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Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Nepal lends directly to small farmers
Standard Chartered started developing a formal microfinance programme in 2004, and is now active in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh.
Veolia Foundation helps children with disabilities to enjoy music while in hospital
The Veolia Environment Foundation has made a grant to the Toulouse les Orgues Association to help expand the NGO’s music appreciation project designed to help children with psychiatric problems in hospital wards in the Midi-Pyrénées region in France.
The Veolia Foundation assists day care centres for children with cerebral palsy
The Association Pour L’éducation Thérapeutique Et La Réadaptation Des Enfant Infirmes Moteurs Cérébraux (APETREIMC), a French NGO, provides group accommodation for young children suffering from cerebral palsy in order give them a good start in life.
The Veolia Foundation provides a scanner to help children with disabilities
The Veolia Environment Foundation has helped the Centre de Rééducation Fonctionnelle (CRF) of the Ellen Poidatz Foundation to acquire a “Vicon MX” scanner.
The Veolia Foundation helps to improve conditions in Cambodian orphanage
The Veolia Environment Foundation provides financing and advice on the best sanitation system to be installed, by the the Association Droit, Développement et Partenariats Francophones (ADDPF), in an orphanage in Cambodia.
The Veolia Foundation helps Bulgarian children with disabilities to experience outdoor activities
The Veolia Environment Foundation has made a grant to the Get Involved" Project of Outward Bound Bulgaria, an organization that provides outdoor adventure courses for young people.
The Veolia Foundation helps to provide new facilities for young people with autism
The Veolia Environnement Foundation supports ADMR Les Maisonnées in the development of a plot of land meant for autists.
The Veolia Foundation helps to save jobs for people with disabilities
The Veolia Environnement Foundation is sharing in the costs of refurnishing the premises of ESAT (établissement ou Service d’Aide par le Travail) an organisation run by the French NGO, CPRH.
Mercy Corps teams up with Sesame Workshop in Haiti
Mercy Corps has teamed with Sesame Workshop to integrate Elmo, Cookie Monster, and other Sesame Street characters into the emotional recovery work the organisation is doing with children in Haiti.
Lafarge partners with Habitat for Humanity in Honduras
The Lafarge Cementos Foundation has concluded a partnership with Habitat for Humanity in order to provide homes for disadvantaged communities in Honduras.
Mercy Malaysia trains PETRONAS employees in disaster response
PETRONAS, the multinational petroleum corporation, has partnered with Mercy Malaysia to develop a structured volunteer programme known as the PETRONAS volunteer opportunity programme (PVOP).
The Glass Power Campaign improves earthquake safety
In earthquake prone areas, broken glass window panes can cause serious damage and render evacuation shelters unusable. The Asahi Glass Company has developed laminated glass, a product which stays in the windowpanes when broken. The Glass Power Campaign was then developed to educate the community...
Disaster resistant telecommunications facilities maintain communications
Natural disasters can have adverse effects on telecommunications which can increase the magnitude of disaster related damage. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Group (NTT) have developed measures to protect telecommunication cables during natural disasters.
LifeSpring Hospitals help to achieve Millennium Development Goals in India
LifeSpring Hospitals, a privately owned company, is increasing access to maternal health care for low-income Indian women in partnership with Business Call to Action, a global initiative that works to motivate businesses to design responsible investments that help to achieve the Millennium...
Nestlé partners with The Forest Trust to combat deforestation
As a further step in its commitment to fight the major issue of deforestation, Nestlé has entered into a partnership with The Forest Trust (TFT). TFT, a global non–profit organisation, will help Nestlé to build responsible supply chains by identifying and addressing embedded social and...
Freedom from Hunger’s Benkadi Tongorongo association provides micro loans and group support in Mali
In rural Mali, Miama sells rice to support her family, thanks to both a microloan and the group support she receives from Freedom from Hunger's Benkadi Tongorongo association.
Hong Kong Bank Foundation supports training and accommodation for people with disabilities
Run by the Hong Chi Association, a local NGO, the the Hongkong Bank Foundation Fung Tak Centre provides services to adults with mental disabilities.
Hong Kong Bank Foundation supports dyslexic students
The Hongkong Bank Foundation supports the renovation of a learning and development centre for dyslexic students with a sizeable donation of HK$3.7 million, providing Hong Kong with the first one-stop service meeting the needs of some 1,000 dyslexic students and their parents in the community...
Jackson Foundation finances the construction of ramps for people with disabilities
The Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation and Development Foundation has joined with the Reidland Methodist Men to assist people with disabilities.
The Veolia Foundation helps German NGO to change a holiday centre into a place for people with disabilities
The Veolia Foundation has made a grant to the German NGO, Kindererholungszentrum (Children’s Convalescent Center), to adapt former East German children’s holiday centre near the Polish border for the use of people with disabilities.