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Special Thanks
We are honored to recognize the following corporations for their particularly generous history of giving and commitment to Save the Children.
$5 Million and up
Cisco Systems has made has helped Save the Children improve the way we deliver our mission through professional services, in-kind gifts and financial support. Support includes the Cisco Fellows program, which provides nonprofit organizations with high-level technical and management support; employee giving and corporate matching gifts; special events including the Cisco worldwide soccer tournament and support for our U.S Program including contributions, a Cisco Fellow, and equipment to support Web-based literacy programs.
Their mentoring and encouragement were also key to the development of NetHope, serving as a catalyst for collaboration in the International NGO community and enabling the best use of technology for connectivity in the developing world.
Website: http://www.cisco.com
Charity Projects Entertainment Fund
As a result of Idol Gives Back, a two-night, prime-time fundraising TV special in April 2007, Save the Children is receiving $13.5 million to assist children in need in six African countries and more than 25 impoverished communities across the United States. In partnership with FOX Broadcasting Company and TV's American Idol, the public and corporations donated more than $75 million to numerous charities helping children in Africa and the United States during Idol Gives Back. The funds are being distributed by Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF), an organization established to raise money and awareness to help combat extreme poverty in the U.S. and throughout the world, particularly in Africa. CPEF selected Save the Children on the basis of its excellent track record on issues related to extreme poverty.
Website: www.cpefund.org
Kraft Foods and the Kraft Foods Foundation is partnering with Save the Children to help Filipino and Indonesian families suffering from malnutrition. The three-year, US$3 million commitment will support community-based meal distribution and improve nutrition education. The program will reach more than 180,000 children and families in geographies where the prevalence of malnutrition has been made even more acute by the global hunger crisis.
Kraft Kraft Foods and the Kraft Foods Foundation is partnering with Save the Children to help Filipino and Indonesian families suffering from malnutrition. The three-year, US$3 million commitment will support community-based meal distribution and improve nutrition education. The program will reach more than 180,000 children and families in geographies where the prevalence of malnutrition has been made even more acute by the global hunger crisis. Kraft Foods has also funded programs in Latin America. In Mexico, Kraft Foods is generously contributing to a healthy lifestyles program, Alimentarnos Para Vivir Mejor. Between 2004 and 2008, Kraft funded programs in El Salvador and Guatemala to develop self-sustaining community-based childhood education and development programs. Since 2005, Kraft Foods has provided significant resources to assist children and families affected by emergencies worldwide. In 2008, Kraft Foods supported our emergency response following the cyclone in Bangladesh, earthquake in China and famine in Ethiopia, with generous contributions to assist children and their families on the road to recovery. Read More.
Website: http://www.kraft.com
With offices in more than 50 countries, keeping staff outfitted with the necessary hardware and software to stay connected is critical to the work of Save the Children. We are able to meet this need thanks in part to a very generous $4.5 million grant awarded by Microsoft for desktop and server upgrades in 2002. This grant is part of a Microsoft Community Affairs pilot program that encourages nonprofit organizations to use innovative technology solutions to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. In 2005, Save the Children USA, Save the Children UK and the Secretariat were awarded a total of $6M in in-kind software and support for 2 years. This was part of a $41M grant led by NetHope, a collaboration of 23 major international nonprofits, of which Save the Children is a founding member (Read More.) Microsoft continues to collaborate with Save the Children in many areas, especially where its technology can improve the lives of our world’s most disadvantaged children.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com
The PepsiCo Foundation is generously providing a three-year, $5 million grant to Save the Children to help ensure the survival and well-being of children living in rural India and Bangladesh, which together are home to 40 percent of the world's malnourished children. With support from the PepsiCo Foundation, Save the Children will work towards decreasing newborn and child mortality and child malnutrition in these countries. Save the Children is working with community health educators to provide thousands of families, who are among these countries' poorest, with important information about health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene. The combined global resources of the PepsiCo Foundation and Save the Children will help make a profound difference in the lives of 650,000 children under the age of five, along with mothers and pregnant and lactating women in these two countries. The PepsiCo Foundation had previously supported Save the Children's response to a hunger emergency in West Africa (2006) and emergency relief in Pakistan following an earthquake (2005). Since 1997, PepsiCo's employees have provided funds to Save the Children through their employee matching gift programs. Read More.
