02/15/2021
Unilever
https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/unilever
Unilever, putting purpose at the core of business to help create transformational change for children, UNICEF has worked with Unilever since 2012, partnering with brands including Domestos, Dove, and Lifebuoy to help improve quality of life and create sustainable change for children worldwide. Since 2012, Unilever has committed over US$30 million to support UNICEF’s WASH, education, and gender programmes. This generous donation, alongside the…, Clean and safe toilets with Domestos, Having access to sanitation is a basic human right. Good sanitation helps to stop the spread of germs, preventing sickness and disease. Domestos supports UNICEF to ensure that children and their communities have access to a cleaner, safer toilet through our cause-related marketing campaign. In 2018 through 2020, Domestos’ donations have been used…, Boosting self-esteem with Dove, Dove and UNICEF are adapting modules on self-esteem and body confidence from the Dove Self-Esteem Project to be included within UNICEF’s existing life-skills programmes in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Equipped with essential life skills, young people can grow their self-confidence and learn about their rights to things like education and health…, Promoting safer hygiene practices in schools, UNICEF, Lifebuoy and Domestos’ partnership to promote safer hygiene and sanitation practices in schools focuses on handwashing and the maintenance of toilets. Through continuous advocacy efforts and the co-creation of a toolkit and training modules, the partnership is aiming to support the roll-out of school WASH interventions led by the…, Contributing essential products to the fight against COVID-19, Strategic collaboration between the private sector and business is critical during this crisis. Unilever pledged to donate over US$120 million worth of products as part of their COVID-19 response, and we have been working together to ensure global access to some of these life-saving supplies. Handwashing with soap is one of the most effective…, About Unilever, Founded in 1929, Unilever is one of the world’s oldest multinational companies and owns over 400 brands worldwide, employing around 155,000 people. Unilever products are sold in 190 countries and used by an estimated 2.5 billion people each day., Additional resources, Fighting Poor Sanitation with Domestos Domestos and UNICEF Help Schools to Get access to Toilets Dove Partners with UNICEF to Bring Self-Esteem Education to Millions Hindustan Unilever Partners with UNICEF to Support India's Fight against COVID-19   Last updated 11 March 2020
02/15/2021
Takeda
https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/takeda
Funding innovative programmes that improve the lives of mothers and children., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has supported UNICEF since 2017 by funding three innovative, multi-country programmes that are improving the lives of millions of mothers and their children. Under the new partnership, 'Investment in Innovation and Frontier Technology', Takeda and UNICEF are to invest in 25 health-focused or drone-related…, Investing in innovation and frontier technology for better health, Takeda and UNICEF are accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in health and well-being through innovative use of frontier technology, such as artificial intelligence, drones and blockchain.  UNICEF’s Venture Fund , established in 2014, supports local start-ups in developing countries to create products that help improve the…, Health systems strengthening towards universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa, To achieve universal health coverage, national health systems in sub-Saharan Africa will require a shift from aid-dependency to sustainable self-sufficiency, based on government commitment and the design and financing of a solid health system through health systems strengthening (HSS).   HSS is one of three focus areas in UNICEF’s Strategy for…, The First 1,000 Days: Health and nutrition programmes in Benin, Madagascar and Rwanda, Despite the recent progress in reducing under-five mortality globally, the pace of reduction in neonatal deaths and stunting (chronic malnutrition) is very slow, presenting a major threat to children’s lives. In the first 1,000 days of life, a child’s brain can form 1,000 neural connections every second. These connections are the building blocks…, About Takeda’s Corporate Social Responsibilities activities, Read more about Takeda's CSR work on the  company's webpage  and in its  Sustainable Value Report . Investment in Innovation and Frontier Technology Health Systems Strengthening `The First 1,000 Days´   Last updated 23 July 2019