Millennium Development Goals
In the year 2000, heads of state and government leaders from 189 countries agreed on eight development goals, known as the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. They are to be reached by 2015. Henkel also makes contributions to the attainment of these goals. As a clear signal, Henkel joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2003.
In all Henkel regions, our employees and retirees engage in activities that contribute to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. More than half of the projects of our employees and retirees are in emerging and developing countries. Local partner organizations play an important role in carrying out the projects. The Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations are taken into account as early as the planning and budgeting phases of all project activities. Progress can therefore be measured and developments can be documented. In many cases, a Henkel Smile project may contribute to more than one Millennium Development Goal. The MIT projects concentrate on the eradication of extreme poverty, universal primary education, reducing child mortality, and fighting AIDS and other diseases.
| Millennium Development Goals | Henkel Smile-Projects 2008 |
| 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | Moldavia: Financial support for an orphanage in Falesti Cameroon: Improving medical care in Fongo Ndeng India: Building a children’s village for orphans and children from broken families in Tirunelveli Dominican Republic: Building a new orphanage (Casa Santa Anna) in Babey Nuevo Argentina: Providing food and health aid for families below the poverty line in Buenos Aires India: Provision of clothing and materials to protect against the cold in the Vallinov children’s village in Tuticorin, South India Afghanistan: Building of a dining room with kitchen in a school in Kabul |
| 2. Achieve universal primary education | Nepal: New classrooms and a library for the Samudayik Vidya Mandir school in Mandir Bangladesh: Literacy campaign for children in the district of Mollahat Laos: Building a new school, complete with furniture and sanitary facilities, in Muang Phong Tanzania: Private school for teaching small groups to a high standard in Karagwe Romania: Help with homework for children from socially deprived families in Caransebes Guatemala: Basic training for boys and girls and procurement of teaching and learning aids in Alta Verapaz India: Promotion of education for street children in Orgadam with the aim of preparing them to learn a trade Vietnam: Construction of a new school for 120 socially deprived children in Ho Chi Min City Haiti: Expansion of a school and an orphanage in Mirebalais |
| 3. Promote gender equality and empower women | Tanzania: Education and vocational training for girls in Rogorv Uganda: Furnishing a dormitory for a girls’ boarding school in Kabale USA: Girl Scout project in San Francisco, California, to promote self-reliance USA: Project to help young girls in Detroit, Michigan, to plan their careers India: Setting up a vocational training school for young people in Pondicherry USA: Financial support for the purchase of equipment for the Sea Scouts, an organization that carries out sailing trips for deprived young people Nigeria: providing education and support for children, especially girls, in Awkuzu |
| 4. Reduce child mortality | Ukraine: Equipping a hospital in Kiev with life-saving equipment for newborn babies with brain tumors Kenya: Provision of medications for children with lymph node cancer in Mkomani Germany: Acquisition of a microplate reader for the University Children’s Hospital in Düsseldorf to help research children’s infectious diseases Turkey: Acquisition of respirators for newborn babies in Gaziantep Moldavia: Treatment rooms for the children’s hospital in Chisinan and purchase of artificial lungs and suction pumps Georgia: Renovation of the pediatrics unit in the university hospital of Tbilisi Belize: Financial support to help carry out urgently needed repairs in the infants and maternity ward that provides medical care for new-born children, pregnant women and women who have just given birth. Nepal: Medical support in the Health Camp in Hatibaan Valley; examinations, vaccinations and treatment of children, as well as purchasing of urgently needed medicines |
| 5. Improve maternal health | Peru: Medical support for underage mothers and their children in Ventanilla, Lima South Africa: Help for mothers with disabled children in Pretoria Togo: Support for a mother and child center and AIDS station in Lomé Cameroon: Setting up a mobile outpatients clinic in Fongo Ndeng and purchase of medical equipment for mothers and children Ukraine: Furnishing of two “mother and child” rooms in the hospital in Kanev Bangladesh: Mobile health care for deprived children and mothers, and setting up of a health center in Birgonj |
| 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases | Thailand: Medical care for HIV-infected orphans in Lopburi Rwanda: Reconstruction of a home for AIDS and war orphans in Kigali Tanzania: Construction of a school for AIDS orphans in Leguruki Malawi: Providing care for AIDS orphans and arranging for them to stay with relatives in Lilangwe Germany: Promotion of self-help groups for people with respiratory diseases in Genthin and organization of breathing therapy days |
| 7. Ensure environmental sustainability | Niger: Construction of a well to supply drinking and irrigation water in Fouangbe/Sekrere Tanzania: Construction of a new well for a vocational training school in Mashi Hungary: Educational activities centering around environmental protection in Körösladány Nature Park Germany: Construction of a nature trail in Wassertrüdingen to offer children and young people the opportunity to experience nature and develop in a more balanced way India: Completion of a water supply system with water tower and a rain collecting basin for the Untkhana children’s home in Nagpur Kazakhstan: Setting up a greenhouse in Almaty which is used for various purposes, including training courses for young people |
| 8. Develop a global partnership for develop- ment |
Ghana: Summer camp for the renovation of a school in Agona Swedru and reforestation in Biakba Brazil: Acquisition of equipment and machines for the vocational training of young people in Passo Fundo South Korea: Support for a soccer team for children of Mongolian workers in Seoul Spain: International youth soccer tournament to promote cultural exchanges in Malgrat Italy: International children’s and youth soccer tournament in Cattolica with the aim of learning something about the local culture and establishing and expanding contacts Germany: Language training vacation for immigrant children in Viersen to help them integrate more easily in German schools and society in general |