Website: http://www.pepsico.com/
Scholastic Book Clubs is a proud supporter of Save the Children's literacy initiative in the U.S., having donated over 2.5 million books since 2001 through "ClassroomsCare," a school-based initiative that teaches children about the meaning and rewards of reading and giving. The "ClassroomsCare" program was honored with a Gold Cause Marketing Halo Award for Best Social Service/Education Campaign at the fifth annual Cause Marketing Forum in 2007.
The total number of books donated is based on the number of books read by children in participating classrooms nationwide. This year, Scholastic has committed to donating over 300,000 books to Save the Children’s U.S. Programs. Read more about Save the Children's United States literacy programs.
Learn more about ClassroomsCare
Website: http://www.scholastic.com
Since 1984, T.J. Maxx and their customers have been devoted partners to Save the Children, working to help the agency deliver much-needed monetary and merchandise donations to children in need. This unique partnership has raised over $13 million to support Save the Children's U.S. Programs through a combination of T.J. Maxx's very popular "Happy Hearts" at-register promotion, gift-in-kind donations and the sponsorship of 924 U.S. children.
Website: www.tjmaxx.com
$1 Million to $4,999,999
For the second consecutive year, Allstate Insurance Company donated $1 million to Save the Children to give hope to children and families in need in the United States. As part of the Idol Gives Back charity event that aired in April 2008 on Fox network's American Idol television program, Allstate and Save the Children have partnered to benefit children living in extreme poverty in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Website: www.allstate.com
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and its Cardmembers continue to support Save the Children through the Membership Rewards® program. The company has also run holiday promotions and workplace giving campaigns. In 2005, OPEN from American Express made a generous donation on behalf of its Business Cardmembers to Save the Children and its model literacy programs in California. In 2008 American Express contributed to the emergency in Myanmar following the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis. In all, American Express, its employees and its Cardmembers have contributed over $650,000 since 1998.
Click here to learn more about the Membership Rewards program and Save the Children.
Website: http://www.americanexpress.com/give
Cadbury plc joined forces with Save the Children in 2006 to help kids in need in areas of persistent rural poverty in the U.S. Cadbury Adams U.S. employees have reached out with their hearts and hands to help Save the Children brighten the kids' days by donating loads of new school supplies at back-to-school time, holiday gifts and visiting our programs in Appalachia and New Orleans. In addition, the company has provided funding for Save the Children's initiatives supporting literacy and physical activity and nutrition in 13 states.
Website: www.cadbury.com
Chevron Corporation joined forces with Save the Children to help restore child care centers in hard-hit areas of Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. Chevron's $2 million contribution to Save the Children supported the construction of two new child care centers in Mississippi's Harrison and Hancock Counties, located on site with elementary schools. The new centers are located in the communities of Bay St. Louis/Waveland and Pass Christian, MS, two of the hardest hit areas after hurricane Katrina. Chevron's generous contribution is providing quality child care to many working parents so they can return to jobs and help contribute to the region's economic recovery. Over the last two years, Chevron has also supported micro-enterprise programs in Vietnam and basic education programs in Sylhet Bangladesh—and contributed to Save the Children’s emergency response following Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and hurricanes Gustav and Ike in the U.S.
Citi Foundation has supported Save the Children for more than a decade with over $2 million in grants and contributions to assist children and families in developing countries. Reaching countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Lebanon, Citi Foundation has helped us further our mission of creating lasting and positive change for children in need. Most recently, Citi Foundation has supported a program for orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa and a micro-finance program in Vietnam. Read more
Website: http://www.citigroup.com
Since 2006 the ExxonMobil Foundation, through its global community initiative to implement education projects and programs for the benefit of women and girls in the developing world, has contributed over $1.3 million towards building community schools and $1 million toward helping integrate adolescent girls into informal education and vocational training in Angola and Egypt. These are just some of the initiatives that form part of ExxonMobil's worldwide community investments. In addition, after the tsunami in 2004, ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses, dealers and distributors contributed $3.5 million for the construction of two village midwife clinics, two village health centers and 10 schools to address livelihoods and health needs to affected communities in Aceh, Indonesia.
