Supporting daily wagers in India. Watch below.
EY Foundation set up grants of 70m Rupees to support daily wagers and offered over 5.5m meals in 11 cities.
Using blockchain to crowdfund donations for Italy’s hospitals. Watch below.
EY Foundation’s Tiziana dell’Orto and EY Italy’s Giuseppe Perrone launched a crowdfunding campaign using blockchain to raise €100,000 in donations (and counting) for Italy hospitals.
Creating a fundraising platform to source PPE in China. Watch below.
An EY team led by Albert Ng and Jack Chan created a fundraising platform for EY people to make donations to source PPE for front-line healthcare professionals.
Mobilizing a network to support medical workers and businesses in the US. Watch below.
EY’s Janet Balis mobilized her network and raised over US$14,000 in funds for meals to help medical workers, whilst supporting local restaurants in Harlem and The Bronx, New York.
Developing smart, portable ventilators in Belgium. Watch below.
EY’s Paul Eelen and Marc Cosaert connected two brothers who developed a smart, portable ventilator to the EY entrepreneurial network and provided pro-bono legal and accounting services to help launch the project.
More inspiring actions, big and small, we’re proud to share.
Making masks in the US
Samantha Barba from our US team made 100 hand-sewn masks that she distributed to high-risk patients, assisted living workers and several nursing homes.
Delivering pizzas to NHS in the UK
Supporting the NHS, Mudassar Chaudhry from our UK team has been fundraising to deliver over 5,000 slices of pizza to four of London’s largest COVID-19 response trauma centres.
Home-schooling help in the US
Rachel DiMartino of our US team has been helping parents who are facing the challenges of home-schooling their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s been using her personal experience with five children to inspire others.
Distributing food packages in India
Praveen Sahni from our India team is partnering with multiple NGOs to distribute food packages amongst those in need during this pandemic.
Donating masks in the US
As the wife of a pulmonary doctor, Kelly Kim from our US team knows the struggles of those on the front lines. Through partnering with her colleagues, Kelly and her team have donated nearly 9,000 masks.
NHS staff meals in the UK
Showing his support for his local community during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ali Walji from our UK team has raised almost €9,000 to fund over 4,700 meals for NHS staff and London’s homeless.
Volunteering at a homeless shelter in Austrailia
Elin Smith from our Australia team has been volunteering at a homeless shelter during the pandemic, serving breakfast to the vulnerable and taking shifts away from her fellow, at-risk volunteers
Supporting local hospital funding in Canada
To help combat COVID-19 in his community, Sean Verret from our Canada team reached out to his network to help raise $5,000 for his local hospital foundation.
Providing meals for health workers in Luxembourg
Caroline Imbaut from our Luxembourg team is providing trunks full of meals to her local hospital.
Donating PPE to medical workers in the US
Kevin Chen from our US team connected with the Ridgewood Chinese Community in Bergen County, New Jersey to organize a drive to collect PPE. Within 24 hours, the group donated over 5,000 masks, gloves and goggles to a local hospital.
Donating PPE to medical workers in China from the US
Rosh Luo of EY US procured 300 sterilized surgical masks from Guangzhou, China. Masks were donated to Contra Costa County and mailed to nurses and doctors in other counties who were also in need.
When a crisis strikes, it often hits vulnerable groups hardest COVID-19 is no different
As the pandemic has progressed, people’s experiences of it are being shaped by existing inequalities.
Summary
We know we can’t control the forces of nature, but we can control how we respond. By taking inspiring actions, EY people around the world are helping build an even better working world. Because in challenging times, we’re #BetterTogether.
