DALLAS, July 15,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As
Kimberly-Clark celebrates 150 years of providing
Better Care for a Better World, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation
announced that it will honor this milestone anniversary by
awarding three $150,000
grants to global nonprofit organizations that are working to
improve the well-being of people around the world.
Since its inception in 1952, the Foundation has provided
over $440 million in financial
support to targeted causes that align with the company's
social impact goals.
Kimberly-Clark employees selected the grant recipients via
online voting from a list of nonprofit organizations that focus
their work on the priority areas of the company's brands and the
Kimberly-Clark Foundation. The awardees are:
- Water.org has positively transformed more
than 45 million lives around the world with access to safe water or
sanitation;
- She's the First has worked with grassroots
organizations to make sure girls everywhere are educated, respected
and heard; and
- Project HOPE has provided nurses and
midwives with the skills they need to save the lives of women and
babies around the world.
"As Kimberly-Clark celebrates 150 years in business, it
was incredibly powerful to partner with our 45,000 employees around
the world to help us select the recipients of these global grants,"
said Jenny Lewis, Vice President
of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. "These grants deepen our
commitment to the Foundation's priority areas and build on the
momentum of our global social impact programs' continued
expansion."
Kimberly-Clark's recent grant initiative contributes to
the company's global ambition that aims
to advance the well-being of 1 billion people in underserved
communities around the globe by 2030 – through programs and
innovation focused on delivering essentials for a better life. In
partnership with the company's trusted brands including Huggies®,
Kotex® and Andrex®, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation's recent progress
toward this ambition includes:
- Celebrating seven years of the 'Toilets Change Lives'
program, which has improved access to safe sanitation and clean
water for more than 10.7 million people across 15
countries;
- Expanding Huggies®' 'No Baby Unhugged' initiative into
Latin America, which has reached
3.9 million children and more than 3 million caregivers across 15
countries;
- Impacting 3.8 million girls since 2020 through menstrual
health partnerships with Kotex® and global nonprofits to help
tackle period stigma and other misperceptions that hold women and
girls back.
"We are thankful that Kimberly-Clark's employees chose to
support Water.org's efforts to empower families with lasting access
to safe water and sanitation," said Michael Mayernik, Head of Corporate Partnerships
at Water.org. "This will help thousands of families in need
gain access to toilets in their home, giving women and girls
privacy, safety and improved health and hygiene."
"Kimberly-Clark's grant funding will provide
critical support to our coalition of community-based organizations
serving girls in 11 countries around the world," said
Christina Martin Kenny, Director
of Development at She's the First. "Like Kimberly-Clark, She's
the First believes in mitigating any obstacle that keeps girls from
attending school. Through our work to build a healthy and thriving
ecosystem of girl-centered organizations, we are creating space for
girls to choose their own futures where they can be educated,
respected, and heard. We are thrilled to have the Kimberly-Clark
Foundation partner with us on this important work."
"Collaborative partnerships like this one with
Kimberly-Clark allow Project HOPE to meet one of the world's
greatest health crises, and the company's support helps us place
power in the hands of nurses and midwives to give all mothers and
babies a healthy future," said Cinira
Baldi, Vice President, Chief Development &
Communications Officer at Project HOPE.
Overall, Kimberly-Clark Foundation-funded programs and
brand partnerships have positively impacted more than 21 million
people over the last seven years.
To learn more about Kimberly-Clark's global 2030 ambition
and its social impact efforts, please visit
https://www.kimberly-clark.com/esg/.
About the Kimberly-Clark
Foundation
Established in 1952, the Kimberly-Clark Foundation is the
charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and is dedicated to
supporting global causes that create lasting social change.
supporting and strengthening families around the world. Together
with funding from the corporation and employees, its primary focus
is on social and community investments that increase access to
sanitation, help women and children thrive, and empower women and
girls.
About
Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.
Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's
most essential needs, we create products that help individuals
experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of
brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle,
Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve,
Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2
share position in 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that
support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure
our business thrives for decades to come. To keep up with the
latest news and to learn more about the company's 150-year history
of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.
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