In partnership with Save the Children, the GE Foundation has committed nearly $2.5 million through 2010 to implement education programs in Mali, Malawi and Honduras. Together, we have already reached over 15,000 children, more than half of them girls. And we are making great strides towards our ultimate goal of reaching over 30,000 students during the life of the project. With support from GE, Save the Children is working to improve quality and access of education for children, and to address barriers to girls' education through an integrated approach that includes community mobilization, collaboration with local government agencies, teacher trainings, direct educational interventions and infrastructure improvements. Combined, these activities provide a safe and welcoming environment where children — particularly girls — can receive quality education, a fundamental human right and a foundation for quality of life that every child deserves irrespective of where they live. Read more.
Website: http://www.ge.com
PHASE — Personal Hygiene and Sanitation Education — is a simple handwashing program for schoolchildren that saves lives by reducing diarrhea-related disease associated with poor hygiene. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) developed the PHASE program in 1998, having identified personal hygiene and sanitation of school-age children as a neglected health education priority in developing countries. This award-winning school-based initiative has been recognized internationally for its impact in helping children to lead healthier lives and for contributing to the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Thanks to generous grants from GSK to Save the Children for its school health and nutrition programs, PHASE has been introduced in Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Bolivia, Mexico and Nias Island, Indonesia. GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. Its global mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. GSK's community partnerships focus on improving health and education for under-served communities throughout the world. Read more
Website: http://gsk.com/community/phase.htm
IKEA North America Services, a partner since 2001, has supported Save the Children's international and domestic education programs. In 2007, as part of its "Home is the Most Important Place in the World" campaign, IKEA announced support for Save the Children's Early Steps to School Success program in the United States. This program provides poor, rural families with home-based services for children from 0 to five.
For the fourth consecutive year, IKEA will hold its holiday soft-toy promotion, starting in November, to benefit Save the Children's global education programs. The 2007 promotion broke numerous records raising more than $5.9 million globally and beating the sales goal in the U.S. by more than 100,000 soft toys.
Website: http://www.ikea.com
Johnson & Johnson has been a loyal supporter of Save the Children since 1993, committing over $1.7 million in grants, contributions, matching gifts and gifts-in-kind. Johnson & Johnson supports Save the Children's development programs in China and the Philippines with grants and contributions that benefit thousands of children by providing much-needed health and educational resources. In addition, Johnson & Johnson has provided support for our emergency programs, most recently following the earthquake in Sichuan China (2008) and tsunami-affected areas of Asia (2005).
Website: http://www.jj.com
The Mattel Children’s Foundation has partnered with Save the Children since 2004. Over the last three years, the Foundation has awarded $1.3 million to Save the Children’s Early Steps to School Success program in the U.S., El Salvador and the Philippines, which provides the youngest children with strong, early foundations for learning. In addition, in 2009 the Mattel Children’s Foundation awarded funding to Save the Children’s newborn and child survival campaign. Previously, Mattel awarded $1.2 million for literacy programs in the U.S. and access to education in Uganda, the Philippines, Guinea, Afghanistan, Malawi and Mali. Mattel and the Mattel Children’s Foundation also support children following disasters, including the tsunami of 2004 in Indonesia and in 2008 the Myanmar cyclone, earthquake in China and flooding in Bihar, India. Also, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Mattel Children’s Foundation in 2008, over 700 Mattel employees in 24 locations sponsored 254 children around the world with Save the Children. In addition, Mattel has generously provided toys and games to children in Save the Children programs around the world.
