9 Our Brands Lead With Purpose We champion a world where all can enjoy access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Kimberly-Clark’s Toilets Change Lives program helps provide some of the world's most vulnerable communities with improved access to reliable and safe sanitation, reaching 4.0 million people across 15 countries since 2014. In partnership with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as Water For People, WaterAid, and Plan International, the program provided resources in four countries in 2021: Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uganda, and El Salvador. 1 We care for the health and well-being of people at all stages of life. Providing the essential products, information, and care to help keep vulnerable mothers and babies healthy throughout the babyhood journey is a foundational social commitment of our Huggies brand. Through partnerships with the National Diaper Bank Network, Red Cross Disaster Relief, UNICEF, and others, Huggies donated over 20 million diapers to struggling families in 2021 in the U.S. alone. Huggies also sponsored Hand to Hold, an initiative that in 2021 provided critical resources, educational materials, and virtual support to 18,394 mothers and families struggling with the trauma of having their brand-new baby in intensive care. 2 We challenge stigmas and champion the progress of women. Supporting our unwavering belief that a period should never get in the way of a woman’s progress, Kotex and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation contributed $625,000 in 2021 to help bring menstrual health education and training to girls in Guatemala and Peru. This financial commitment expands the brand’s existing partnership with Plan International to help reach nearly three million people in eight countries worldwide. In Nigeria, our team launched Kotex Hygiene Talk, a school-based education program that distributed Kotex samples to over 338,000 girls in 2021. 3 338,000 girls received Kotex samples in Nigeria with Kotex Hygiene Talk program 20M diapers donated to struggling families in 2021 4.0M people with improved access to reliable and safe sanitation since 2014 About This Report Social Impact Our Strategy Inclusion & Diversity Environment, Health and Safety Product Quality & Safety Plastics Footprint Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Water Footprint
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