Starbucks to Support Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Programs
Posted on: Friday, 14 March 2008, 12:00 CDT
Starbucks Coffee has announced that the Starbucks Foundation is making two new grant commitments to help support water, sanitation and hygiene education programs in water-stressed African communities.
According to the company, over a three-year period, CARE and Project Concern International will each receive $1 million from the foundation's Ethos Water Fund.
In addition to providing access to clean water, both organizations will help empower local residents to become part of the long-term solution. CARE will introduce transformative sanitation and hygiene practices in Rwanda's Musanze district while Project Concern International will work to implement participatory methods and low-cost, easy-to-maintain technologies in Tanzania's Babati district.
Howard Schultz, chairman, president and CEO, said: "When our customers choose to buy Ethos water, they're improving the lives of people who lack vital resources. This is an important mission, and it's one that any individual can help drive forward through a simple, everyday action."
Source: Datamonitor
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