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Nestle CSR commits - from Community help to
Institutional development
Staff Reporter
Karachi—The Nestle management remains committed to the fact for
creating shared value for the communities they live and work with.
Nestle Pakistan has been awarded CSR awards for 2008 by Pakistan
Centre of Philanthropy and also by the help line trust respectively.
Nestle Pakistan has been committed to community development in many
sectors including nutrition, water, environment, health, education and
farmers development.
This year Nestle constructed a drinking water filtration plant plant
for the Sheikhupura District Hospital and also commits to construct an
additional patients ward. In terms of education, Nestle till date has
refurbished 8 schools at Sheikhupura, Sargodha, Kabirwala, Baseer Pur,
Hasil Pur, Khanewal, and Arifwala other areas with and estimated cost
of Rs20 Million.
It has institutional agreements with LUMS University, University of
Agriculture Faisalabad, and Veterinary University Lahore for enhanced
research and merit scholarships totaling Rs290 Million over 5 years.
For the humanitarian help, Nestle Pakistan signed MOU with the SOS
children village for the rehabilitation of orphans of the AJK
earthquake. |
