Previous relief projects
ThyssenKrupp has already provided urgently needed help following the earthquake in Sichuan, hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Asia.
Construction of a school in Chengdu
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 shook the Chinese Province of Sichuan. Chengdu was among the cities worst affected. The earthquake destroyed whole villages and city districts, and entire streets, factories und schools collapsed. Donations from ThyssenKrupp AG and employees of Shanghai Krupp Stainless enabled the reconstruction of a school for handicapped children.
Help for hurricane victims
The “Convoy of Compassion” was a professionally organized relief operation initiated by ThyssenKrupp USA and ThyssenKrupp Services in summer 2005 to help the victims who lost everything to hurricane Katrina. Five giant trucks were sent to the affected regions loaded with water, food, medical dressings and other essentials. The “Convoy of Compassion” was an additional measure to supplement the financial aid provided by the Group: ThyssenKrupp USA donated one million US dollars to support employees whose homes had been destroyed or damaged and were not insured.
Tsunami in Asia
The devastating tsunami in Asia at the end of 2004 claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and left behind millions who, although they managed to save their own lives that day, lost everything else. For this reason, the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG released around €2.5 million in donations directly after the tsunami. At the same time, the Group Works Council launched the “One hour for Asia” campaign calling on all Group employees worldwide to donate money for the tsunami victims. This campaign showed how extremely willing people were to make donations: Group employees donated around €300,000 for the victims of the tsunami – even though many had already made private donations.
This money is to support long-term reconstruction projects to secure a sustainable future for those affected. The ThyssenKrupp relief efforts are focused on India and Thailand.
"One hour for Asia" poster
Support projects in detail
- India
- Support for farm workers in the Nagapattinam region
(donations from staff) - The donations collected by the Group Works Council will be used to rebuild the livelihoods destroyed by the tsunami of farm workers living in the Nagapattinam district of India.
- Reconstruction and village development in the Kanyakumari region
- €500,000 of the ThyssenKrupp AG donations will flow into a village development project in the Kanyakumari region. This project in Southern India will be realized in collaboration with the charity Kindernothilfe e. V.
- Help for untouchables and the Irula people
- A project to support the poorest groups of the population is also planned - the untouchables and the Irula people in Kanchipuram and Cuddalore.
- Indonesia
- Out of sight but not out of mind:
- ThyssenKrupp has built a medical center in the remote, badly hit region of Janggeut.
- Thailand
- Ban Tab La Mu School
- In the six southern provinces of Thailand the authorities have identified around 150 schools which need help. The Ban Tab La Mu School, located to the south of the tourist area of Khao Lak in Phang Nga province, was severely battered by the tidal waves.
- Baan Nam Kem Tsunami Memorial Park
- On December 26, 2005, the tsunami memorial park, the majority of which was financed by ThyssenKrupp, in Baan Nam Kem, where more than 700 died, was handed over to the public in a special ceremony.
- Kapong School for Life
- IIn a joint effort with other sponsors, ThyssenKrupp is supporting an initiative by the "International Academy for Innovative Education, Psychology and Economics at the Free University of Berlin" (INA) to build a school.
