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A village in South Africa is to be given access to clean drinking water as part of a collaborative project between Coca-Cola and the US Agency for International Development.
The move is part of an extension of the two organizations’ Water and Development Alliance (Wada), which operates in 22 countries to increase access to water supply and sanitation services for the world’s poor.
In the village of Ramotshinyadi, Wada will provide clean water and sanitation as part of an effort to improve the health of the location’s 12,000 inhabitants. Wada will contribute $1.6million (£1m, €1.1m) over a three-year period to ensure every street has water pipes. The programme will be implemented in collaboration with local NGOs.
Water is a key CSR issue for Coca-Cola, which has been accused of causing shortages in India and Africa in recent years. In 2006 the issue was cited as one of the reasons for its removal from a major US SRI index (EP8, issue 4, p3).
Last year the company also set up the Replenish Africa Initiative, providing $30m to provide access to safe drinking water for communities throughout Africa.
The move is part of an extension of the two organizations’ Water and Development Alliance (Wada), which operates in 22 countries to increase access to water supply and sanitation services for the world’s poor.
In the village of Ramotshinyadi, Wada will provide clean water and sanitation as part of an effort to improve the health of the location’s 12,000 inhabitants. Wada will contribute $1.6million (£1m, €1.1m) over a three-year period to ensure every street has water pipes. The programme will be implemented in collaboration with local NGOs.
Water is a key CSR issue for Coca-Cola, which has been accused of causing shortages in India and Africa in recent years. In 2006 the issue was cited as one of the reasons for its removal from a major US SRI index (EP8, issue 4, p3).
Last year the company also set up the Replenish Africa Initiative, providing $30m to provide access to safe drinking water for communities throughout Africa.
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