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Safe Drinking Water
Main | Development | Where We Are | Emergency Relief | Alliances | Recognition | Former P&G Chief Executive Officer, John Pepper, provides the billionth liter of water to Taiwo Faruna in Nigeria in celebration of a new milestone for the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program. American Chemistry Council, P&G, PSI, and Save the Children partner to provide safe drinking water to thousands of Ethiopian children According to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, PUR reduced the incidence of diarrhea by 90% when compared to improved water storage alone in camps for the internally displaced in Liberia. P&G Joins with PSI at the Global Clinton Initiative to Announce a New Commitment to Provide Safe Drinking Water in Africa. Procter & Gamble scientists Philip Souter and Colin Ure have been awarded
the 2006 National Inventor of the Year award for the design and development of PUR Purifier of Water. This is the top honor granted by the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation. P&G and Population Services International
Announce Expansion of Efforts to Provide Safe Drinking Water in Pakistan. Health intevention
study shows PUR sachets reduce diarrheal illness by 64%. P&G and Population Services International are working together
to provide
safe drinking water in the Dominican Republic where 1 out of every eight children
suffers from diarrhea caused largely by contaminated water sources.
P&G and USAID created a safe drinking partnership to provide safe drinking water for survivors of the Pakistan earthquake. These efforts are being led in Pakistan by Population Services International
and their local affiliate, Greenstar.
CDC Study First to Show Household Water Treatment in Developing World Can Save Lives. A study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that household water treatment with PUR Purifier of Water significantly lowers diarrhea in children. This is the first study of household water treatment to show a significant reduction in mortality.
P&G's Children's Safe Drinking Water program has been awarded the 2005 Stockholm Industry Water Award. This award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, recognizes innovation in a novel and sustainable approach to provide safe drinking water in the developing world.
UNICEF and P&G have formed an alliance to provide safe drinking water in the developing world. Joint programs will focus on three main areas: supporting UNICEF's drive to bring safe water to schools, helping families in emergency situations and reducing household exposure to arsenic-contaminated water. UNICEF and P&G will initially be working together in eight countries - Haiti, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Uganda, Kenya, and Pakistan.
UK Government aid to P&G saves children's lives through clean water in Haiti
March 22, 2005 - News Release
Safe Drinking Water Technology to Reach Uganda
December 16, 2004 - News Release
P&G Teams Up with Non-Profits to Launch Water Purification Product in Haiti News Release November 17, 2004 - DOWNLOAD Press Release
Americares and P&G Team Up to Deliver 10 Million Liters of Purified Water for Sudanese Refugees
July 27, 2004 - DOWNLOAD Press Release
P&G's water purification technology wins ICC / UNDP World Business Award in support of the Millennium Development Goals
June 8, 2004 - DOWNLOAD Press Release
USAID and Partners Form a $5 Million Alliance for Safe Drinking Water April 22, 2004 - READ RELEASE
P&G Health Sciences Institute Donates Water Filters to Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. Mar. 18, 2004 - PUR donated 12,000 water filters today to the District of Columbia for distribution to homes with lead water service lines. The PUR water filters donated include 4,300 faucet mounts and 7,700 pitchers. READ RELEASE
Promising New Technology Proven Effective in Purifying Water for the Developing World
June 19, 2003 - DOWNLOAD Press Release |
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