Crisis reveals character – and this moment in history reveals how much spirit and resilience each of us carry.
COVID-19 also reveals how deeply people and institutions – public and private, local and international – depend on one another. We can’t go it alone. Our food supply depends on countless farmers, truck drivers, and grocery store workers. Healthcare professionals can’t save lives safely without supply chains that effectively distribute Personal Protective Equipment, ventilators, disinfectant, hospital beds, and more.
We’ve got to keep these resources flowing.
Since the beginning of this outbreak we’ve engaged with local and international organizations around the world to aid frontline workers and help protect vulnerable populations.
Here’s a timeline of our philanthropic efforts:
Dow Turkey, in cooperation with the TIDER, donated food and hygiene packages to over 1000 families in Istanbul and Kocaeli. Donation packages contained basic food that would be adequate to help feed a family, as well as masks and disinfectants that will help protect individuals with inadequate financial status from the epidemic.
In the U.S. Dow partnered with DonorsChoose to support classroom needs in Dow communities, donating $285,000 to fund 519 projects – supporting learning experiences for 41,341 students in 127 schools.
Dow Saudi Arabia donates laptops to Ertiqa to support distance learning for local students in need
While Coronavirus impacted Zeeuws-Vlaanderen Food Bank’s direct distribution of hundreds of food parcels, Dow Terneuzen colleagues provided donations to ensure Zeeland-Flemish families had access to food supplies during the holiday season.
Through United Way Brazil, Dow is working to prevent young students from dropping out of school in search of a job, during the economically challenging pandemic. With this program, students and their parents are encouraged to keep their routine, stay positive and continue their education. This program is accompanied with virtual academic tools, as well as food and sanitary products for these families in need.
Dow Mexico along with United Way Mexico donated PPE and professional oximeters for health workers to use at the COVID-19 temporary Medical Unit established by Fundación CIE in Mexico City.
Dow Argentina and Habitat for Humanity Argentina promote access to better building and sanitary conditions for vulnerable families.
In Indonesia, Dow announced its support to equip 360 students age 6 - 17 with education kits for remote learning including internet credit to access online education. Additionally Dow is providing 25 laptops to 25 schools in the area for educators to continue teaching from home.
Dow Izolan donates lifesaving equipment to City Hospital in Vladimir in response to COVID-19.
In partnership with United Way Mexico, Dow delivered an isolation capsule, protective coveralls, gowns, gloves and masks to paramedics in Mexico City. These critical PPE materials aided in the safe transport of many COVID-19 patients.
Dow supports student achievement in virtual classrooms.
Dow Philippines continues to show firm commitment and support, helping local communities overcome the global health threat.
Connell and Dow "Team Up to Clean Up" With Hand Sanitizer Produced Locally in Myanmar.
Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals (MDP) donated 7,000 sheets of tailor-made face shields to hospitals, local municipalities and Minato School for the Children with Special Needs in Tokyo
Dow and Plan International work together to reduce the impact COVID-19 is having on the education and future opportunities of young people, especially vulnerable adolescents and those at risk of exclusion in Spain.
Amidst the global pandemic, Dow Portugal donates 4,000 euros to Cerciesta, a cooperative supporting the education and rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
Dow in partnership with Foodbank Victoria made more than 28,000 meals available to underprivileged low-income families struggling from a cold winter and the impact of COVID-19 in Australia
Dow Italy’s Mozzate site supports an initiative of Politecnico di Milano to create a hand sanitizer in response to the COVID-19 emergency
In partnership with Citi and LEAP Africa, Dow provided food relief and safety support to over 8,000 people in Nigeria
In partnership with Egyptian Food Bank, Dow delivers food relief to disadvantaged communities extensively affected by COVID-19 in Cairo and Giza Governorates. Families received food boxes containing essential food supplies including rice, pasta, sugar, peas, dry dates, oil, fava beans, salt, feta cheese and canned beef.
Dow, in collaboration with Ortobom, donates a thousand mattresses to hospitals in Brazil
Dow collaborates with multiple partners to develop and donate Level 2 medical isolation gowns
Whirlpool Corporation, Dow, and Reynolds Consumer Products Collaborate to Manufacture and Donate Much-Needed Respirators through WIN Health Labs, LLC
Dow Japan employees donate to Shinagawa Kid's Cafeteria
DowTarragona’s #PackStudios manufactured and donated over 50,000 m2 of polyethylene film, to be used in the production of protective clothing for frontline and key workers in Tarragona hospitals.
Mexican students from FIRST Robotics team design, develop and distribute more than 100 face shields to local businesses in their community.
Dow Seneffe produces and donates more than 35 tons of isopropanol-based hand sanitizer to support local communities.
Dow supports the Red Cross and food bank to stop the expansion of COVID-19 in Madrid.
Dow Korea Donates 28 Million KRW to Support Nationwide COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Dow supports Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Estarreja to mitigate coronavirus pandemia
SC Johnson announces a partnership with Dow to make hand sanitizer for healthcare workers and first responders
Dow Spain partners with Joan XXIII University Hospital to support the enhancement of needed technology and donation of PPE
Dow develops simplified, lightweight design for face shields to help protect healthcare professionals, shares open-source design to encourage additional production
Dow launches Workplace Giving and Employee Match Program
Dow employees raise funds for migrant workers in Singapore to connect to family members through phone plans
Dow and Femmes de Foot to provide healthy food for frontline employees of Samu 67 and Strasbourg Hospitals
Dow employees in Thailand, the Netherlands and Belguim donate 2,000 PPE suits locally
Dow commits additional $500,000 to aid Great Lakes Bay Region COVID-19 relief efforts
Dow donates clinical gowns to medical center in Australia
Dow helps 200 low-income Malaysian families with grocery and hygiene care kits
Dow Thailand partners with Solvay to donate 600 tons of hydrogen peroxide, which will aid in 15 million liters of disinfectant
Dow expands hand sanitizer production to five plants in North America, Europe and Latin America
Dow Philippines contributes to Emergency Quarantine Facilities in Metro Manila
Dow donates raw material for sanitizer alcohol production to aid COVID-19 relief in the Philippines
Dow commits $3MM in donations towards:
Production of 300 tons of hand sanitizer per month, equivalent to 600,000 standard bottles (500ml each) for donation to pharmacies and hospitals in Stade, Germany and other regions in Germany.
Dow and local customers jointly donate protective suits to health workers in Hubei of China
Dow and local customers jointly donate disinfectants to public health centers, and sanitizers and sprays to health workers of nine hospitals and community volunteers in Hubei of China
$30,000 in additional donations from the Dow Company Foundation to work with the China Development Research Foundation to send medical supplies to poverty-stricken areas and capacity building in near-Hubei Province, China
$150,000 to Shenzhen One Foundation to purchase medical supplies for frontline hospitals in Hubei Province, China