G Data: CeBIT fund-raising campaign was a complete success
20,000 euros to fight AIDS in Uganda
The tireless commitment of the G Data trade fair team has paid off in the truest sense of the word. The Bochum company managed to collect nearly 10,000 euros at CeBIT 2009 for the benefit of the children's aid organisation, Plan. G Data is doubling the donated sum and rounding it up to 20,000 euros. The money is flowing directly into the HIV/AIDS project in Uganda. G Data has been involved in the aid projects of the internationally active children's aid organisation since 2008.
G Data organised many actions and events at CeBIT 2009 to collect as many donations as possible for the fight against AIDS in Uganda, not least of which was a LiveAid concert with Guildo Horn in the G Data arena.
„The generosity at CeBIT was enormous. A special thanks goes to the many guests in the G Data arena, who, through their donations, helped to support this important humanitarian project. We hope that more companies will follow our example,“ said Fridolin Rummel, board member of G Data Software AG.
„Once again, G Data has shown at CeBIT how it is engaging in a creative and committed manner on behalf of Plan. The balancing act between business, fun at Guildo Horn's concert and a serious appeal for funds was excellently managed by G Data. Plan would like to offer heartfelt thanks for the excellent cooperation and the large donation to the HIV/Aids project in Uganda,“ Kerstin Giebel, cooperation consultant, Plan International Deutschland e.V.
Information about the HIV/ AIDS project in Uganda:
More than a million people live with HIV and Aids in Uganda. More than 800,000 people have already died from the consequences of immunodeficiency. Some 20 percent of all Ugandan children are Aids orphans. In the Plan program area of Tororo with its 600,000 inhabitants, there are some 30,000 HIV positive people.
Protection of newborn babies and pregnant women
The focus of the measures is a program to protect newborn babies against HIV-transmission from infected mothers. Women are tested for HIV early in their pregnancy and advised accordingly; infected pregnant mothers receive medicines in order to minimise the risk of infection of the unborn baby. Newborn babies are immediately given medical treatment to protect them against infection.
You can find further information about the G Data supported Plan project from the Plan website: www.plan-deutschland.de/spenden-afrika-aids/
G Data has supported Plan financially since 2008 and has, as a company, taken over the sponsorship of 50 children.
Information about G Data's commitment to Plan International e. V. can be found under www.gdata.de/warum-g-data/patenschaften.html
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