Vietnam - March 14, 2016

With the world refugee crisis growing and the risk of other humanitarian tragedy increasing, The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, will award the highest amount of grant funding and in-kind support ever to advance humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery programs. In addition, it will expand its support and expertise to help make roads safer around the world for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. The combination of grants and in-kind services will go to more than 30 NGOs, nonprofit organizations, and United Nations agencies for a total of $14 million.

The UPS Foundation will also support AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids and “Safe Roads. Safe Communities.” programs, which will provide bike helmets for children in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam in 2016. Since Helmets for Kids started in 2011, child helmet usage has increased from 17% to 83% in program areas, and 289 children have been protected from traumatic brain injury in motorcycle crashes.

Thank you to The UPS Foundation!