EABL Foundation

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The EABL Foundation is the CSR arm of an East Africa’s company, East African Breweries Limited. In its two years of existence, the Foundation has grown. Its projects have become bigger and touched many lives in East Africa, including over 200,000 people living in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The Foundation has five pillars of activity: Water of Life, Skills for Life/Education, Health, Environment and Special projects.

Water of Life In line with the Millennium Development Goal on environmental sustainability, which aims at reducing by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, the EABL Foundation has carried out and completed water projects in areas such as: Nyatigo, Wepma, Nzueni, Kabale and Kapchorwa and has on-going projects in Tongaren, Burmayo, Nyandarua, Rongo, Karaba, Kajiado and Nakasongola, all in East Africa.

Health The EABL Foundation has undertaken initiatives to help improve access to health. Some ongoing projects include: The construction of an optical center in Moshi; the support of the Sickle Cell Association of Uganda; the donation of hospital beds and beddings to the Nyandarua District Hospital and the donation of an Ultra Sound Machine to Kirwara Hospital.

Skills for Life The EABL Foundation offers University scholarships to bright but needy students across East Africa. So far, it has spent over 70 million Kenya Shillings (approx $972,000).

Environment The EABL Foundation, through its E-Green Team initiative plants 700 trees a month in East Africa. E-Green’s mission is to engage and encourage the care of the environment by inspiring and empowering local communities to be responsible for its preservation.

The Foundation has also carried out projects in the Nairobi Central Business District such as the rehabilitation of roundabouts.

Special Projects

The EABL Foundation conducts special projects in times of disaster and when emergency relief is needed. Most recently, the Foundation took part in the Save A Life Fund, in which it donated over 14 million Kenyan Shillings (approx. $194,000) towards famine relief.

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