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Debora Magembe didn't know what to do. Heavy rains blocked roads from her home in Bantu village in Tanzania to the city of Tanga. While she would have been fine to stay home any other night, her baby had other plans.
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Tony Matteroli, Sr. Specialist – Talent Acquisition, FedEx Freight, has a special connection to Tanzania and the Maasai people – his adopted daughter, Angel, was born and raised in a small Maasai village.
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As we celebrate World Water Week August 20-24, we are proud to come alongside nonprofit organizations like Water Mission who work to bring safe water solutions to those in need around the world.
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CNH Industrial brand New Holland Agriculture has partnered with leasing company Equity for Tanzania (EFTA) to assist the mechanization of smallholder farmers in Tanzania. The collaboration involves the acquisition of 200 tractors.
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, global education organization Room to Read today announced She Creates Change, the first nonprofit-led animation and live action film project to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world. The multi-media initiative — which in addition to a six-episode film series also includes books and audio stories — boldly aims to reach all 432 million adolescent girls (ages 12-18) in the world with content and educational curricul
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Global animal health company renews co-funding with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance the health and productivity of dairy, beef, poultry and fish producers in seven new countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
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New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations
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Wine To Water seeks volunteers for service trips to Nepal and Dominican Republic
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Companies Need To Invest in Water and Toilets To Drive Health, Wealth and Business Tue, 08/23/2022 - 16:20 Subheader WaterAid reveals the major benefits of investing in clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in workplaces and employees’ communities Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body August 23, 2022 /3BL Media/ - First-of-its-kind research released today by WaterAid shows when companies invest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for their employees, their business
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7 Projects Across 5 African Countries Expected to Deliver 3.5 Million Devices and Avoid 50 Million tCO2e of Emissions Over 15 Years
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Nexa3D partners with ForestNation to plant the Nexa3D Forest in Tanzania
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The Nexa3D Forest began with 10 trees planted for every current employee, resulting in a total of 1,070 trees
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Trees will also be planted for every 3D printer sold
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SC Johnson Chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson welcomed Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, to Racine to discuss their shared commitment to eradicating malaria.
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Engineers Without Borders Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:35 Subheader A Q with Xylem Watermark’s Project Leader in Malawi Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body For many communities, access to infrastructure is a key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Xylem Watermark’s Emma Housman spoke with Vinesan Govender to learn about his work with our NGO partner Engineers Without Borders, and his experience working with a team of Xylem volunteers and engineers in Malawi to
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-‘Tell Your Story’ was the Theme of Vasayo’s January 2022 Convention, Now Available in On-Demand Video-
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$11 million in general operating support was committed to organizations led by under-represented populations
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announces its inclusion in FORTUNE’s 2021 Change the World list, which recognizes companies that have made an important social or environmental impact through their profit-making strategy and operations. This year’s publication honored Elanco’s shared value initiative “East Africa Growth Accelerator (EAGA)” and ranked Elanco 19th on the list of 53 companies that do well by doing good. With the East Africa Growth Accelerator, Elanco provides sm
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Inspirational Finalists Announced for the $5 Million Elevate Prize
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CLEANHUB secures seed funding and aims to reduce influx of plastic into the oceans by 50% by 2030.
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Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates Its 2020 Heroes Tue, 06/08/2021 - 17:30 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body The Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) recognizes the hard work and effort of individuals and teams around the world working to conserve wildlife and protect wild places every year. In a world that needs wildlife heroes more than ever, the DCF is proud to celebrate the following 20 individuals and teams awarded in 2020, who join more than 200 passionate, dedicated Disney Con
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Forest to be established by planting 44,000 trees in honor of the 3,607+ US healthcare workers who lost their lives fighting the Pandemic, and for the 40,000+ children in the US who have lost a parent to Covid-19
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Investment builds on the company’s forestry and responsible packaging innovations to deliver new financial and climate returns
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Company Celebrates Migrants in Honor of International Migrants Day
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As part of World Toilet Day, LIXIL will release the first progress report for the ‘Make a Splash!’ partnership with UNICEF, highlighting joint efforts to end open defecation and provide access to clean and safe toilets in Ethiopia, Kenya & Tanzania.
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Eight-year Collaboration with UN Foundation has Provided 60 Million Immunizations to Vulnerable Populations Around the World
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OLON announced it will continue its collaboration with Novartis to support the Africa Sickle Cell Disease program as it expands to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
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Pathways to Progress to Cumulatively Support Over a Million Youth Globally Through Employment Skills and Entrepreneurship Programs
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Return of the Roar on World Lion Day Thu, 08/13/2020 - 14:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body In just one year since the release of Disney’s “The Lion King” in 2019, fans like you have helped the Disney Conservation Fund, and collaborators around the world, to make huge strides in protecting lions and their habitats across Africa. As we celebrate World Lion Day today, we’re excited to share some of the progress we have made together toward “protecting the pride,” and healthy land
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When the pandemic forced Tanzania-based nonprofit Neema International to close its early education center and primary school, founder Mandy Stein worried about more than students falling behind academically.
