$5 million supports fitness, access to clean water, and educational initiatives
ATLANTA - Friday, August 5th 2011 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Forty-four community organizations around the world will receive a total of $6 million in grant awards from The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company. The grants, approved during thesecond quarter, support community initiatives aimed at improving education, fitness and nutrition programs, community recycling and access to clean water.
“We continue to support local initiatives around the world that are important to our consumers in their own communities,” said Ingrid Saunders Jones, Senior Vice President, Global Community Connections for The Coca-Cola Company, and Chairperson of The Coca-Cola Foundation. “We believe our investment in these 44 community organizations will help people worldwide build stronger, healthier and sustainable communities.”
Since the beginning of the year, The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded more than $38 million to 123 organizations. Of the $6 million allocated during the second quarter, approximately $5.4 million support the Foundation’s community investment priorities, including:
$1.9 million to healthy active living programs
$1.6 million for water stewardship projects
$1.5 million to educational initiatives
Approximately $1 million will support other local community priorities, such as recycling, youth development, arts and culture, and civic initiatives. Organizations receiving funding include:
Active Healthy Living
100 Black Men of the Bay Area, Inc., “Improve the Well-Being of Youth through Physical Activity,” United States, $100,000
China Youth Care Foundation, “Balanced Diet/Active Living” China, $300,000
Girls Inc. of Central Alabama, “Body by Me,” United States, $13,000
Hong Kong Rope Skipping Association, “Rope Skipping STAR Program,” China, Hong Kong, $150,000
Kids In Sports, “Girls in Recreation Leadership and Sports (GIRLS) Program,” United States, $30,000
Latvian Physicians Association, “Healthy, Balanced Diet,” Latvia, $40,000
Lino Kleizos labdaros ir paramos fondas, “Linas Kleiza Classroom,” Lithuania, $25,000
Mo.D.A.V.I. Onlus, “A Scuola InForma,” Italy, “A School Nutrition Education Program,” $500,000
Pan American Health and Education Foundation, “Health and Wellness Promotion in Latin America,” United States, $300,000
Piedmont Park Conservancy, “Kids Get Active in Piedmont Park,” United States, $30,000
Save the Children, “School Health and Nutrition in Leogane,” United States, $130,000
SIEMACHA Association, “Juliada,” Poland, $25,000
Think Detroit Police Athletic League, Inc., “Soccer for Success,” United States, $100,000
Universal Media Service Agency, “Construction of four sports grounds in Almaty,” Kazakhstan, $125,000
Vive en Forma, “Vive en Forma (Get Fit for Life),” United States, $75,000
Water Stewardship
Fundación para la Sostenibilidad y la Equidad (ALIARSE), “Water Vilgilants Program,” Costa Rica, $30,000
Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development, “Non-Conventional Water Resource Program,” Malta, $800,000
Universitat Jaume I, “Seawater Intrusion Recharging Coastal Aquifers with Regenerated Water,” Spain, $143,000
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc., “No time to Waste: Keeping our River and Citizens Healthy,” United States, $25,000
World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan, “Ayubia National Park: Improving Sub-Watershed Management,” Pakistan, $99,975
World Wildlife Fund, Inc., “Great Barrier Reef Sustainable Freshwater Revitalization Project,” United States, $500,000
Education
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., “Project Success,” United States, $50,000
Agnes Scott College, “Developing Global Women Leaders,” United States, $1 million-multiyear grant
Ancora Foundation, “Vocational Studies Scholarship,” Indonesia, $50,003
Harvard Kennedy School - Center for Public Leadership, “Latino Leadership Initiative,” United States, $75,000
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Inc., “Contribution to the City on the Hill,” United States, $75,000
National Academy Foundation, “Strengthening Work-based Learning Opportunities: Atlanta Pilot,” United States, $25,000
National Organization on Disability, “Wounded Warrior Careers Program,” United States, $100,000
Teach For America, Inc., “Accelerating the Movement to Close the Education Achievement Gap,” United States, $50,000
U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, Inc., “America’s Best Asset: American Citizens - The 2020 U.S. Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy,” United States, $100,000
Recycling
Akyikat International Charity Foundation Public Foundation, “Water-Source of Life,” Kyrgyzstan, $50,000
Fundacion Galapagos Ecuador, “Coastal Clean-up” Ecuador, $20,000
Junior League of Mexico City, IAP, “Reciclable Por Naturaleaza (Recycle for Nature) Program,” Mexico, $100,000
Kazakh Society of Nature Protection, “Cleaning River Banks and Lake Shores,” Kazakhstan, $125,000
Piedmont Park Conservancy, “Recycling in Piedmont Park,” United States, $20,000
Youth Development
Coca-Cola Australia Foundation: Beyond Empathy “Breaking Barriers,’ LTD, Australia, $100,000
Coca-Cola Australia Foundation: Clontarf Foundation, “Engaging Aboriginal Youth in Education,” Australia, $100,000
Jordan River Foundation, “Youth Summer Volunteer Program,” Jordan, $79,612
Tavis Smiley Foundation, “Building Healthy Leaders – Leadership,” United States, $75,000
Community/Arts & Culture
Children's Hospital Boston, “Global Pediatric Fellows Program,” United States, $30,000
Foundation Integration, “Football Without Limits,” Poland, $35,000
Georgia Center for Nonprofits, “Nonprofit University,” United States, $25,000
Kashf Foundation, “Building Economic Capabilities to Empower Women in Pakistan,” Pakistan, $100,000
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, “2011-2012 Women’s Leadership Council Match,” United States, $100,000
About The Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation has contributed more than $451 million in support of sustainable community initiatives worldwide. For more information about The Coca-Cola Foundation, please go to www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_coke.html.
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio features 15 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply and Georgia. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate of 1.7 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com.
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