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CARE's corporate partners demonstrate their commitment to finding victories over poverty through their generous support of CARE. Through annual contributions of funds or services, CARE's corporate partners help bring hope and opportunity to families and communities around the world. CARE is grateful for their support.
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CARE is a partner with Credit Suisse in their signature Global Education Initiative that will provide 45,000 disadvantaged primary and secondary school age children — particularly girls — with better access to quality education. The program aims to remove barriers to access, improve the quality of educational opportunities and work towards increasing sustainability and impact. In Peru, Credit Suisse will support CARE's new bilingual intercultural education in the Andes region that will increase the number of children and adolescents who have access to quality education in primary and secondary schools. In Tanzania, the company will support programs that allow girls greater access to quality education among pastoralist and marginalized communities.
In addition, Credit Suisse is a supporter of CARE's Women's Initiative Group of New York and a key contributor of CARE's emergency response fund. For information on the Credit Suisse Global Education Initiative, please visit http://www.credit-suisse.com/citizenship/en/
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Gap, Inc. and CARE are partnering in Cambodia, Bangladesh and Indonesia to improve the well-being of women and their families. As a company whose workforce is more than 70 percent women and whose consumer base is more than 60 percent women, Gap Inc. places a special focus on helping women gain opportunities and life skills that will help them advance in their work and life. CARE serves as one of the implementing partners in two countries for the Gap, Inc. P.A.C.E. (Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement) program, which offers life and job skills trainingfor female garment workers in select countries in the developing world. By investing in women, Gap Inc. and CARE seek to have a positive impact on the worker, their families and their communities.
In addition to the partnership that CARE has with Gap Inc. related to the P.A.C.E. program, during the last five years, Gap Inc. has invested in CARE programs in Egypt, Haiti, Lesotho and Vietnam.
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Agents of @properties, the city of Chicago's independent residential real estate brokerage firm, are donating a percentage of each commission to help CARE meet the most basic needs of millions of people displaced by the conflict in Darfur. The contribution supports CARE in providing food, shelter, water and sanitation facilities to affected communities in Darfur and Chad, and will help to raise awareness of the conflict in the Chicago area.
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The ACE Charitable Foundation, part of the ACE Group, is partnering with CARE to create innovative solutions to chronic malnutrition among Peru's Andean population. The Sustainable Andean Agriculture program will help farmers diversify into high-yield, nutritious varieties such as quinoa, amaranth and native potato that are adapted to the Andean climate and require much less fertilizer than most current crops.
Focusing on the Ayacucho region, one of the poorest in Peru, the program is expected to reach 800 farming families, or about 4,000 people in total. The three-year, $600,000 project marks the third time ACE is teaming up with CARE – following disaster relief grants for the 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami and the devastating earthquake that struck Peru in 2007. Learn more about ACE philanthropy.
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Borders is committed to creating richer, more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment. Books, music and movies connect people to the wider world, and so does lending a hand through CARE. Together, Borders and CARE are helping the world's poorest communities get the tools, knowledge and resources they need to solve problems and change their lives.
A quality education is a great resource to beat poverty. But for millions of people, especially women and girls, getting an education is next to impossible. That's why Borders supports CARE's efforts to improve educational opportunities in poor communities — opportunities that lead to higher incomes, healthier families and more choices. Since 2003, Borders has invested more than $750,000 in CARE's work to empower girls and women through education. To read more about Borders' nonprofit initiatives, visit www.bordersstores.com.
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The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is helping to support CARE's RailLink Project in West Africa — a HIV/AIDS education program targeting migrant at-risk populations. This is the second major funding partnership between CARE and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Through its Cisco Fellows, Cisco Systems has helped CARE increase our understanding of and capacity to use technology. The company's foundation also is helping to feed widows in Afghanistan.
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CARE and Cargill have been working together for more than 15 years to combat poverty among some of the world's most vulnerable communities. Currently through a multi-year, multi-country partnership, Cargill and CARE are working alongside communities in Latin America, South Asia and Africa to increase educational opportunities for children, improve economic stability for farmers and improve food security.
