Aviva funds emergency relief program

Aviva is one of the corporate donors that is funding international aid agency Oxfam’s initial response operations, which will enable it to deal immediately with disasters whenever and wherever they occur.This includes a global rapid response team of aid workers and the UK’s biggest warehouse with a stockpile of emergency supplies, according to Aviva.According to Aviva, Oxfam is aiming to raise GBP7.9 million per year through the fund, which is called the Oxfam 365 Alliance and already boasts Aviva and Vodafone as its first corporate partners. To join the Alliance companies must commit in the region of GBP500,000 to GBP1 million over three years.