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More Than 22,000 Takeda Employees Selected the FY2024 New Partners: Population Services International, Bulungula Incubator, Reach Out Cameroon, Seed Global Health and VillageReachTakeda’s Five New Partnerships Boost Total Global CSR Program Contributions to JPY 28.8 Billion (Approx. USD 199.1 million) Across 34 Diverse Partnerships Worldwide and extend our reach to an additional 2 million direct beneficiariesTakeda’s Global CSR Program Expects to Reach 27 Million People in 93 Countries by 2030

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) proudly announces a monumental achievement in its mission to provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay – 2 million lives in AHF’s care worldwide.“We are immensely proud to reach this historic milestone. When we launched our global programs more than 20 years ago in two African countries with 100 patients in each, we never imagined we'd one day be serving 2 million lives under our care around the world,” said AHF President Michael Wei

HERITΛGE announces the recipients of a second round of small grants for African heritage projects, generously supported by the Mellon Foundation...

The social impact organization will donate 500,000 shoes to support a health and humanitarian initiative in 15 African countries

The Western Union Foundation announced that it drove more than $150 million (USD) in wage gains, helped create nearly 4,000 new jobs, and served as a catalyst for economic opportunity for more than 11,000 people in its 2023 Impact Report.The Western Union Foundation’s latest Impact Report highlights key programs, nonprofit partners, and beneficiary stories that were part of the first year of the organization’s 3-year Prosperity Beyond Borders commitment – a social impact initiative to drive $500

Programs Address Urgent Water and Sanitation Challenges for Communities in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today presented its annual HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction at a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. The HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction, which include the Frist Humanitarian Award, the HCA Healthcare Innovators Award and the HCA Healthcare Excellence in Nursing Award, celebrate the organization’s positive impact on patients, colleagues and communities by recognizing extraordinary individuals who exemplify

Semifinalists for the third annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge have been announced as 38 teams will now vie for a part of $1M.

$10,000 grant designed to help former Give Work Challenge winning companies scale

Pure Earth’s “Rapid Market Screening” (RMS) study, the largest and most diverse of its kind to date, found high rates of lead contamination in metal and ceramic foodware, paint, cosmetics, and toys, posing potentially serious health risks to those exposed to themNew World Bank research published in The Lancet Planetary Health reveals a dramatically greater burden and cost of lead exposure on IQ loss in children and on cardiovascular deaths in adults, six-fold greater than previously thought, and an estimated global cost of US$6 trillion.Pure Earth unveils a seven-point action plan to address the lead contamination crisis and calls for increased investment to scale proven solutions.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report highlighting enhanced governance, transparency and progress measurements.Elanco’s commitment to important ESG-related topics is demonstrated across its four interconnected Healthy Purpose™ Pillars: Healthier Animals, Healthier People, Healthier Planet and Healthier Enterprise. Through numerous internal initiatives and external collaborations within each pillar, Elanco is workin

VisionSpring, Live Well (a CARE International social enterprise) and the Council of Churches Zambia will correct the vision of 12,600 Zambians with eyeglasses in 2023.3 out of 4 people needing eyeglasses will be acquiring their first-ever pair.The programme will improve income and well-being, unlocking $2.5 million (ZK 52.5 million) in new income earning potential in the first year.The innovative model will bring basic eyecare to rural and low-income communities and has been introduced from Uganda and Bangladesh

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

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

Since its Launch in 2016, New Partnerships Bring Total Global CSR Program Contributions to JPY 19.7 Billion (Approx. USD 140.7 million) Across 24 Programs in 79 CountriesMore Than 23,000 Takeda Employees Voted on New Partnerships Selecting Ipas, Plan International, Pure Earth and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)Global CSR Program Partnerships Help Takeda Advance Disease Prevention, Empower the Health Workforce and Strengthen Health Systems Across the World

Pfizer will provide all its current and future patent-protected medicines and vaccines available in the U.S. or EU on a not-for-profit basis to 45 lower-income countries.Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda are the first five countries to commit to join the Accord. Health officials in these countries will help identify and resolve hurdles beyond supply to inform the roll out in all 45 lower-income countries.Pfizer calls upon global health leaders and organizations to join the Accord, bringing their expertise and resources to close the health equity gap and help create a healthier world for 1.2 billion people.

