On the air for 11 years, the LATAM Solidarity Plane has already taken off thousands of times to fulfill its mission: to generate value! And there are already more than 130 million Brazilians benefited.
The program makes available all of LATAM’s logistics experience and air network for the free transport of people, animals and cargo, to respond to emergencies in the areas of Health, Environment and Natural Disasters.
A collaboration model that generates shared value and connects those who can offer help with those who need it most.
with the strategy Sustainability: a Necessary Destination , LATAM is committed to the sustainable development of Brazil and South America. And it is with the Airplane that it generates a positive impact through its operations, contributing to major social transformations. This initiative allows LATAM to meet 8 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They are: Eradication of Poverty, Health and Welfare, Quality Education, Reduction of Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Life on Water and Life on Earth, and Partnerships and Means of Implementation.
As great as its purpose are the expressive numbers. Within Brazil alone, the LATAM Solidarity Plane has already transported more than 250 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 free of charge. There were more than three thousand flights to 26 states and the Federal District. In practice, this means that LATAM’s Solidarity Plane took 65% of all immunizing agents transported by air in the national territory.
“The objective of the LATAM Solidarity Plane is precisely this: in the most complicated moments, to contribute to society in such a humane way.”, recognizes Marta Vieira da Silva, LATAM’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader .
Also in the Health area, the Solidarity Plane has transported more than 4,000 people, including patients and health professionals, free of charge since 2020, more than 2,000 organs connecting donors to patients, and more than a ton of cargo such as respirators, oxygen cylinders and supplies. doctors.
To support the #MeninaAjudaMenina campaign, LATAM’s Solidarity Plane joined P&G and the Red Cross in the fight against menstrual poverty and distributed more than one million sanitary pads for free to women between 15 and 17 years old since 2021.
For the Preservation of the Environment, it offers transportation for scientists and members of environmental NGOs, in addition to transporting animals and plants rescued from disasters such as floods and fires.
And when Natural Disasters occur, it takes humanitarian support in cases of floods, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides or volcanic eruptions. In addition to transporting affected people and various support materials for homeless people.
Together with the Brazilian Army, it took clothes for Venezuelan refugees in “Operation Acolhida” in February 2022. And, recently, it transported food and medical supplies to victims of the war in Ukraine.
It has partnered with UNHCR (support for refugees worldwide), ASBRAD (combating human trafficking) and IAQ (support for burns).
LATAM’s Solidarity Plane is more active than ever and wants to work more and more collaboratively so that thousands of dreams reach their destinations.
Source: CNN Brasil
