'Water-borne diseases kill 230, 000 children each year'

PPAF has partnered with 72 organizations working in 33,500 villages and 117 districts across the country.  PPAF’s cumulative operational activities entail over 2 million microcredit loans (impacting 12.5 million with 45 per cent women and 100 per cent recovery rate), over 18,000 health, education, water and infrastructure projects (impacting 8.8 million with 50 per cent women beneficiaries), 250,000 trained individuals, staff and communities (42 per cent women) and a grassroots network of 100,000 community organizations and groups.  

In earthquake-hit areas, PPAF has disbursed housing grants to over 117,000 households and trained 108,000 individuals in seismic construction skills including training in reconstruction guidelines, timber frame construction, block manufacturing, masonry, plumbing and steel-fixing units. Additionally, PPAF is under taking rehabilitation of over 500 small-scale infrastructure projects and reconstructing (second generation) 16 health and educational facilities.  

Lifebuoy has been working with rural communities and educating them on the importance of hand washing for over five years now. They have created seven million impressions and reached over 55 towns spreading awareness of the need to stay germ free and advocating the need to wash hands throughout the day. This year alone Lifebuoy has reached 10,000 schools and continues to work with various Unilever CSR partners to further the education of those living in rural areas.