Continental is donating EUR100,000 to the Welthungerhilfe aid organization to support Syrian refugees.
“Through no fault of their own, the people in the many refugee camps in the Middle East and Turkey are suffering the most from the conflicts in their home countries. As winter approaches, they need our immediate assistance. With our donation, we want to make a contribution especially to improve the schooling of the children there, which has been inadequate for way too long. Welthungerhilfe and its partners carry out excellent work on site, which they will be able to continue with our support,” said Continental Executive Board chairman Dr. Elmar Degenhart.
“We are delighted with this generous donation from Continental AG. The many thousands of Syrian children who have been holding out in Turkey with their families for more than four years urgently need our support. To make sure they do not grow up to become a lost generation, above all we need to provide schooling as well. There is often a lack of buses to the nearest school or money for the fares. Attending school will allow these children, some of whom are severely traumatized, to experience a bit of ordinary daily life again and gain hope for the future,” said Dr. Till Wahnbaeck, Secretary General of Welthungerhilfe.
“We know that employees at many Continental locations have started their own campaigns to support the refugees both here in Germany and on site. In doing so, they are putting our corporate value “For One Another” into practice in an exemplary way. The employees and the company itself believe in bearing social and societal responsibility and maintain special links with individuals and organizations dedicated to helping people in need,” explains Degenhart. “Besides the action being taken by our employees and our donation for urgent aid on site, we are also working with the German Federal Employment Agency on a coordinated program to enable refugees to enter the labor market.”