Website: http://www.mattel.com
In 2006 the Nike Foundation awarded a multi-year grant to Save the Children to empower adolescent girls in Bangladesh and Malawi. This $2 million grant is providing girls 10-19 in impoverished areas of Bangladesh and Malawi with improved skills and access to quality education, health and credit services so that they are valued and have a stronger sense of their abilities and rights, resulting in reductions in household and community poverty, and food insecurity. In 2007 the Nike Foundation made a donation in support of Save the Children’s emergency response to Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. Funded by Nike, Inc., the Nike Foundation applies its assets, networks and knowledge to unleashing the girl effect (girleffect.org), the untapped potential of girls to create a ripple effect of social and economic change that can positively influence not only their own futures, but also those of generations to come. The Foundation works with leading local, national and international organizations to raise awareness and incite action to remove the barriers to health, education, economic opportunity and justice facing girls today. Save the Children is grateful for the Nike Foundation's support.
Website: http://www.nikefoundation.org
During the summer months, apparel manufacturer and retailer Phillips-Van Heusen supports Save the Children's U.S. and international Early Childhood Education programs through their annual PVH Cares initiative undertaken in approximately 700 outlet stores nationwide. Customers of PVH's Van Heusen, Bass, IZOD and Calvin Klein outlet stores generously donate between $1 and $20 to the campaign at the point of sale; logos are hung near the register to recognize customer contributions. Since 2005, Phillips-Van Heusen has donated over $1.2 million to Save the Children.
Website: http://www.pvh.com
Reckitt Benckiser, a world leader in home care and other fine products, is one of Save the Children’s most valuable global supporters, working with our colleagues around the world since the beginning of the partnership in 2003. Over the last several years, RB has also worked with Save the Children in the US to save lives in sub-Saharan Africa as part of RB’s global “Save 100,000 Lives” campaign. Launched in 2006 the campaign aimed at saving the lives of 100,000 children across Angola and Tanzania. Amazingly, this target was achieved by December 2007 and a revised target was again surpassed in December 2008, enabling Save the Children to save a further 50,000 lives.
The wildly successful campaign contributed funds for simple, inexpensive solutions that save lives. Solutions like mosquito nets, vaccinations, rehydration salts, training and education. These simple things stop the most vulnerable children from dying of curable and preventable diseases. This is a truly unique and productive partnership that continues today with even bigger, bolder aspirations. We are also grateful to the RB colleagues that have joined the Global Challenge.
Learn about the Reckitt Benckiser 2009 Global Challenge.
StarbucksAs part of its Shared Planet initiative Starbucks has partnered with Save the Children to positively benefit children and families in coffee growing communities, an important element of Starbucks responsible sourcing approach. In Indonesia’s Aceh province we are working to assist 40 villages with improved healthcare programs that focus on the needs of pregnant women and young children as well as access to early childhood development programs for children under the age of 5. In rural Guatemala, we have already brought bilingual, multicultural education to over 11,500 pre-primary, primary, and secondary school students with culturally appropriate curricula that emphasizes their Mayan traditions. Starbucks partners (employees) also contribute to the improvement of schools in Guatemala, donating funds to help establish libraries and playgrounds on the school grounds. Read more about our work in Guatemala and Indonesia.
Website: http://www.starbucks.com
In 2009, Toys“R”Us, Inc. raised $1 million to help Save the Children purchase blankets for babies in need and provide support for Save the Children’s early childhood programs in the U.S. Partnering with Save the Children for Bundled in Hope, a proactive at-register and online fundraising campaign, represented the next step in the company’s ongoing relationship with the nonprofit organization. Historically, Toys“R”Us, Inc. and the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund together have provided product and monetary donations totaling more than $2.3 million to aid in Save the Children’s efforts to help protect children, ensure their safety in shelters and at community recovery sites, and support their emotional recovery during times of disaster. The Bundled in Hope campaign marked a new chapter in this longstanding partnership.
