OlderTikTok Makes Huge Donation to World Health Organization For Coronavirus Efforts
TikTok is taking action amid the ongoing world health crisis!
The social app’s president Alex Zhu announced that the company will be donating $10 million to the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) Solidarity Response Fund.
“This fund helps the WHO carry out vitally important work, including sending essential supplies to front line health care workers, ensuring communities have access to the latest science-based information, and accelerating efforts to discover life-saving treatments or vaccines. Alongside many great companies and individuals, we’re passionate about doing our small part to contribute to this important cause and the critical work the fund enables,” he wrote in a company letter.
“This is another step in our drive to support the global health field and the pandemic’s impact on local communities,” Alex continued. “We continue to donate critical supplies to countries and communities in need, including helping procure masks for health care workers and enabling the distribution of food support for students, teachers, and families affected by school closures. We’re matching employee donations to a range of local and global initiatives, including WHO, Red Cross, and a number of direct relief programs. As a company we continue to seek out ways to get involved and lend a hand.”