100% of proceeds will be donated to War Child USA, a humanitarian organization providing life-changing resources to children living through conflict

7 Projects Across 5 African Countries Expected to Deliver 3.5 Million Devices and Avoid 50 Million tCO2e of Emissions Over 15 Years

Surge for Water, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Chicago and Dubai, invests in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene solutions and menstrual health solutions, and is partnering with the business community across the US & UAE, to recognize World Water Day.World Water Day is an international recognized day that celebrates water and raises awareness of the two billion people living without access to safe water.Earlier this year, Surge launched the “Companies That Give Back” campaign to ensure

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN: NYSE) today announces the expansion of its shared value footprint across Sub-Saharan Africa, delivering on its 2030 pledge to create sustainable development solutions for those who depend on livestock for their livelihoods.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220316005069/en/Raising livestock is important to secure people's livelihood in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Photo: Business Wire)MAHAB

AYR Logistics signs agreement to purchase up to 100 Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL delivery aircraft

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 smal

Latest Grants to Support 55,000 Disadvantaged Youth Around the WorldIntroduces ‘Hikmet Ersek Scholarship’

TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it recently acquired $11,124,078 of participations in two term loan facilities, bringing total financing commitments as of July 31, 2021 to $413.9 million for business expansions and socioeconomic developments through its holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Emerging Europe.

Inspirational Finalists Announced for the $5 Million Elevate Prize

After 10,000 Votes, 10 Winners Will Receive $25K to Scale Their Efforts to Fight Injustice

More than 100 women-led companies will be provided with free workspace, mentorship for a year

As India sinks deeper into a catastrophic second wave of COVID-19, Northwell Health is readying to send desperately needed supplies, equipment and funds as the country is in the throes of a national health care crisis.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210506006066/en/Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña (right), Northwell Health's Director of Global Health, readies supplies for Indian COVID-19 relief mission. Credit Northwell Health.After

Company Celebrates Migrants in Honor of International Migrants Day

Antimicrobial resistance is a leading global health challengei that requires urgent action to ensure a safer world for everyone, everywhereEffective surveillance and timely data feedback are critical for infection prevention and control programs, and informing appropriate use of anti-infectives New partnership in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda will provide governments and public health community with critical decision-making information to help address AMR

The Company Pledges $100,000 to The Hunger Project, Dedicated the Month of May to Women and Hunger

Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE: HLF), a premier global nutrition company, along with the Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF), today announced that it has a new nonprofit partner, The Hunger Project, under its Nutrition for Zero Hunger (NFZH) initiative. The Foundation has made an initial donation of $30,000 to fund the organization’s women-centered, community-led development and educational programs. Together they will invest in rural communities around the world affected by food insecurity and maln

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.Accord

Led by the Zayed Sustainability PrizeAdvancing 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 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 Solutions and technologies being donated, were developed by Zayed Sustainability Prize winners and finalists across its Health, Food, Energy and Water categories

Grants to help strengthen health systems and reduce health disparities in underserved communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Medal Recognizes Organizations That Reflect Company’s Commitment to Expanding Access to Care for People in Need

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. 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.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.

$1.99 Million Grant Supports Patient Navigation Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa

Portraits of Hope artist Ed Massey provides colorful fruit mural at Southside United HDFC-Los Sures, Brooklyn

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) and nonprofit We Care Solar won the 2019 Edison Award for Social Innovation for its joint development of Solar Suitcase 3.0, a portable and durable power system that provides sustainable energy for around-the-clock, effective obstetric care in remote and off-grid maternal health facilities around the world. The Edison Awards, named after Thomas Alva Edison, recognizes and honors the world’s best innovators and in

Additional three-year pledge totals Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative investment at USD $2M

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

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

Through the East Africa Growth Accelerator project, Elanco supports World Food Day by drawing attention to achieving a #zerohunger world by 2030

The new global impact initiative includes 25 projects spanning 15 countries and extends the company’s Blueprint for a Better World platform

TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it has approved an additional $15.3 million in term loans and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, bringing total financing commitments as of May 31, 2018 to $438.2 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Emerging Europe.

This Second Round of Funding Builds on Initial $6.7 Million Grant Program

Network Infrastructure from Gilat will Connect the Communities of Bufundi in Rubanda and Kibuku in Ntoroko; Enhance Economic and Social Programs

TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it has approved an additional $38.6 million in term loans and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, bringing total financing commitments as of March 31, 2018 to $439.4 million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Emerging Europe.

CEO & Chief Compliance Officer attend graduation ceremony to reaffirm >$1M pledge to Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative