A digital health & nutrition module to foster healthy daily habits., In a wish to address the issue of children and teenagers’ obesity, intensified due to the pandemic, we partnered together with a group of Givaudan volunteers from various Mexican sites with a renowned NGO to develop a digital training module aimed at improving current health, hygiene and nutrition practices of children and teenagers, and specifically targeted at the Mexican population. When the…, Find out more about our health projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:621]
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Renewable energy for patchouli distillation and training on financial management & nutrition for patchouli farmers., Patchouli is native to tropical regions of Asia, and Indonesia is one of the key producers of this iconic fragrance ingredient. As for many other natural raw materials, it is mostly produced by smallholders scattered across rural areas. Patchouli cultivator On Sulawesi island, fuelwood is the main source of energy for transforming patchouli leaves into essential oil. Past investments by the…, Find our more on our environmental projects in communities where Givaudan sources natural ingredients:, [givaudan_gallery:601]
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Reading is a key component of education and helps develop skills such as improving one’s vocabulary and literacy or fostering creativity and general knowledge. Givaudan employees from Argentina wanted to help a foster Home to provide more educational tools to the girls supportes by the Home by refurbishing a space to create a library. The foster Home, located in the city of Buenos Aires, welcomes…, , says, , Paula, Givaudan volunteer, during the inauguration day. > Back to projects overview , Find out more about our education projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:616]
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Making a ‘Clean & Beauty Life’ for single mothers in Colombia., In many countries, single mothers face unique social and economic challenges. Since 2020, together with Givaudan volunteers from Colombia and a local foundation, we have developed an initiative to offer fragrance and entrepreneurship training for single mothers living in the more vulnerable neighbourhoods of Bogotá. volunteers together with participants posing with their cleaning products , Helping single mothers to make a fragrant living, Our partner foundation is dedicated to providing support and protection for small children, notably helping parents in becoming more economically independent via professional training. Our relationship with this partner dates back to 2017, through an initiative centring on health and good nutritional practices. They also have a dedicated unit for training people on how to manufacture cleaning…, Working from home as micro-manufacturers, A pilot scheme in 2020 showed promising results. Subsequently, we have provided funding support to fully deploy the project. Since then, the volunteers have taught a group of women how to manufacture at home and sell dishwashing soaps, liquid and powder detergents, floor cleaning products and, most notably, glycerine soap. The training is not only technical but also supports participants to…, I am grateful to Givaudan volunteers who have shown me how to make cleaning products, which has been a good way to make an income, especially during the pandemic. Diana Carolina, beneficiary of the project, Back to projects overview , Find out more about our livelihood projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:616]
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Gardening activities to provide healthy food to housing insecure persons., Gardening is not only good for one’s health but is also a means to have access to healthy and fresh products. In the USA, near Chicago, dedicated Givaudan volunteers engage in gardening activities. They plant, maintain, and harvest a diverse range of vegetables in a garden located at their site's entrance. This initiative aims to support homeless and housing-insecure individuals in the local…, Find out more about our wellbeing projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:621]
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Schoolchildren look to brighter future with better eye care., Vision and learning are closely linked. In fact, it is thought that up to 80 per cent of what a child learns in school stems from information presented visually. So good vision is essential for students of all ages to reach their full educational potential. Sight defects and impaired vision significantly affect children’s ability to learn to read because they reduce the ability to identify and…, “My two children needed medical treatment and glasses. My son can now read the blackboard at school and my little girl stopped crying because of itchy-watery eyes. The Yo veo mejor programme is a blessing for them.”, Claudia, mother of two children benefitting from the programme, > Back to projects overview , Find out more about our wellbeing projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:621]
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Providing access to an equal-opportunity education and professional life for visually people., Nigeria is part of a group of sub-Saharan countries where the estimated prevalence of blindness is one of the highest in the world. Lagos, its most populous city is home to close to 20 million inhabitants, yet schools for the blind remain scarce and visually impaired children and students attend normal schools which often lack dedicated infrastructure and educational tools. two students with…, The 'Touch and Flavour' project opened new horizons for our association. The two new embossers purchased, as well as the Braille books produced for blind students, will positively impact the life of blind and visually impaired in Nigeria far beyond the project lifecycle., Edwige, Nigerwives Braille Book Production Centre representative, More recently, a new initiative to help visually impaired people access the job market with the same partner organisation. The aim is, through the development of a new set of skills in the fragrance field, help the project participants to generate additional revenue. The initiative's beneficiaries have learned about raw materials used in perfumery, the current trends and the basics of marketing…, , Find our more about our livelihood projects in communities where Givaudan employees work:, [givaudan_gallery:616]
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Raw material preservation through sustainable harvesting techniques., Devil’s Claw is an indigenous plant growing in Namibia. The roots of the wild plant are harvested and processed by collectors from rural communities. Among them are ethnic minority groups for whom devil’s claw represents an important source of income. Over recent years, unsustainable harvesting practices have put the devil’s claw plant at risk. Devil's claw To contribute addressing this…
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Preserving natural resources in Mohéli, Comoros Islands., Ylang-ylang is a key perfumery ingredient that is found in Moheli, the smallest of the major Comoros islands. We have a well-established presence in the island through reforestation and energy efficiency activities as well as income generation initiatives with women picking ylang-ylang flowers. On Mohéli, wood is a main energy source for local communities and is also used as such for ylang…, Find out more about our natural resource projects in communities where Givaudan sources natural ingredients:, [givaudan_gallery:601]
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