RB raises £2m for Save The Children in 2011

Last year, RB and employees all over the world raised an amazing £2m for vulnerable children, bringing the total raised to over £8m. Employees from over 33 country offices raised over £1m through global fundraising events such as the 3rd Global Challenge and Dettol’s Mission for Health Campaign.

RB was quick to respond to emergencies, with over £500,000 donated in cash and in RB products (Dettol soap, liquid, Mortein coils) for children and families facing the life-threatening food crisis in East Africa and the serious floods in South East Asia.

RB and Save the Children have reached over 175,000 children, 40,000 women & mothers and 230,000 community members through the “Million Brighter Futures” programme

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RB donates vital products to children affected by the floods in South East Asia

Millions of people have been affected by floods in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and the Philippines and RB has responded by donating vital products:

RB Pakistan donated 80,000 Dettol soap products
RB India donated 24,000 Dettol soap and liquid
RB Bangladesh donated 10,000 Dettol soap and liquid products, 2,500 Mortein coils and 5,000 Harpic
RB Philippines donated 297 Lysol All Purpose Cleaners
RB Thailand donated 119,000 Dettol soap, 31,000 hand sanitizers and 5,800 mosquito coil.

Save the Children will use these donated products as part of their emergency response programme to support vulnerable children and families in the region.

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RB Australia supports education, youth training and health

This year, RB Australia began supporting three Save the Children programmes:
 

• Glebe Pathways – education and work skills support for disadvantaged young people
• Wilcannia Youth Training Scheme – employment training and support for youth in the remote Wilcannia community
• Timor-Leste Health Outreach Programme – improved maternal and infant health practices for one of the poorest countries in the world.

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Scholl shoes sold in Save the Children shops

RB Netherlands has donated 1,165 pairs and RB Italy has donated 1,496 pairs of Scholl shoes to Save the Children. The shoes were given to Save the Children retails shops in the UK, where they are being sold to raise vital funds for the Charity. These funds will support Save the Children’s work helping some of the world’s poorest children.

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RB Germany's 7th product sale raises over €40,000 and Family Fun Day creates mosaic

70 volunteers from RB Germany ran a product sale open to employees, friends, family and the general public on 16 July 2011. This huge event sold 33,000 RB products at discounted prices and raised a phenomenal €40,000 for Save the Children! Well done Team Germany!

220 children and adults attended the RB Germany Family Fun Day on 8 July in Mannheim. Children painted one metre squares and a mosaic has been created which is now hanging in the entrance of RB Germany’s office.

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Photo stories of RB's support around the world