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Supporting corporate social responsibility is one effective way for Australian businesses to join a global effort in transforming lives. Reinhardt & Slater believe in giving back to the community and to others in need the world over.
Fighting global poverty requires the participation of individuals and businesses from rich and poor countries alike. From the comission drawn from every sale Reinhardt & Slater make, we make a donation to help children in need through Compassion Australia or World Vision.
Through our support, Compassion and World Vision are working with those in need to address key areas of need such as:
Health
- Malnutrition is a major contributing factor in one-third of child deaths worldwide, especially in poorer countries.
- Worldwide, more than 10 million children die each year before their fifth birthday, many from preventable illnesses. Over 98% of these are in developing countries.
- When family members are ill, scarce financial resources must be spent on healthcare instead of food, schooling or other essentials.
We support to help in projects like:
- working with communities to build and equip health clinics.
- running immunisation programs.
- working with communities to improveagricultural skills to produce sufficient,nutritious food.
Water and Sanitation
- Over a billion people lack access to clean water. Over two billion don’t have access to adequate sanitation.
- Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation quickly spread diseases. Of the nearly two million children who die of diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases each year, almost all are under five.
- In the last ten years, dehydration caused by diarrhoea has killed more children than all the people killed in wars since World War II.
We support to help in projects like:
- providing access to clean water and improved sanitation.
- improving infrastructure such as wells,rainwater catchments and toilets.
- training communities in disease prevention through basic hygiene and sanitation.
- providing training and support to more effectively manage local water resources.
Education and Livelihoods
- Many families struggling in poverty can’t afford school fees, uniforms or books for their children.
- Some schools have no proper buildings, furniture or educational materials.
- People with little education are more likely to be in low-paid, dangerous and exploitative work.
We support to help in projects like:
- rebuilding schools, providing furniture, books and educational materials.
- providing early childhood education and developmental support for children under five.
- providing vocational training and support, enabling communities reliant on agriculture to diversify their income sources and develop new income-generating opportunities.
Women and Children
-In parts of Africa, women and children often walk for hours to collect water, at the expense of growing food or attending school.
- Out of the 115 million children of school age who are not in school, almost 60% are girls.
- Growing up, girls in poorer countries are likely to receive less food and healthcare.
We support to help in projects like:
- providing financial aid or scholarships to encourage more girls to attend school.
- providing women with new skills, knowledge, leadership training and access to small business loans.
- training more women to enhance their status and become role models to counter prejudice and discrimination.
If you would like to know more about Compassion Australia, and help needy children and communities around the world, follow the link below.
Watch the below video to see how Compassion Australia works to help those most in need...
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