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"(We) are on a journey. It is a bold journey, inspired by our simple desire for sustainable growth, and fueled by our deep conviction that collectively we can create anything we desire."
So began Mr. Isdell, chair of the board of directors, in presenting The Coca-Cola Company's Manifesto for Growth in 2006.
CARE and The Coca-Cola Company have been partners for decades as investors in a better world. The Coca-Cola Foundation supported CARE's emergency response activities, following Hurricane Mitch. It has sponsored key events such as CARE's 60th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, DC. And now, The Coca-Cola Company and CARE are working hand in hand to create significant, effective and sustainable solutions to address global water and sanitation concerns.
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The Early Childhood Development Project for Orphans and Vulnerable Children is a CARE/Covance partnership that will pilot five community-based daycare centers for preschool children in Rwanda. The project will prioritize children from households that are child- or female-headed, those affected by HIV infection or AIDS in the family and those that are very poor and vulnerable. By providing a safe and secure environment, the project will support the physical, emotional and cognitive development of young children, and reduce incidences of sexual and physical abuse and neglect. The pilot will also assess the longer-term feasibility and sustainability of community-based daycare centers for young children in Rwanda.
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CARE is a partner with Credit Suisse in their signature global education initiative that will provide 45,000 disadvantaged primary and secondary school age children – particularly girls – with better access to quality education. The program aims to remove barriers to access, improve the quality of educational opportunities and work towards increasing sustainability and impact. In Peru, Credit Suisse will support CARE's new bilingual intercultural education in the Andes and, in Tanzania, the company will support girls access to quality education among pastoralist communities. In addition, Credit Suisse is a supporter of CARE's Women's Initiative Group of New York and a key contributor of CARE's emergency response fund. For information on Credit Suisse, please visit www.credit-suisse.com/citizenship/en/
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Encyclopædia Britannica, a knowledge reference for nearly 240 years and a pioneer in digital publishing, is excited to partner with CARE to provide educational and financial support for the fight against poverty. Britannica is eager to promote understanding of global issues and to help people learn more about the countries where CARE works. Britannica donates to CARE with the purchase of each subscription to www.britannica.com.
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Ethos natural spring water is donating 50% of its profits to providing clean water to children and communities in need around the world. Ethos is supporting CARE in the Democratic Republic of Congo by financing
the construction of safe water and sanitation infrastructure to ensure that families of the war-torn village of Kampene have access to clean water.
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GE Foundation, the philanthropic organization of the General Electric Company, is a partner with CARE in supporting basic educational programming in Ghana. GE has also taken a leadership role with CARE in supporting lifesaving emergency response initiatives in refugee camps and communities in Darfur.
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In partnership with the government of Kenya, CARE is launching a new program that will improve access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for school children. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Global Water Challenge, the program, known as SWASH+ (Sustaining and Scaling School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Plus Community Impact), will identify, develop and test innovative school-based water, sanitation and hygiene projects in Kenya's Nyanza Province. Over five years, SWASH+ will reach at least 300 schools (including 90,000 students in the first three years) and will provide valuable information on the costs and benefits of school water, sanitation and hygiene.
The Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a partnership to save lives and reduce suffering in the developing world by providing safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education to people who lack these basic services. Launched by a diverse coalition of corporations, foundations, and aid organizations, the GWC is a unique partnership to build healthy communities and provide sustainable solutions to ensure the availability of potable water. The GWC's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to millions by identifying and multiplying solutions that work. The GWC is an initiative of the United Nations Foundation. Learn more at www.globalwaterchallenge.org.