Website: http://www.toysrusinc.com
Towers Perrin and Save the Children have partnered since 2005. Most recently, Towers Perrin contributed $250,000 help to train community health workers in Zambia to deliver simple health interventions that can help young children survive and thrive. In 2007 and 2008 Towers Perrin committed $500,000 to provide education to children whose lives have been affected by armed conflict in Afghanistan and Sudan. In 2006 the firm provided funding to support programs for children in Ethiopia and South Africa who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. In 2005 Towers Perrin was one of the first companies to support Save the Children's tsunami relief and reconstruction efforts.
Website: http://www.towersperrin.com
$500,000 to $999,999
For more than a decade, medical technology company BD has collaborated with Save the Children by providing over $650,000 in contributions, gifts-in-kind, event sponsorship, emergency support, and matching gifts. In 2009, more than 40 BD employees became Save the Children child sponsors, helping to provide resources for community education and health programs that are at the core of Save the Children’s goal of improving children's lives. Through sponsorship, caring individuals are matched with children in need to fund projects that make a real and sustainable difference. Children benefit from much-needed programs that enable them to attend and thrive at school, provide basic medical care and hygiene education. Families benefit as well, through economic opportunity programs that provide training for parents so that they can better support themselves. We are grateful to BD and its employees for helping improve the lives of children and their communities through child sponsorships. Website: http://www.bd.com
Green Mountain Coffee is teaming up with Save the Children to fund sustainable development programs in coffee growing areas of north central Nicaragua. With a generous gift of $500,000, Green Mountain is committed to the goal of strengthening food security and economic development for families who depend on coffee production. These programs will improve the lives of at least 750 families in villages that supply Green Mountain Coffee. Our programs are helping farmers increase the diversity of their crops, improve food storage systems, and bring crops to market, with the ultimate goal of avoiding times of severe food shortages, known as “los Meses Flacos” (the lean months). By mobilizing communities to help themselves and each other, and with a specific emphasis on getting women more involved in the economic development of their communities, Green Mountain Coffee is helping create a sustainable future for coffee farmers and their children.
Website: http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/
Father's Day/Mother's Day Council
The National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council is a not-for-profit organization that strives to heighten the meaning and observance of Father's Day and Mother's Day, raise philanthropic funds and present Father of the Year/Outstanding Mother Awards to mothers and fathers of high accomplishment in their chosen fields who have also exhibited enormous achievement as parents. The National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council has donated more than $725,000 to Save the Children since 2005.
Website: http://www.momanddadday.com/about.html
RandaSave the Children and Randa Accessories unveiled a new and exciting contemporary look and feel for its longstanding tie program. In addition to the Classic line, which features original children's artwork, Randa Accessories launched the World collection, which beautifully blends current fashion trends with actual designs indigenous to regions where we work including Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Latin America, Middle East, and the United States. Randa Accessories and Save the Children are proud to celebrate over 10 years of exclusive partnership.
Purchase ties at Save the Children's online gift shop
Website: www.randa.net
Stemcor has supported Save the Children’s ethnic minority education programs in Vietnam since 2004 and Bhutan since 2006. With the help of Stemcor’s support, Save the Children has been implementing a Reading for Children initiative among disadvantaged ethnic communities in Central Vietnam. Through close collaboration with the provincial department of education and local mass organizations, the Reading for Children initiative aims to mobilize ethnic communities to play a greater role in increasing and improving learning opportunities for their youngest members. Stemcor has also supported teacher training programs in Bhutan. Most recently, Stemcor has committed to support displaced Iraqi children in Jordan, giving them access to quality education and protection until it is safe for them to return home.
$200,000 to $499,999
eBay is helping Save the Children advance its global mission and respond to emergencies around the world that put children’s survival, protection, and well-being at risk. When Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, support from the eBay Foundation helped Save the Children in our efforts to ensure the immediate survival and long-term recovery of thousands of children and families in many devastated communities. The eBay community also provides generous support by contributing a percentage of the winning bid of online auctions.
Website: Learn more
Fox Entertainment Group made a 5-year $250,000 pledge to support Save the Children through 2011. They have been a strong supporter of Save the Children since 1998 providing general mission support which is the cornerstone funding that underpins our work and the experienced staff that makes these programs possible.
