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China: Earthquake relief measures in Sichuan
Siemens Regional Companies around the world raised
donations for the victims of the devastating earth-
quake that struck Sichuan in May 2008. The Company
also dispatched water lters and medical equipment
to the region.
Bangladesh: Drinking water for cyclone victims
After Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh in November 2007,
Siemens installed 20 SkyHydrant water lters to sup-
ply urgently needed drinking water in the areas
affected. Employees at Siemens’ local Regional Com-
pany also contributed two days’ salary to fund disaster
relief measures.
Sierra Leone: Siemens-UNICEF partnership
At a rafe in December 2007, Siemens employees
raised €100,000 for UNICEF’s survival package cam-
paign. Distributed among thirty-six health centers
in Sierra Leone, the money was used to provide sick
children with urgently needed medicine.
South Africa: Youthspace project
Siemens South Africa is supporting ve homes that
offer safe havens to between 40 and 50 children from
disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition to shelter and
regular meals, the children in the homes receive care,
attention and the schooling they will need to become
valuable members of society.
Pakistan: Light for Life
Solar power systems supplied by Siemens Pakistan are
providing some 40 families in the remote Kashmiri
village of Sharda Maidan with access to electricity and
enabling the nearby health center to deliver around-
the-clock medical care.
Further information on Siemens’ corporate responsibility program and the four drivers Corporate Governance
(Book II, page 18 ff.), Compliance (Book II, pages 14, 28 ff.), Environmental Protection and Corporate Citizenship –
including our successful Siemens Generation21 and Siemens Caring Hands programs – is available on the pages
mentioned and at: www.siemens.com/responsibility, www.siemens.com/generation21 and
www.siemens.com/caringhands