WASHINGTON: Google is launching a campaign to fight the spread of Ebola. For every dollar donated, Google will put up $2, the company announced.
Google has already donated $10 million to regions most heavily impacted by the disease, which has plagued the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Meanwhile, founder Larry Page’s family foundation is donating $15 million to the cause, bringing the grand total to $25 million.
The campaign will match donations until an additional $7.5 million is raised.
Google said it will cover all processing fees to ensure that 100% of donated money goes directly to fight Ebola via organizations such as InSTEDD, International Rescue Committee, Medecins Sans Frontieres, NetHope, Partners in Health, Save the Children and U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
“These organizations are doing remarkable work in very difficult circumstances to help contain this outbreak, and we hope our contribution will help them have an even greater impact,” Page said in a blog post.
Google joins Facebook as a major company pouring efforts into Ebola relief. Last week, Facebook added a temporary donation button to the top of its News Feed.
On top of that, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan donated $25 million to Ebola relief efforts. In October, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen pledged $100 million to fight the disease.
Like Facebook, Google has spearheaded public donation campaigns in the past. In 2010, the company encouraged its users to help fund relief following a massive earthquake in Haiti.
