Banque Havilland Donates €100k to Luxembourg Red Cross

In the context of uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Banque Havilland has decided to work alongside the Luxembourg Red Cross to support the most vulnerable in society.

While deconfinement is underway in Luxembourg and Europe, the pandemic continues to affect other regions of the world. Its economic and social consequences are beginning to appear. In order to support the most vulnerable in the uncertain period ahead, Banque Havilland will be working alongside the Luxembourg Red Cross.

The health crisis has shown that the most vulnerable in society are the most exposed to COVID-19 and its consequences. In addition to the disease itself, they are directly affected by the induced effects of confinement: lower income or loss of job, increased loneliness, precarious living conditions, among other things.

As early as 16 March 2020 (date of lockdown in Luxembourg), the Luxembourg Red Cross has been participating in the fight against coronavirus and its health and social consequences. Some of its departments have reorganised to continue taking care of its beneficiaries without endangering employees. Other departments have seen part of their mission changed, for example by taking on a logistical role in the distribution of protective equipment outside hospitals or by reorienting themselves even more radically. For instance, the Rehabilitation Centre in Colpach was transformed in less than ten days into a treatment centre for COVID-19 patients.

Even if the health crisis may seem under control today, it will leave its mark on society for many months. Rita Krombach, Vice-president of the Red Cross, explained: "The most vulnerable people will need a lot of support in the coming months. Containment will have consequences: we will now have to deal with the most precarious, the most isolated and the most psychologically fragile".

It is to help those who will need it most in the long term that Banque Havilland has decided to support the Red Cross with a donation of €100,000. Lars Rejding, Group CEO, explained: "In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, our organisation wishes to make a strong commitment to Luxembourg society. The need to act and support the most exposed and vulnerable people seems obvious to us. We are very pleased to support the Luxembourg Red Cross, which is doing an excellent job in this regard".

For Michel Simonis, Managing Director of the Red Cross, "our teams have shown that they are reactive and creative. They reacted quickly and continued to do what we exist for: Mënschen hëllefen [helping people]. And they know they’re going to have to continue for long weeks. But we also know that we need support like that of Banque Havilland to succeed in doing so. Many people are going to need us in a very short time, and we will need the means to do so".