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| Please join HP in supporting CARE's work with their new Create Change giving program. This online program allows HP Direct Store shoppers to donate four percent of their purchases to a cause of choice. CARE is one of seven charities from which shoppers can choose. That's not all! Everyone can help CARE earn additional dollars by telling others about the program with the CARE widget on HP's site. Learn more about the program – and how you can help create a world of change – at www.hp.com/go/createchange now. |
[In·dul·gence] by Poppycock and CARE are working to unite women in the United States in solidarity with women in developing countries to fight global poverty. When women treat themselves with a purchase of [In·dul·gence], $1 goes towards CARE's work to empower women in the fight against poverty. They also are rewarded with an inspiring story and photograph of a woman who is working to change her life with CARE's help.
Learn more about the [In·dul·gence] matching donation program and how you can double your gift to CARE. |
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) operates a broad portfolio of hotel brands including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Hotels and Candlewood Suites. IHG is a Leading Circle sponsor of CARE's 62nd Anniversary Celebration and is utilizing its network of hotels throughout Latin America to raise funds and awareness for CARE throughout the region. IHG's commitment to the diversity of its customer and employee base complements CARE's value of promoting equality throughout the world.
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CARE and Johnson & Johnson are partnering to support a health care program for people living with HIV/AIDS in Haiti. Through the partnership, the company will provide an assortment of medical supplies to stock health kits for distribution to families caring for HIV/AIDS patients. Johnson & Johnson is also providing a grant to train health care professionals and volunteers in the care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS.
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JP Morgan Chase has been a strong partner with CARE in supporting education, health and economic development projects in South Asia and Latin America. The company currently supports a microfinance disaster loan fund project in the tsunami-affected counties of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The project is designed to strengthen microfinance institutions capable of providing concessional loans and grants to families and communities seeking to rebuild livelihoods through enterprise development.
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Kidlink is dedicated to helping people develop and nurture relationships with children worldwide. Kidlink is the producer of Fundoodies playing cards, a new card game for children and families. Two dollars from the purchase of each deck of Fundoodies cards purchased online at Kidlink.com will be gifted to CARE. Proceeds will help support CARE's programs worldwide.
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The MathWorks, whose technical computing software products accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and learning in engineering and science, expressed its commitment to education worldwide through a major contribution to CARE's Campaign for Education. Their gift will expand CARE's basic and girls' education programs which are the key to slower population growth, reduced child mortality, increased family incomes, reduced HIV transmission, increased influence for women, reduced trafficking of children, and increased respect for human rights.
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CARE and Motorola are working together to provide life-saving technology in some of the most remote parts of the world. In Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru, Motorola will work with CARE field staff and communities to install and use high grade, commercial quality radio communication systems.
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Oracle and CARE are working together to help disadvantaged children in Guatemala and India overcome barriers to education. The program is giving students — especially girls, who might otherwise remain unschooled — access to math, science and technology lessons, as a way to help build knowledge, skills, and confidence. Oracle's significant financial support, combined with CARE's expertise in education, is enabling nearly 20,000 children from these two countries to better their lives and the communities in which they live. Learn more at www.oracle.com.
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Organic Bouquet, the world's first organic florist, created the CARE Rose Bouquet of yellow and orange roses as part of a commitment to help eliminate poverty around the world. Organic Bouquet makes a donation to CARE for every CARE lily bouquet sold, and for any arrangement purchased through the Organic Bouquet Web site.
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Pfizer has made a major donation of $2 million dollars to CARE in support of its tsunami relief and recovery efforts in the most affected countries of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. These funds are supporting the immediate emergency needs of clean water, temporary shelter, food and medicines. Remaining funds will also support longer-term infrastructure repairs, permanent housing, and livelihood restoration within communities severely affected. In addition, Pfizer is supplying medical equipment and pharmaceuticals to tsunami affected communities in Somalia. Pfizer has been a partner with CARE in past emergencies and a supporter of HIV/AIDS programs in Thailand.
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When an underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami, the massive devastation affected several countries. As the death toll rose and the world began to see the scale of the need for emergency relief, Staples did not wait to be asked for help. Staples stepped forward with a major contribution to CARE's Earthquake and Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction Fund.