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Today, Novartis and its partners announced the expansion of the Africa Sickle Cell Disease program to East Africa with the signature of two new memoranda of understanding with the Ministries of Health of Uganda and Tanzania.
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Food security efforts, including education program to improve livestock health among African farmers, detailed in Elanco’s new social impact report
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Sharon Gaudin SOURCE: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) SUMMARY:Artificial intelligence, the cloud, and smart cameras are being used to catch poachers and track wildlife populations. DESCRIPTION:Cambodia is home to 16 globally endangered species, like the Asian elephant, tigers, and leopards. Conservationists there are working with a Harvard computer scientist to stop the poaching that is pushing so many species to the brink of extinction. It's just one of a growing number of collaborations bringi
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Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) today announced that its shared value East Africa Growth Accelerator (EAGA) initiative has delivered a Social Return on Investment (SROI) of almost 250% for dairy and poultry smallholder farmers, their families and other stakeholders in the region. For every US$1 invested by Elanco and its partners in the EAGA initiative during its initial phase from June 2017 to December 2018, $2.48 of socio-economic value has been created for society in East Africa. Accor
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Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates its 2019 Heroes Thu, 01/23/2020 - 14:50 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Disney Conservation Fund Celebrates its 2019 Heroes Each year, the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) supports organizations working around the world to save wildlife, inspire action and protect the planet. The DCF is also proud to recognize the dedication of individuals or teams who have devoted their lives to furthering conservation efforts in their communities. To date, the
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This holiday, Arrow Electronics employees in the Americas purchased more than 100 tote bags handcrafted by women in rural Tanzania to support NEEMA International and its DigiTruck classroom for orphaned students in the country’s Kilimanjaro region.
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Led by the Zayed Sustainability Prize
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Advancing global progress towards the UN SDGs, a range of technologies and solutions will be deployed to empower vulnerable communities in 20 countries, by the end of 2020
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Aiming to widen the global reach and accessibility of impactful sustainability solutions and innovations, the collaborative initiative builds on the UAE’s leading global role in humanitarianism and sustainability, and champions the values of inclusiveness and compassion outlined in the UAE’s Year of Tolerance
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Solutions and technologies being donated, were developed by Zayed Sustainability Prize winners and finalists across its Health, Food, Energy and Water categories
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Over Next 5 Years, Walgreens Hopes to Provide 50 Million More Vaccines Through Get a Shot. Give a Shot. Campaign
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Grants awarded at Komen-led Breast Cancer Disparities Research Summit
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International teams developing the world’s most innovative solutions to extreme energy poverty
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Disney Conservation Fund Awards $6 Million in Grants to Support Wildlife and the Environment Thu, 10/03/2019 - 14:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body BURBANK, Calif., October 3, 2019 /3BL Media/– The Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) has awarded $6 million in grants to 80 nonprofit organizations working to save wildlife, inspire action and protect the planet. Since the fund’s creation in 1995, Disney has provided nearly $86 million total in grants to protect the magic of na
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Grants include additional geographies, areas of focus and disease targets
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LIXIL marks the first anniversary of Make a Splash! Toilets for All, its partnership with UNICEF.
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Takeda’s founding mission to serve patients, wherever they are, drives its increased commitments to disease prevention, capacity building, and access to healthcare in developing and emerging countries, in partnership with the global community.
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Through its annual Global CSR Program, approximately 20,000 employees worldwide cast their votes, selecting City Cancer Challenge, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), SeriousFun Children’s Network, UNICEF, and the UN Foundation as 2019 partners.
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With these programs, Takeda's contributions through its unique Global CSR Program total 10.5 billion yen for a total of 14 programs since its 2016 launch.
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Gavi, NEC, and Simprints to deploy world’s first scalable child fingerprint identification solution to boost immunization in developing countries
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today became the first private sector company to announce a financial commitment to the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment. The new pledge, consisting of JP ¥ 1 billion over five years, builds on Takeda's previous contribution to the Global Fund. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190602005021/en/ Takeda, a leading global pharmaceutical company headquarter
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Arrow Electronics has teamed with Apps & Girls to bridge the tech gender gap in East Africa, by helping girls and young women expand their information technology skills. Apps & Girls provides coding training and entrepreneurship skills to girls in secondary schools in Tanzania. The social enterprise also offers mentorships to girls to create tech startups, connects them with jobs and internships and promotes their work to customers, partners and potential funders.
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As Mother’s Day Approaches, ‘Save Our Moms’ Campaign Launches Across
MTV and MTV News on All Platforms
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10 programs selected to help support healthcare capacity building in
resource-constrained countries
More than $1 million in total provided to expand essential cancer
care services
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Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) and Farm Radio International (FRI) have partnered to produce a 13-week series of radio programs designed to support and educate small-scale livestock farmers in North Tanzania to manage the challenges around livestock health and wellbeing, supporting a drive to greater food security, livestock health and care in the region. FRI and Elanco are working closely with local radio stations - Sauti ya Injili and Loliondo FM - to produce a short series of in
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Through the East Africa Growth Accelerator project, Elanco supports
World Food Day by drawing attention to achieving a #zerohunger world by
2030