Community engagement with the Red Cross | Red Crescent In 2016, DSV adopted a more global approach to charity and selected the Red Cross | Red Crescent as our primary humanitarian aid partner. A year into the partnership, DSV has been able to help and provide support in a number of ways. The partnership in its essence The partnership between DSV and the Danish Red Cross includes logistics assistance, allowing DSV to use its core competences. DSV sponsors the provision of 2,000 m2 warehouse space for emergency relief equipment near Copenhagen. Included in the agreement is also the transportation of disaster relief equipment to the nearest port or airport whenever base camps need to be established in disaster-struck areas. In addition, DSV provides financial support to two of the Red Cross’ international projects. These projects may involve the use of local DSV transport and logistics expertise in addition to monetary donations. Disaster relief for the victims of Hurricane Irma The emergency relief warehouse passed its first big test in September 2017, when the Red Cross had to deliver relief to the victims of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. The packing list for a disaster relief base camp includes everything from generators to tents, toilets and washings machines. In cooperation with the Red Cross DSV prepared the shipment and secured the air transportation to Florida Keys in Miami – all within 48 hours. Several thousand Red Cross volunteers and delegates were present in the affected areas. Until the base camp arrived, they were sleeping in open air or in local shelters, making the base camp imperative for an effective system for emergency relief. Local engagement Throughout the year, local DSV countries engaged in local Red Cross | Red Crescent support around the world. In South Africa, the local DSV Cycling Club raised money for the Red Cross on their spring ride. The members of the club brought friends and family to the event to exercise and have fun while supporting a good cause. When the Italian Red Cross donated an ambulance to the Red Cross in Mauritius, DSV sponsored the transportation of the ambulance to make sure it arrived in top condition. International projects DSV’s financial support goes to two international projects in Malawi and Togo. The projects aim to enhance the living conditions of poor or vulnerable families by ensuring access to fundamental neces- sities. The primary focus is on women, youths and children, who all learn about aspects such as sanitation, hygiene and agriculture. Malawi visit In November 2017, DSV attended the Danish Red Cross delegation trip to the Malawi project called “Building resilient communities in Malawi”. DSV employees spent a week with the Red Cross to learn more about the country’s need for aid and relief and to see the difference that our support makes. The peek into the project brought the visitors to very different and rural places around the country, where they took part in a large variety of activities. They participated in the inauguration of wells with clean drinking water, saw projects with focus on the improvement of hygiene practices and visited clinics at which small children received health checks – just to mention a few. DSV not only met the people, who were the beneficiaries of the support, but also got a first-hand impression of the Red Cross as a professional and skilled humanitarian aid organisation. DSV 2017 CSR Report – Community engagement with the Red Cross | Red Crescent 23
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