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American companies and in particular members of the American Chamber of Commerce continue to support the Government and the People of Uganda in the fight against COVID-19. Contributions have been channeled through the National Taskforce, local communities as well as through favorable business interventions to ease the financial burden. We appreciate the gesture of the following companies;
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COCA-COLA
COCA-COLA
Century Bottling Company, the bottlers of Coca-Cola has todate made the following contributions:
Handwashing stations worth UGX 114 Million
Media and Public awareness worth UGX 460 Million
Equipment and logistics to the National Taskforce worth UGX 85 Million
Emergency Support to Uganda Red Cross Society worth UGX 380 Million
30 Cartons of Rwenzori Water for quarantine centers
Production of hand sanitizer for free distribution to selected centers as well as other various community interventions
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CITIBANK UGANDA
CITIBANK UGANDA
Citibank Uganda joined Government's efforts to mitigate the COVID19 pandemic by donating medical equipment worth UGX 270 Million. Citibank is keen on impacting communities by offering critical support in times of need
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AFRICELL
AFRICELL
Africell, a major communication company in the country has made various interventions to the fight against COVID19
Africell has donated Three Brand New Tata Xenon Pickups, 1 tonne of Posho, 1 tonne of rice and 1 tone of Soya beans.
Customer service interventions include;
#StayHome bonuses - To encourage customers to stay out of harm’s way
#StaySafe campaign – Awareness is a key weapon in the fight against Covid-19
Eliminated fees on Africell Money
Better network capacity and more customer service options among other interventions
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AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
American Tower Corporation has made a great contribution to the fight against COVID19. The Company has donated UGX 342 Million to assist in purchase of testing kits by the Uganda Virus Research Institute. The contribution was handed over to the Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng by company MD, Michael Magambo
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VIVO ENERGY
VIVO ENERGY
Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor and marketer of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, has today contributed 50 Million Uganda shillings worth of fuel (about 13,000 litres) to support the mobility of the Ministry of Health Emergency teams countrywide in a bid to further mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In addition, the company donated hand sanitizers, masks, liquid soaps and other hygiene solutions as precautionary measure against coronavirus worth over 10 million Uganda shillings.
The total support to the Ministry of Health therefore amounts to 60 million Uganda shillings.
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GRANT THORNTON
GRANT THORNTON
Grant Thornton Uganda through the Indian Association of Uganda has so far contributed a tune of UGX 25 Million towards the COVID19 Relief efforts
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STANBIC BANK
STANBIC BANK
Stanbic Bank joined the efforts to fight COVID19 and its effects with a huge contribution of UGX 100 Million
The Bank also provided fuel logistics to the Ministry of Health to assist in contact tracing and outreach in the various communities where need may arise
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SIMPLIFI NETWORKS
SIMPLIFI NETWORKS
Simplifi Networks is partnering with the Nice House of Plastics and Crestfoam Uganda to manufacture PPE in form of face shields that will be made available to the public at a very cost. This contribution is in the range of UGX 20 million.
CBA BANK UGANDA
CBA BANK UGANDA
Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd (CBA) is the largest privately owned bank in East Africa and has been operating for over 50 years.
Through the National Taskforce the Bank contributed UGX 5 Million towards COVID19 Relief Efforts
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MAC EAST AFRICA
MAC EAST AFRICA
Mantra Motorbike EA contributed 10 motorcycles worth UGX 80 Million toward COVID-19 response efforts in Uganda.
The donation was made to the Ministry of Health in support of ongoing measures to accelerate efforts in stopping the spread of the virus in the country
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in the Abbott Park Business Center in Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States.
Abbott has contributed to the COVID19 relief efforts through provision of testing kits at subsidized rates to the Ministry of Health. A very much needed contribution
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CROWE
CROWE
Crowe is a Ugandan member firm of the Crowe Horwath International Network.The Head office is in Kampala, Uganda and located in the peaceful suburbs of Ntinda.
Crowe has made interventions worth UGX 20 Million towards communities in Entebbe and Ntinda.
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SAMASOURCE UGANDA
SAMASOURCE UGANDA
Samasource Uganda, with a hub based in Gulu responded to COVID19 relief efforts by donating UGX 5 Million to the Gulu District Taskforce to cater for various interventions
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Uber is responding to COVID19 interventions by assisting its over 25,000 drivers through mobile money contributions to help them afford food rations in this trying period when they totally have no work.
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CHILDREN OF UGANDA
CHILDREN OF UGANDA
Children of Uganda, a local NGO has also made interventions worth over UGX 20 Million towards communities in homes that they support countrywide to assist them through this period. This is in addition to other routine programs carried out by the organisation
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AmCham Uganda continues to collate and share all contributions and donations made by members and American companies among our global network. 

We kindly request that companies share with us all contributions made toward the fight against COVID-19. Please, send all details to admin@amchamuganda.co.ug or manager@amchamuganda.co.ug 

Once again, AmCham Uganda highly appreciates all contributions made thus far. We salute you. 
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