Given the unprecedented nature and scope of the earthquake and tsunami disaster, both short-term (immediate relief, food, water, sanitation, shelter, medicines, etc) and long-term (reconstruction of schools, hospitals, homes, etc) efforts are needed.  SANG (South Asian Network @ Genentech) has formed a Tsunami Relief Committee (SANG-TRC) to channel the Genentech employee and other non Genentech employee contributions to fund long-term reconstruction in tsunami affected areas in the SANG member nations (India and Sri Lanka).

SANG has joined hands with IRDF (a US-based non-profit organization which provides grass-root support) to assist in rebuilding the tsunami affected villages in India and Sri Lanka. IRDF will utilize the funds raised by SANG-TRC for long-term tsunami reconstruction effort. IRDF will work closely with SANG-TRC to identify villages and to identify the local NGO units to get this relief work done.

For more information on the SANG-Tsunami Relief Committee, contact Jagath Reddy Junutula at (jagath@gene.com)

For Genentech employees:

Please make your check contribution payable to "India Rural Development Fund" and indicate "SANG-Tsunami Relief Fund" in the memo section of your check. When requesting company matching contribution, please use “India Rural Development Fund” as the organization name and indicate “SANG-Tsunami Relief Fund” in the comments section of the online matching request form.

For those who are not Genentech employees: