With Happiness Bags, Foodpanda gives back to underserved communities.

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Foodpanda continues to assist local communities in Laos, most recently giving consumer products to needy households in the capital city of Vientiane.

 

On Saturday, Foodpanda gave much-needed consumer goods and food to 210 families living in cramped areas to commemorate the company's second year in Laos and its nationwide coverage.

 

Mr. Abraham Sayavong, Head of Marketing, visited three villages in Vientiane Capital yesterday with Foodpanda staff, riders, rescue teams, and volunteers from various departments to distribute items worth LAK 25,000,000.

 

In Hadsady Village, Thongkhankham Village, and Nongduang Neua Village, 210 underprivileged families received "Sharing Happiness" bags. Rice, eggs, soy sauce, hygiene masks, and alcohol sprays were among the consumer products and sanitary items found in the bags.

 

Sanitation sprays were also carried out by rescue crews in each village.

 

210 kg rice, 210 bottles of fish sauce, 210 bottles of soy sauce, 210 bags of seasoning powder, 210 bags of salt, 210 bags of sugar, 210 bags of Knorr seasoning, 1,260 eggs, 1,050 packets of instant noodles, 210 packs of washing powder, 210 boxes of masks, and 210 bottles of alcohol spray were among the items donated.

 

"Foodpanda has been assisting the local community in various ways for over two years and we will continue to help our local community, especially during this worldwide pandemic that has had a major economic and sociological impact on people's livelihoods," Mr. Abraham Sayavong remarked at the event's launch.

 

"These "Happiness Bags," as well as the sanitization of these towns, are being distributed today as a way to give back to local communities in critical need of aid at this tough time," he continued.

 

Foodpanda also celebrated its two-year milestone and expanded its reach to 17 additional provinces. Donations were made to impoverished towns through provincial Covid-19 taskforces, which were led by local city administrators in each province.

 

The overall value of the gifts was LAK 72,000,000, and Foodpanda has committed to corporate social responsibility activities worth a total of LAK 700,000,000 through 2021.

 

Credit Source: The Laotian Times

 

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