63,142 euros donated

On June 3, 2018, a violent eruption of the "Volcàn de Fuego" in Guatemala caused a burning cloud destroying several villages and causing the death of nearly 200 people and the evacuation of 12,000 others. More generally, 1.7 million people were affected by the medium-term consequences of the eruption, particularly in connection with the destruction of crops by ashes in this country still strongly oriented towards the agricultural economy. The Rescue & Recover Fund has mobilized by launching an international emergency campaign with all BNP Paribas stakeholders from 13 June (employees, Group retirees in France, and BDDF customers) to finance the actions of its two partners on the ground, CARE and the Red Cross.

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CARE runs an emergency programme from the event until June 2019, and is providing support to people who had to be evacuated to temporary shelters. These will be gradually closed as populations return to their habitats or are hosted by third parties. CARE's teams have several objectives:

Build temporary shelters and distribute basic necessities
Install water distribution systems, garbage cans, and install showers and latrine
Launch a campaign to prevent gender-based violence

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Red Cross

The main actions carried out focus on participation in all relief operations and the opening of emergency shelters. Emergency management was conducted with an emphasis on prevention missions and risk reduction programs. Several objectives:

Establishment of psychological support
Transport of injured persons
Provision of pre-hospital care
Deployment of blood collection and donation centres
Restoring Family Links
Support for evacuation and rescue operations and installation of emergency accommodation centres

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Red Cross