Food security
Communities flourish when they’re getting the nutritious food they need. Children are better educated; economies grow; and people live healthier, longer lives.
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Food security
As of 2022, more than 800 million people around the globe suffer from hunger. That’s 10% of the world’s population. Based on current projections, the United Nations’ sustainable development goal (SDG 2) of zero hunger by 2030 will be missed by nearly 660 million people. We’re combating worldwide hunger by delivering meals, helping food banks strengthen their operations, providing logistical support and technical expertise in the nutrition field, and supporting long-term food security.
Our key partners:
Smile Foundation: Identifying a critical development need for pregnant & lactating mothers of improved nutrition, PepsiCo Foundation embarked on this program in partnership with Smile Foundation to address systemic challenges & create sustainable solutions. We developed a holistic nutrition enhancement program in Sangrur district of Punjab to improve the nutritional status of Pregnant & Lactating Women and children. We focused on creating awareness across 14,000 beneficiaries about a balanced diet containing local grains and staples of high nutritional value and its importance in daily diets to mothers, care givers and community leaders. The program focuses to strengthen the physical infrastructure and initiatives of the government system, build in awareness and knowledge amongst the community about healthy eating habits.
Mamta Health Institute for Mother & Child: Quaker ‘Bowl of Growth’ in partnership with Mamta Health Institute for Mother & Child is a special nutrition focused program which aims to address child malnutrition in Pune, Maharashtra which has among the highest incidence of malnutrition among India's states. To boost nutrition in the daily diet of kids, we worked on creating fortified multigrain and millet-based nutrition snack products for children within the age group of >3 to 5 years. We are focused on 3 key pillars of Nutrition, Awareness, and Education to tackle this issue in line with UN International year of Millets where India is taking global leadership.
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Safe water
Three billion people don’t have soap and water at home for washing up. Students miss 443 million school days every year because of water-related illnesses. Women and girls spend 200 million hours every day collecting water for their families. And two in five healthcare facilities globally don’t have places for doctors, nurses and patients to wash their hands.
We focus our support on water distribution, purification and conservation programs.
Our key partners:
Water Aid: The PepsiCo Foundation has committed to provided safe water access to over 100 million people worldwide by 2030, out of which 68 million have already been covered through various partnerships with NGOs & multilateral agencies. Out of these 27 million ;50% beneficiaries come from India, through latest partnerships with partners like Water Aid. Our ‘Safe Water Access Program’ with Water Aid focuses on creating access to sustainable and safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene practices in local communities. The program will provide safe water access in India such as Maharashtra and West Bengal to positively impacting 200,000 farmers & their families.
Pandit Jagat Ram Memorial FORCE Trust: With a focus on three priority campaigns of Government of India - the Jal Jeevan Mission, Jal Shakti Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission – the PepsiCo Foundation in partnership with Pandit Jagat Ram Memorial FORCE Trust will expand its safe water access and sustainable sanitation program in Uttar Pradesh. Under the program, we will help provide improved access to fresh water for drinking and domestic purposes, impacting more than 20,000 people and 3,000 children across 13 villages in Mathura district over a period of three years.
Economic opportunity
As needs intensify globally and families are faced with increased uncertainty, our Foundation is investing to provide underserved populations with the support they need to manage through these unpredictable times and build capability for a more stable future. In each market, our approach is customized to meet local needs.
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Economic opportunity
Marginalized communities across the globe are battling daily inequities — especially those that affect women. Female farmers are often unpaid and undervalued, despite being essential to feeding the world. Research shows that if female farmers had the same resources as male farmers, they could increase yields on their farms by 20% to 30%, potentially reducing the number of hungry people in the world by as many as 150 million.
The PepsiCo Foundation is committed to investments in education programs, training and mentoring and supporting small business owners from communities around the world to help establish equitable solutions to closing the income gap and alleviating historical barriers.
Our key partners:
Recity Network Private Limited: Our partnership focusses on building a sustainable and inclusive waste management model in state of Uttar Pradesh. This initiative goes beyond creating awareness among stakeholders. It has fostered collective participation, strengthened waste infrastructure, and empowered the city's waste workforce to combat plastic pollution. This initiative is an endeavor to help in achieving circularity of plastics, empowering our waste workers into professionals, and addressing the issues of gender inequality, economic disparity prevalent among their communities.
Started in 2021, till date over 100+ waste workers have been transformed into waste professionals; integrated and onboarded on to the formal waste management system. We have raised awareness among 4000+ property units, achieving source segregation with diversion of 500 MT+ of waste from ending into landfills and covered 20,000+ citizens through mass Information Education Communication (IEC) programmes.
Employee engagement & disaster relief
We’re committed to supporting causes our associates care about through engagement programs. In times of great need for our associates or our communities, the PepsiCo Foundation steps up. And in turn, our associates give back by giving their time, talent and financial support to organizations making a positive local impact.
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Employee engagement & disaster relief
The PepsiCo Foundation has a long history of supporting the communities where our associates live and work. Whether it’s through financial assistance, grants, scholarships, or volunteer events — when others are in need, we do what we can.
Volunteering is another way for all our associates to feel more engaged, proud and connected to their local team and community. Programs including charitable giving matches and One Smile At a Time give employees opportunities to make a difference.
Our key partners:
Smile Foundation and SEEDS: In a COVID impacted environment, PepsiCo India stands with the Nation with Winning with Purpose being at the core of its business philosophy. As part of the same thought process:
- #GiveMealsGiveHope program was launched in India– As part of the same initiative, PepsiCo India provided 10 million meals across 13 states to the underserved communities impacted by COVID 19. Additionally, over 35000 COVID 19 testing kits were also provided to the various government hospitals and labs in the country.
- Saluting the hard work of farmers who have been braving the pandemic, PepsiCo India also provided hygiene kits to them and their families. We also raised awareness among the farmers on best hygiene practices, especially focusing on handwash, wearing masks, and practicing preventive measures like social distancing.
- During the second wave, PepsiCo India ensured administration of one lac vaccine doses, setting up of 5 covid care centres across India and also provided 100 oxygen cylinders to communities in need. Additionally, masks and sanitisers were provided to thousands of frontline workers including police officers, doctors, sanitation workers, etc. As part of the initiative, awareness drive are organized to address the issue of vaccine hesitancy amongst the population at large
Nirmaan Foundation: The partnerships focused on enabling a future of digital literacy for communities by setting up digital labs under Learn Today Give Tomorrow program in partnership with employees. The program focused on training youth from underprivileged communities on future ready digital skills and helped provide access to emerging technologies for school students and empowering students to make bold career choices to enhance their learning and employment potential.
Smile Foundation: The partnerships focused on driving food security and nutrition by Anemia awareness programs under Learn Today Give Tomorrow program in partnership with employees. The program helps drive early detection of Anemia cases and timely interventions to address anemia. There is focus on raising awareness on Diet Diversity and importance of locally available seasonal fruits/vegetables to improve the health seeking behavior of the targeted group.
