life

Focus Area

Life Opportunities

Overview

Empowering women and young people through health and education

When women and young people thrive, so do the people around them and so does wider society.

We support women and children in our agricultural supply chains to help them to act on choices they make, to have equal access to opportunities and better health, and to benefit from initiatives that promote their safety in the community.

By doing so, we can contribute to a virtuous circle where women are empowered and the next generation are given the tools to fight poverty and prevent diseases.

Our Impact

173,000+

Women reached by initiatives to improve their health

49,000+

Women and girls have access to initiatives that promote their safety in their community

775+

Managers and supervisors trained in India and Kenya on addressing sexual harassment and discrimination over the last 2 years

Protecting women and girls

Women make up most of the workforce in tea gardens. Together with others, we aim to respect, promote and realise the rights of women to a world of work free from gender-based violence and harassment.

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Enabling better health

We are committed to improving women’s health in our supply chains. Through Sourced with Care, we increase access to essential health and wellbeing information and services, including reproductive healthcare and family planning.

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Women’s economic empowerment

We help women in tea communities build a better future for themselves by providing them with the tools, guidance and knowledge they need to secure more attractive and fairer working conditions and access extra sources of income.

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Best start in life for children

We work with partners such as UNICEF and Save the Children to improve the health and nutrition of children living in tea communities and help them gain better access to education and employment opportunities.

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Our Future Targets

As we pursue our Sourced with Care journey in the regions where we source from, we will continue enhancing protection, health and opportunities for women.

OUR AIM IS TO EMPOWER A FURTHER 250,000 WOMEN BY 2025.

Living Standards

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Livelihoods and Land

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