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Kimberly-Clark and its 'Toilets Change Lives' Program Brings Clean Water and Sanitation Solutions to 7 Million People Across 15 Countries
DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation services remains essential to protecting human health, especially during
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[{"type":"text","content":"DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation services remains essential to protecting human health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to basic sanitation, including toilets. The United Nations General Assembly officially designated Nov. 19 as World Toilet Day in 2013 to raise awareness and inspire efforts to bring solutions to these communities. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nA study of 130,000 health clinics in low- and middle-income countries showed that 50 percent of the clinics didn't have piped water. Additionally, 785 million people do not have clean water close to home. Without access to safe toilets and clean water, women often wait for the cover of darkness to have privacy and safety, children can succumb to life-threatening, waterborne diseases, and millions of girls miss school because menstruation becomes too hard to manage. \nKimberly-Clark and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation have formed partnerships and programs to help address this global health crisis. In 2014, Kimberly-Clark launched Toilets Change Lives, a multinational program that supports solutions to the global sanitation crisis. Through consumer awareness, NGO partnerships and on-the-ground activations, the company brings toilets, sanitation education and increased health, safety and dignity to many of the world's most vulnerable communities. Since the program's launch seven years ago, the Toilets Change Lives program has impacted the lives of more than 7 million people across 15 countries.\n\"The challenges faced over the last few years have put health and safety at the global forefront while illuminating social and environmental gaps that still need to be bridged,\" said Jenny Lewis, Vice President of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. \"We're committed to doing our part to address long-standing social inequities by creating effective programs and forging strategic partnerships that create lasting change in communities across the world.\"\nAs part of its global ambition and purpose to provide Better Care for a Better World, Kimberly-Clark is working to improve the lives and well-being of 1 billion people in vulnerable or underserved communities around the world by 2030 with the smallest environmental footprint. Several programs run by the company and its foundation are c...