TIKTOK is the video-sharing social company owned by ByteDance an “Internet Technology Company” founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming. TikTok created to bring joy and happiness in the community. It used to create short dance, lip-sync, comedy, funny performances, creative memes and other talent videos.

TIKTOK promises to donate $375 million including $250 million in favor of COVID-19 pandemic, $100 million in ad credit and $25 million for public health information.

According to Alex Zhu the president to TIKTOK, “We are committed to play our part in global outpouring of mutual support and giving”. He added, “We want to magnify all we are seeing across our community and translate it into concrete relief for those most affected by this crisis.”

COVID-19 is giving we all another viewpoint, and even in this crisis, we are looking for some happiness and motivation. The TikTok community is uplifting each other by lending a hand.

According to the president, the $250 million will be split into following different fund categories.

TikTok Health Heroes Relief Fund

The Health Heroes Relief Fund consists of $150 million. It provides money to support front line medical workers, supplies and hardship relief for health care workers.

TikTok Community Relief Fund

The Community Relief Fund consists of $40 million. It provides money to local organizations helping communities that affects health crisis including nurses, educators and families on the platform. It will also donate $10 million in donation to support the community.

TikTok Creative Learning Fund

Creative Learning Fund consists of rest of the money, i.e. $50 million. It provides money to millions of people around the world including uneducated, professional experts and nonprofits. As a result skills and expertise can help spreading educational information to support distance learning initiatives.

In addition to that, TikTok is promising to donate $25 million to help NGOs, health authorities, and local organizations to bring public health information.

In the end, $100 million in ad credits to help companies whose profits are falling until economies are able to restart normal activities.

The program will begin rolling out to markets in the coming months. It depends upon decisions of Public health Authorities around the world.

TIKTOK is looking forward to see more ways to donate. “We understand that these are challenging times for everyone. Alongside businesses, governments, NGOs and people across the globe stepping up in this critical moment. We are committed to offer the best that we can do for humanity”, says Mr. President Alex Zhu in his blog.

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