Caterpillar Foundation Gives $200,000 Grant to HOPE worldwide for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Funds will be used to bring relief to the vulnerable communities

affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

Caterpillar Foundation has partnered with HOPE worldwide again in bringing relief to the vulnerable communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia with a $200,000 grant. Last year Caterpillar Foundation gave a $207,000 grant that was critical in providing aid at the early stages of the pandemic. 

The Delta variant is causing the second wave in this Southeast Asia nation that has seen 4.1 million cases and 134,356 deaths. The health care system has been put to the test as the government recommended home-based care for unaccommodated patients while oxygen supplies are scarce.

Through this generous donation of $200,000 from the Caterpillar Foundation, we are providing 75 oxygen concentrators and 600 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies for operating the devices. Community Health Clinics (Puskesmas) are the frontline health facilities in Indonesia, and this help is a tremendous support in saving lives.

“We are extremely grateful for the generous donations and partnership with Caterpillar Foundation. It’s support like this that will allow us to meet the needs of the local community and inspire greater hope,” says Dave Malutinok, President of HOPE worldwide.

In 2020 Caterpillar Foundation and HOPE worldwide provided PPE, nutrition support, and health education in the early spread of COVID-19, and we are committed to continuing to provide support for such a time.

“We will continue to monitor the situation closely and act with urgency,” said the Caterpillar Foundation’s Asha Varghese. “Through partnering with relief organizations, we are helping fight the spread of COVID-19 and give frontline workers resources to act quickly and save lives.”

The pandemic continues to have a global impact on people around the world, and HOPE worldwide will continue to respond by supporting and partnering with great organizations like Caterpillar Foundation to help communities in need. Our hopes are high as the people of Indonesia are resilient in this fight and will come out victorious. HOPE worldwide and the Caterpillar Foundation will continue to work together to inspire great hope in our world.

About Caterpillar Foundation
Founded in 1952, Caterpillar's philanthropic organization, the Caterpillar Foundation, has contributed about $810 million to help make sustainable progress possible around the world by building resilient communities that thrive in a rapidly changing world. To learn more about the global impact of the Caterpillar Foundation, visit caterpillar.com/foundation. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.

About HOPE worldwide

HOPE worldwide is an international charity that changes lives through the compassion and commitment of dedicated staff and volunteers to deliver sustainable, high-impact, community-based services to the materially poor and needy. Today HOPE worldwide serves more than 1.5 million people annually on every inhabited continent. After 30 years, HOPE worldwide continues to be an organization dedicated to serving, teaching, healing and loving communities made vulnerable due to poverty, disease or disasters. Together we can inspire greater hope in our world.

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