PwC joins worthy St Vincent cause
Article by May 7, 2021
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Caribbean and the PwC Charitable Foundation have collectively raised over US$100,000 for donation to the disaster relief and recovery efforts in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
On April 9, the La Soufriere volcano erupted explosively, sending ash and gas plumes miles into the sky and affecting neighbouring islands. The eruption – the volcano’s first explosive event since 1979 – has displaced about 20,000 people and left the entire population of 110,000 people without clean drinking water or electricity.
The partners and staff of PwC firms operating in the Caribbean contributed a total of over US$71,000. The funds, which were raised by firms in The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, East Caribbean (Barbados
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PwC Donates $100,000 To Volcano Relief Efforts
PwC in the Caribbean and the PwC Charitable Foundation have collectively donated $100,000 to disaster relief and recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
A spokesperson said, “On 9 April 2021, the La Soufriere volcano erupted, sending ash and gas plumes miles into the sky and affecting neighbouring islands. The disaster has displaced about 20,000 people and left the population of 110,000 people without clean drinking water or electricity.
“PwC firms operating in the Caribbean contributed a total of $60,000. The funds were raised by the partners and staff of PwC firms in The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, East Caribbean [Barbados and St. Lucia], Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Humanitarian Assistance for Those Affected by La Soufriere Volcano
May 03, 2021
A man fixes a flat tire of a car covered in ash after a series of eruptions from La Soufriere volcano in Orange Hill, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, April 18, 2021.
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The United States Agency for International Development announced $100,000 in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the violent eruption of La Soufrière Volcano in early April.
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The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, announced $100,000 in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the violent eruption of La Soufrière Volcano in early April. The assistance will go to help the estimated 20,000 people of St. Vincent who have been evacuated by local authorities for an undetermined amount of time.