“We so grateful for our volunteers and staff,” say Alberto Salvaneschi, Head of Organizational Development for the Italian Red Cross Lombardy region. “It is a very sad time, but we’re also seeing great spirit from our country.”
As part of Dropbox’s NGO product donation program during COVID-19, we’re proud to have donated licenses for the whole Lombardy Red Cross operational team. While the team is just ramping up its usage, they’re already relying on Dropbox for the creation of educational content to keep people healthy. Whether it’s large video clips, infographics for social media, or a simple Word document of frequently asked questions, Dropbox has become the team’s hub for digital content. More so than ever, sharing information quickly is helping save lives.
“Sharing accurate information is critical in stopping the spread of this virus,” Salvaneschi says. “We’re trying to communicate as best as we can the most important news, from experts and teams who have studied this information. The information we spread is written by our medical team, composed by doctors, nurses, and specialized operators. We use Dropbox to share those among our team, and then on social media and our website. It’s all much simpler and faster now.”
Of course, Salvaneschi and his team have had to adjust to working remotely, with collaborators in Rome, Milan, and throughout Lombardy.
“At the beginning, it was very hard to not be all together and discuss face to face,” he says. “We’re trying to stay connected and productive with technology, so we don’t lose time. An instrument like Dropbox is a very important thing because it enables us to be connected to volunteers and people on the front lines. So it is not just a connection for things like documents, but about the connection between people.”
Over the next month, millions of people will come out of lockdown in Lombardy and across Italy. The Red Cross expects to share their information across the region to continue to support people in need, beyond the 100,000 they have already helped. This will help play a critical role in public safety as life attempts to get back to normal.
To learn more about the Italian Red Cross, watch the video below or check out their website here.