Disaster Relief

FedEx is committed to utilizing our network to support disaster preparedness and contingency planning to pre-stage materials before a disaster strikes. Working with the relief organization Heart to Heart International, we have established four global forward-response centers to pre-stage relief supplies that can be quickly transported to people affected by a disaster. These centers allow Heart to Heart to get supplies where they’re needed immediately. In fact, with our logistics support relief materials, we can arrive anywhere in the world within 24 to 72 hours. Each center is stocked with 60 to 80 pallets of basic relief supplies: shelter, drinking water and medical supplies. The stock is automatically replaced once deployed, which takes advantage of the efficiency of our network.  in 2007 alone, FedEx helped move $107 million in medical supplies to improverished areas around the world.

 

FedEx has helped Heart to Heart move disaster-relief supplies to China, Honduras, India, Israel, Iraq, Jamaica, Peru, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam. We have also provided support to Indonesia and Thailand as part of the relief effort to aid survivors of the Southeast Asia tsunamis. Additionally, FedEx organizes the collection, inventory sorting, storage, clearance and transport of relief supplies to sites affected by earthquakes, hurricanes or other natural disasters. When a devastating earthquake struck Sichuam Province in May 2008, FedEx was the first company to airlift relief supplies. We transported more that #$1.5 million in relief supplies through a cooperative effort with Heart to Heart.  For more information, visit www.hearttoheart.org.

For more than 16 years, FedEx has supported the Direct Relief International, a nonprofit organization focused on bringing critically needed medicines and supplies to local health-care providers worldwide. Through our support via in-kind shipping for the last 16 years, Direct Relief has been able to deliver critical medical shipments valued at more than $60 million to its local health care providers and physicians in more than 48 countries. FedEx was one of the first of Direct Relief's corporate partners to make a commitment to join the international relief effort in South Asia by helping Direct Relief deliver $2.7 million (wholesale) of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to the tsunami-affected region. To learn more, please visit www.directrelief.org.

FedEx provides transportation and logistics solutions to the Admiral Jeremiah Denton Foundation and the TRANSFORM project, an international humanitarian program that assists third-world countries. FedEx recently provided support to move donated backpacks and school supplies to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Durian. To learn more, please visit http://dentonfoundation.org/.

Water Missions International

FedEx supports Water Mission International, an organization focused on providing sustainable access to safe water. By providing in-kind shipping services, FedEx plays a vital role in getting safe water to people in need. During the Myanmar relief effort, FedEx provided complimentary transportation services to Water Missions International carrying 40 large water systems. These systems provided a total of 400,000 gallons of purified water each day and supported communities of up to 3,000 people. For more information, visit www.watermissions.org.