Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd has donated RM350, 000.00 to the Malaysian Red Crescent to support the victims of the Sichuan earthquake in China.

Shell Trading Malaysia Sdn Bhd, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Datuk Ir. Wahiruddin Abdul Wahid presented the cheque to the Deputy National Chairman of the Malaysian Red Crescent Mr. Hisham Harun Hashim. The money was raised by the various businesses and employees to help the victims of the earthquake in restoring and rebuilding their lives.

Meanwhile, the coordination efforts between the International Federation operations support team, the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) at all levels and relevant official agencies have been excellent and have helped facilitate a rapid response, which is now transitioning to a recovery phase. The RCSC is regularly involved in high level coordination meetings with government authorities, and is in discussion with the ministry of construction regarding reconstruction planning.

On 17-18 July, the RCSC hosted a meeting in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, which was attended by representatives from ten partner Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies including the Malaysian Red Crescent, American, Australian, British, Canadian, German, Japanese, Singapore, Thailand and the Republic of Korea, the International Federation, RCSC national headquarters and the branches of Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hong Kong. The meeting discussed options for reconstruction and recovery programming and a framework for cooperation and coordination.