arrangements have been made to donate (15,000) bags of rice worth four hundred million Kyats (MMK 400,000,000) through the regional and states governments. Commencing from 6th April 2020, donation of (2,500) bags of rice to the Yangon Region Government, (2,500) to the Mandalay Region Government, (1,000) to the Sagaing Region Government, (1,000) to the Bago Region Government, (1,000) to the Kayah State Government, a total of (8,000) bags of rice have been donated. We will continue to donate (7,000) rice bags to the remaining regions and states in the coming days.

The Ayeyarwady Foundation has been actively participating in combating COVID-19 outbreak in the country, providing health insurance, accommodation, and transportation support for health workers. In addition, we are providing necessary protective equipments for hospitals, quarantine center facilities and refreshments for people returning from abroad. The Foundation has spent more than eight hundred and thirty million Kyats (MMK 830,000,000) for COVID-19 support.