April 14, 2022 — ABB Optical Group has organized a fundraiser with international organization Caritas to raise funds for health care, food, and shelter to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. With an office close to the Ukrainian border in Slovakia, many of ABB’s Slovakian employees are seeing the impact of the crisis firsthand.
 
ABB has shared that it plans to donate thousands of dollars while matching all employee donations and a portion of industry donations.
 
The Caritas organization in Slovakia shared that is providing refugees with essential information, food, water, personal hygiene kits, and a safe place to eat, sleep, and bathe. Caritas’ staff and volunteers are also providing safe transportation for displaced families to reach their loved ones.
 
“Our hearts go out to the people of Ukraine, and we extend this support to our employees who are not only close to our Slovakia office but who are also affected personally in many cases due to family and friends who are impacted,” says Tom Burke, CEO of ABB Optical. “Let us all be part of the solution and donate today.”
 
Learn more and donate here.