Fox Entertainment Group is a unit of News Corporation. It is principally engaged in the development, production and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programs, television broadcasting and cable network programming. The Company’s studios, production facilities and film and television library provide high-quality creative content, and the Company’s broadcasting and cable networks provide extensive distribution platforms for the Company’s programs.
Website: http://www.fox.com/
Google.org counts on Save the Children as a valuable partner and grantee. When Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in 2008 reaping destruction and death, officials quickly reached out to Save the Children. Google.org's gift of $200,000 provided essential aid at a time of critical need. Save the Children is also exploring how Google's technology and talent can benefit to the humanitarian sector. Along these lines, Save the Children intends to leverage its key position in NetHope, a consortium of 23 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) from the largest international humanitarian aid organizations, to proliferate these solutions and best practices once they are developed.
Joining forces with Save the Children in 2002, MySurvey.com, a global leader in market research (powered by TNS Custom Research, Inc), and MySurvey.com research panel members support Save the Children through a rewards points donation program. Contributions from this program, which total over $200,000, are being used to support our emergency efforts in Asia as well as our general mission.
Website: http://www.mysurvey.com
P&G brands Always and Tampax have partnered with Save the Children to deliver their Protecting Futures program to nearly 10,000 girls in Ethiopia and South Africa over the next two years. Protecting Futures is dedicated to helping vulnerable girls stay in school and realize their full potential through puberty education, access to hygiene facilities and supplies of sanitary pads. Protecting Futures also works to raise awareness and build advocacy for a little known issue: That lack of access to sanitary protection and sanitary facilities can have a significant impact on girls' educations. Lack of access to the means for proper menstrual management and the stigma frequently associated with getting one’s period is often an important contributing factor to absenteeism with many girls ultimately dropping out of school entirely because they have fallen far behind in their coursework. Working together, P&G and Save the Children are increasing girls chances to remain in school and have a better future.
This gift is part of P&G Protecting Futures goal to reach 1 million vulnerable girls through puberty education over the next 4 years. Read more.
Target believes that all children deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. That’s why Target partners with Save the Children to provide educational opportunities for children in countries around the world. For example, more than 6,000 children in Andhra Pradesh, India now have access to child-focused, gender-sensitive and inclusive teaching environments thanks to Target's support. As a proud supporter of Save the Children, Target is supporting educational programs in communities where coffee is grown for its Archer Farms brand coffee, available exclusively at Target. Also, as part of its long-standing commitment to disaster relief, Target partnered with Save the Children to respond to earthquake-stricken areas of China and the worst flood to hit the State of Bihar in India in more than 50 years. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its income to support education, the arts, social services and volunteerism. For more information on Target’s commitment to community, go to Target.com/community.
Every holiday season, generous contributions facilitated by The Today Show Toy Drive bring joy and happiness to children and youth in the United States. In addition to a great variety of toys, contributions have also included books, stuffed animals, puppets, videos, sports equipment and much more.
Website: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15381058
The international law firm of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP acts as Save the Children's intellectual property counsel and provides general legal advice, donating their services pro-bono. Since October 2005, Weil Gotshal has provided legal services to Save the Children at a value of over $425,000. We are grateful to the attorneys at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, whose vital pro-bono support contributes not only to our mission but to our ongoing effort to keep our administrative costs low.
Website: http://www.weil.com
Key Initiatives
We are pleased to recognize the following companies for their recent initiatives in support of Save the Children.New corporate supporter Arpin Group Inc., is partnering with Save the Children to support our work for children in need around the world. Arpin is making a donation for every satisfaction survey completed following a customer move. Arpin employees also have the opportunity to support Save the Children by participating in Arpin’s casual clothing day program. Arpin Group, Inc. is the holding company for Arpin Van Lines, Arpin International Group, Creative Storage Solutions, and Arpin Broadcast Network, LLC. Headquartered in West Warwick, R.I., Arpin Group is an industry leader in household goods moving.
