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Published in House and Home on Thursday, August 18th 2011 at 8:51 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
CINCINNATI--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and the international humanitarian organizations Save the Children, Population Services International (PSI), AmeriCares, Action Against Hunger, GlobalMedic, and others will provide more than 140 million liters of clean drinking water to victims of drought in East Africa. Since June, the region has suffered widespread famine, and 12 million people are in need of immediate relief.
"The drought and famine in East Africa deserve our attention and resources"
Aid organizations are working on the ground to provide food and shelter, but without clean water, refugees fall victim to dehydration, infection and disease. More than 29,000 children have died across the region in the past three months.
aThe drought and famine in East Africa deserve our attention and resources,a said Greg Allgood, Director of the P&G Childrena™s Safe Drinking Water Program. aP&G and our partners will help hundreds of thousands of at-risk children and their families by providing clean water to break the cycle of starvation, dehydration and disease.a
The effort will provide PUR packets to more than 800,000 refugees without access to clean drinking water. These packets utilize a powder technology developed by P&G that removes contaminants from water while killing viruses and bacteria. The powder is manufactured in small sachets that can be used to treat jugs of local water. Each packet has the ability to purify 10 liters of contaminated water, creating enough clean water for one family for an entire day.
Using its operational abilities and in-country relationships, Save the Children will distribute the packets in the areas of greatest need.
aI am seeing first-hand the urgent need of children to access clean, safe drinking water in the camps.Young children, already weakened by malnutrition, are especially vulnerable to getting water-borne diseases from drinking dirty water, and these diseases can quickly become life-threatening,a said Save the Childrena™s CEO and president-elect Carolyn Miles from the Dadaab camp in Kenya. aWe are grateful to P&G for stepping in and providing this critical support.a
Initial efforts will focus on refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, where PUR distribution programs and supply chains are already in existence. Other partners in the effort will contribute supply chain logistics and behavior change communication expertise.
About Procter & Gamble and CSDW
P&G touches and improves the lives of about 4.4 billion people around the world with its portfolio of trusted, quality brands. The Company's leadership brands include Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun®, Fusion®, Ace®, Febreze®, and Ambi Pur®. With operations in about 80 countries, P&G brands are available in more than 180 countries worldwide. Please visit [ http://www.pg.com ] for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
The P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) is a non-profit initiative that has provided more than three billion liters of clean drinking water to people in need since 2004. CSDW has partnered with a diverse network of organizations to help distribute PUR packets in developing countries. To learn more about the P&G CSDW Program, and see how PUR packets work, please visit [ www.csdw.org ].
About Save the Children
[ Save the Children ] is the leading, independent organization that creates lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. Follow us on [ Twitter ] and [ Facebook ].
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