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Stemcor, an international distributor of steel and raw materials and provider of marketing, financial and logistical services to the steel industry, is a partner with CARE in supporting girls' education in India.With support from Stemcor, CARE India is pioneering educational efforts that provide intensive schooling for disadvantaged girls and girls from marginalized communities. Learn more at www.stemcor.com.
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Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Symantec's software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. Symantec began supporting CARE's education work in 2008 and has recently partnered with CARE again to support a resource center in India for improving girls' education. Lean more about Symantec at www.symantec.com
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Teavana® is committed to advancing the livelihoods of tea farmers in the communities where their teas are grown. They are striving to improve the social, political, and economical lives of people in tea-growing countries such as Sri Lanka, India and South Africa with the introduction of the Teavana-created EquaTrade program. In collaboration with CARE, Teavana donates 1% of annual profits from their 110 loose leaf teas to benefit those people in need of better education for their children, improved access to safe water and greater economic opportunity. Learn more about Teavana's support of CARE.
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Timberland is supporting CARE projects in Vietnam and Bangladesh that improve the lives of its vendors' factory workers through life skills training, financial planning and savings programs, occupational health and safety improvements, and reproductive health education - including HIV/AIDS prevention.
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Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1897, Troutman Sanders provides charitable giving, volunteerism and pro-bono legal services, as well as community leadership through board service. In honor of the firm's global outlook and business expansion, Troutman Sanders is proud to partner for the first time with CARE.
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UPS has invested more than $1,000,000 in CARE's work around the world. Since 1995, the company has focused its primary contribution of financial and professional expertise to the area of emergency preparedness and response. CARE's Emergency Transportation Shipping Fund is sustained by UPS and enables CARE to prepare and respond effectively to emergencies. UPS' support has been directed to such areas as Kosovo, Sudan, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lebanon, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Peru. UPS is the recipient of CARE's 2007 International Humanitarian Award for Corporate Philanthropy, a coveted award presented at the organization's Anniversary Celebration in Washington, DC.
"Like UPS, CARE aims to draw strength from global diversity and promote innovative solutions. We are honored to facilitate their mission, especially in times of disaster." Lisa Hamilton, President of the UPS Foundation.
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W.P. Carey & Co provided the seed funding for CARE to begin an education project in Gujarat, India, helping improve the quality and accessibility of education, especially for girls.
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For several years, CARE's Annual Reports have been supported by the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation. The Weyerhauser Company Foundation and CARE are working together in developing countries to help build stable livelihoods through sustainable forest management.
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ZOOMA Women's Race Series is a new concept in running races designed to inspire women to lead healthy lives while celebrating the potential and power of women. ZOOMA races create a unique "girls' weekend" atmosphere to encourage women to train for and accomplish challenging fitness goals. ZOOMA events will be rolled out in cities across the U.S. beginning with the first event in Annapolis, Maryland on June 1, 2008. ZOOMA participants enjoy a host of free luxuries, including localized online group training, one-on-one interactive online personal coaching, and a unique After-Party Expo complete with shopping, mini spa treatments, wine tastings, free lunch, live music and much more. ZOOMA is proud to support CARE. For more information about ZOOMA Women's Race Series, visit www.zoomarun.com.
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- 3M
- 7-Eleven
- Abbott Laboratories
- Baxter International
- Boeing Company
- The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
- Cardinal Health
- CIBC World Markets Corp.
- Citigroup Foundation
- ConAgra
- Corn Products International
- DaimlerChrysler
- EDS Corporation
- Eli Lilly & Co.
- Exelon Corporation
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
- Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
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- HSBC
- Ipswitch, Inc.
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Kellogg Corporate Citizenship Fund
- Levi Strauss Foundation
- McDonald's Corporation
- Mary Kay Cosmetics
- Microsoft Matching Gift
- Nuveen Investments
- Procter & Gamble Company
- The Quizno's Corp.
- Recycled Paper Greetings
- Sara Lee Corporation
- Sensaria Natural Bodycare
- Spa Enrichment Strategies
- Tower Research Capital
- The UPS Foundation
- WNBA
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