Website: www.arpin.com
Save the Children is partnering with Build-A-Bear Workshop®, THE place to make your own stuffed animal friend, and their Love. Hugs. Peace.™movement to engage children worldwide. Kids can join the movement at www.buildabear.com/lovehugspeace and make a Love. Hugs. Peace. pledge. From time to time throughout 2009, there will be opportunities for Guests to help through donations to Save the Children.
Visit www.buildabear.com/lovehugspeace to join the Love. Hugs. Peace.™ movement – because friends CAN make a world of difference.
In celebration of its 125th anniversary, Bulgari has partnered with Save the Children. They have committed themselves Save the Children's Rewrite the Future campaign, which is aimed at providing education and a better future to millions of children suffering from the consequences of war and conflict. Bulgari is committed to raising 10 million Euros in 2009 through various initiatives, including the sale of a specially designed Save the Children ring and pendant. Bulgari will donate a $60 from every Save the Children branded ring and pendant to Rewrite the Future.
Website: www.bulgari.com
FiftyP, the socially conscious, money-management website for kids, features the work of Save the Children and is collecting donations from its members on behalf of Save the Children's programs around the world. Raising social awareness is at the core of the FiftyP model, which strives to help children develop a healthy relationship with money. Together, children and parents decide how to divide their money on FiftyP with Save, Spend and Share accounts.
Through the Share web page, children can choose from a menu of options to see how their dollars can help nonprofit organizations. Some options to support Save the Children include preventing and treating malaria, caring for newborns and giving children an early start on school success. Donations to Save the Children can help children in one or more of the following countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal and Nicaragua.
Website: www.fiftyp.com
G2 Worldwide is helping Save the Children build a brighter future for boys and girls in Mali. They have pledged to build a school in a community in Mali. In December 2008, G2 Worldwide designed a print card and e-card to distribute to their employees and clients. In the card, the recipient was asked to visit a website and an additional $10 was donated to the project. The extra funds raised will be used to equip classes with new benches in the classroom for the students. The construction of the school will start later this year. To learn more about the project visit: http://www.g2.com/givestomali/
Building upon Intel's 40 years of active efforts to improve education, Intel's "Small Things Challenge" aims to raise awareness and money for two of the world's most pressing challenges — increasing access to quality education and fostering economic development in emerging countries. A small donation to Save the Children's Rewrite the Future campaign can help us give thousands of children in conflict-affected countries around the world the opportunity to attend school. Read More.
Designer Tory Burch has partnered with Save the Children to raise funds and awareness through a new CD called Volume 1: Save the Children. The CD is the first in a series Tory will be putting out designed to raise both awareness and money for different causes around the world. It is a diverse limited edition compilation featuring a mix of artists from all areas ranging from rock and jazz to reggae and world music. Julie Mehretu, an emerging contemporary artist, who was born in Ethiopia, contributed the cover art. A minimum of $10 from each CD sold will be donated to Save the Children. Learn more
Verizon and its employees provide support to Save the Children in a number of areas including employee giving and corporate matching gifts, especially in support of major disaster relief operations. As a leader in global communications technology, Verizon also established an innovated text messaging donation program for Save the Children. The program ran in the summer of 2008 and encouraged Verizon Wireless customers to donate to Save the Children’s relief efforts in China and Myanmar by text messaging a special code from their cell phone. All costs for establishing and operating this program were covered by Verizon. This innovative use of technology is now being explored by Save the Children in other areas, including celebrity events, benefit concerts and more.
Save the Children and the Western Union Foundation have collaborated to provide access to education for children in Pakistan's Batagram district, where education infrastructure was badly affected by the 2005 earthquake. Through this collaboration with Western Union's Our World, Our Family program, Save the Children is constructing permanent, ventilated pit latrines with hand-washing facilities at twelve schools in Batagram district as well as creating permanent water supplies at 8 schools. The Our World, Our Family program represents Western Union's commitment to be responsible corporate citizens with the focus on improving economic opportunity for many around the globe.
Website: http://foundation.westernunion.com/
