Croda Foundation

We’re delighted to share the news that our Board of Trustees has been bolstered with the appointment of not one, but two Trustees. Camilla Knox-Peebles has 25 years of experience in the international humanitarian and development sector and has been Chief Executive of Amref Health Africa UK since 2019. She is also a Trustee of the Innocent Foundation, speaks five languages and has lived and worked extensively in Asia and Africa. Joining Camilla is Phil Ruxton, Chief Sustainability Officer at Croda, who has been appointed a Member Appointed Trustee. Phil has been a part of Croda for 30 years and has managed several of Croda’s global businesses during this time. He was also integral to both developing and implementing Croda’s sustainability strategy and its 1% Club; providing all employees with 1% of their working year to take part in volunteering activities. Both Camilla and Phil are wonderful assets to the Foundation, and we are proud that they will be joining our team of Trustees. #CrodaFoundation #Trustees #ImprovingLives

When we set out to improve one million lives by 2030, we created three strategic milestones aligned with our Focus Areas to achieve this goal. We are proud to have already exceeded two of these, and as a result, plan to increase our focus on livelihood projects and on broadening geographical spread.   📚 56,578 people have increased income and skills to better support their livelihoods. (2030 Milestone: 450,000 people)   💉 22.7m people have access to healthcare and/or clean drinking water that they did not have previously. (2030 Milestone: 600,000 people)   🌳 129,006 trees have been planted through agroforestry projects. (2030 Milestone: 30,000 trees)   Read more about our progress in our Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/e3MgYWdv   #crodafoundation #improvinglives #impact

It is crucial for Croda Foundation to monitor its active grants as part of due diligence and learning. This commitment recently took our Chair of Trustees, Dr. Helena Ganczakowski, and our Grant Manager, Nazia Mutto, to Tanzania to visit Fair Planet where we are supporting smallholder farmers. 👨🏿🌾   A big thank you to Fair Planet for their hard work in the region and for hosting Helena and Nazia!   Read more about our project with Fair Planet here: https://lnkd.in/e3BiXJtd

Alongside our first Impact Report, we’ve created a video showcasing our impact to date. Hear from Croda employees as they speak about the projects they nominated for funding. It truly brings our Impact Report to life! 🧡 You can read and download the Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/dxXw5zbf #crodafoundation #improvinglives #impact

We are delighted to share our first Impact Report! 🎉 Covering our grant giving since 2021, this report provides a holistic look at our progress, spotlights a few of our project partners, and highlights some Croda employees who have been involved along the way. Read and download the Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/ee9cTrVd #crodafoundation #improvinglives #impact

It's an honour to have our website considered for yet another award! Thanks to our partners at Bray Leino and Croda's digital team for all their hard work. Check out our website here: https://lnkd.in/eFDT6wbq

Croda's funding and dedicated employees allow us to sustainably improve lives around the globe. As we reflect on International Day of Charity, we are thankful not only for Croda's support but also for our incredible project partners who work tirelessly to address the needs of our global communities. 🌍   #crodafoundation #improvinglives #InternationalDayofCharity

This week we’re announcing another new project and this time it’s with one of our longstanding partners, British Asian Trust (BAT). 💚 A grant of £219,922 has been awarded to sustainably improve the lives of vulnerable women involved in Jaipur’s handicraft industry. This industry sees women stitch for minimal wages, which leads to financial instability and often forces their children to stay at home and contribute to the family income. BAT aims to change this narrative by providing women with access to information on social security schemes, help with applications for micro-loans to grow their microbusinesses and provide them with skills training to support further growth. Over two years, this project has the potential to put 2,000 children back into school and give 1,080 women financial stability! 👏 #CrodaFoundation #ImprovingLives #FinancialStability

August marks National Immunisation Awareness Month, an annual observance held to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Having funded COVID-19 vaccinations for over 22 million people and vaccinated 40,000 children against measles through our project partners, we not only understand the importance of vaccinations but also the people delivering them. The pandemic reminded us that healthcare workers who are equipped and trained to meet the health needs of communities are critical for maintaining health services equity and access. 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️ By funding the training of 33,846 health workers across the globe, we are proud of the sustainable impact we have made to date in strengthening the foundations of healthcare infrastructures. #CrodaFoundation #ImprovingLives #NationalImmunizationAwarenessMonth

Every year on 9 August, the world celebrates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a day to honour their cultures, rights, and contributions. 💚 On this special day, we are delighted to announce we have awarded a further grant of £76,000 to Instituto Amazonas, an organisation dedicated to empowering Indigenous communities. Our continued partnership, which will directly benefit 3,212 Indigenous people, will promote the self-sufficiency and sustainability of Indigenous communities in the Amazon by strengthening local production chains, developing food processing and storage infrastructures, training young Indigenous people and organising fairs and festivals to publicise and sell their products. Croda Brazil’s Eduardo Bocatto, Learning and Development Specialist, who nominated the project said: “Instituto Amazonas has proven to have a true calling in supporting the Indigenous tribes in Brazil. The challenges are enormous, but through the years they have gained trust from Indigenous communities, which is key to supporting them in any way.” #CrodaFoundation #ImprovingLives #WorldIndigenousDay #Indigenous