{"id":39702,"date":"2020-04-20T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=39702"},"modified":"2020-04-20T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T21:00:29","slug":"covid-19-frieslandcampina-wamco-donates-n500million-intervention-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/covid-19-frieslandcampina-wamco-donates-n500million-intervention-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: FrieslandCampina WAMCO Donates N500million Intervention Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak and Three Crowns brands of milk, has donated the sum of N500million as contribution towards Nigeria\u2019s COVID-19 intervention fund organized by the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).<\/p>\n<p>The donation, which is coming as part of FrieslandCampina WAMCO\u2019s corporate social responsibility\u00a0follows the company\u2019s recent donation of N100million worth of Peak and Three Crowns\u00a0milk products to support over 100,000 families in low-end communities and vulnerable\u00a0groups who are at risk of compromising their nutritional needs. This donation is in line\u00a0with its purpose of providing better nutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the corporate gesture in Lagos April 16, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, FrieslandCampina\u00a0WAMCO Nigeria PLC, Mr. Moyo Ajekigbe, said: \u201cThe novel coronavirus pandemic\u00a0is a global disaster that has cost the world thousands of lives and threatens its economic\u00a0well-being.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt FrieslandCampina WAMCO, we believe that everyone must come together to make adifference. If we all join hands with government and credible associations to provide substantial\u00a0palliatives, critical medical supplies, and with the cooperation of every Nigerian through\u00a0the adherence of precautionary measures, we will defeat the COVID-19. Hence our donation\u00a0of products and funds\u201d Ajekigbe said.<\/p>\n<p>The Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Mr. Ben Langat said, \u201cAs a Company, we have made several donations to support meaningful initiatives in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; this indeed represents the confidence and care we have for Nigeria. As we encourage Nigerians to unite to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and reach for their\u00a0peak again, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria will continue to take responsible actions that\u00a0ensure we make nourishing dairy nutrition accessible for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak and Three Crowns brands of milk, has donated the sum of N500million as contribution towards Nigeria\u2019s COVID-19 intervention fund organized by the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":39704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[6907,1900],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-39702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-covid-19-2","tag-friesland-campina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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