Airport disaster relief centre opened by FedEx

Although FedEx has a long standing relationship with the charity organisation for 14 years now, this news is still very much welcomed and the forward response centre is a great move forward.

The shipping company’s Europe, Middle-East and Africa president Gerald P Leary, said:

“Our collaboration is both expanding and strengthening over time. Now, with the Forward Response Centre at the CDG hub, FedEx capabilities in Europe can better support Heart to Heart International’s impressive humanitarian efforts.”

About four tonnes of medical supplies have already been delivered to a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

Heart to Heart’s chief executive, Andre T Butler, said:

“We work with FedEx on emergencies like this one in the Horn of Africa because lives are on the line and our aid absolutely has to be there on time. With the new Forward Response Centre at the FedEx hub in Paris, we have strengthened our capabilities to reach people in need around the world, on time.”