The Sands China initiative aims to enhance the community’s awareness and precautionary measures before natural disasters and during emergency situations. It is the sixth year in a row that Sands China has worked with the Macau Red Cross on this programme, which has thus far benefitted 5,900 households.
This year’s initiative comprised packing and distributing the kits, disaster prevention workshops, and a social media campaign.
Sands China Ltd. Executive Vice Chairman Dr. Wilfred Wong said: “We are very pleased to have successfully completed the sixth consecutive year of this important initiative to help Macao residents have the information and tools they need to effectively respond to emergencies and natural disasters. Through initiatives like this, we continue our commitment to the well-being and safety of the community.”
Sands Cares Ambassadors help assemble emergency response kits at Macau Red Cross headquarters June 5. They packed a total of 1,500 kits June 5-6, aiming to enhance the community’s awareness and precautionary measures before natural disasters and during emergency situations.
Each kit contains a variety of items inside a multi-functional waterproof bag, including a first aid pack, disinfectant wipes, whistle, raincoat, KN95 facemasks, hand towel, adhesive tape, a government emergency response leaflet with useful information about emergency shelters and disaster preparedness, and a Disaster Preparedness Safety Guidelines brochure.
Emergency Response Kits
Sands Cares Ambassadors helped assemble 1,500 emergency response kits at Macau Red Cross headquarters June 5-6. The kits were customised to help the community better prepare for emergency situations, with items for disaster preparation, emergency escape, and personal health and safety. The content of the kit was designed by Macau Red Cross based on its experience in disaster preparedness and relief, with the items sourced locally and donated by Sands China.
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Disaster Prevention Workshops
Sands Cares Ambassadors assisted with two disaster prevention workshops conducted by Macau Red Cross June 20 and 27 for local primary students at Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai and Escola Santa Maria Mazzarello.
Conducted in an interactive format featuring games and puppetry, the workshops were attended by 100 students and teachers and covered topics such as previous disasters in Macao and what lessons have been learned as a result, disaster prevention at home, emergency shelters, sources of accurate information, relief support during and after disasters, and an introduction to the Sands Cares emergency response kits that the Sands Cares Ambassadors gave to each participating family.
Sands Cares Ambassadors assist with a disaster prevention workshop conducted by Macau Red Cross June 20 for local primary students at Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai. Conducted in an interactive format featuring games and puppetry, two workshops were held, attended by 100 students and teachers.
Guests including Owen Wong (second from left), deputy director of disaster relief affairs for Macau Red Cross; Ho Man Fai (third from left), principal of Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai; Cheuk Lai Hio (third from right), acting division head of the Social Assistance Division of the Department of Family and Community Services of the Social Welfare Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government; and Genevieve Ho (second from right), senior manager of community affairs for Sands China Ltd., gather at the disaster prevention workshop June 20 at Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai.
Sands Cares Ambassadors assist with a disaster prevention workshop conducted by Macau Red Cross June 20 for local primary students at Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai. Conducted in an interactive format featuring games and puppetry, two workshops were held, attended by 100 students and teachers.
Sands Cares Ambassadors assist with a disaster prevention workshop conducted by Macau Red Cross June 20 for local primary students at Escola Lin Fong Pou Chai. Conducted in an interactive format featuring games and puppetry, two workshops were held, attended by 100 students and teachers.
Owen Wong, Deputy Director of Disaster Relief Affairs for Macau Red Cross, said: “In order to enhance the knowledge and skills of Macao citizens to respond to large-scale emergencies and natural disasters, and at the same time improve the ability of vulnerable communities to respond to community hazard incidents, the Macau Red Cross community disaster preparedness service actively promotes the importance of disaster preparedness to the public.”
Social Media Campaign
Sands China ran a social media campaign June 12-18, called “Sands Cares Presents: What you need to know about disaster preparation,” to help spread knowledge about the importance of being ready for natural disasters.
Sands China’s community initiatives and the company’s Sands Cares Ambassador programme are part of Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship programme of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp.
