The MSC Foundation and UNICEF celebrate their 13-year partnership that has transformed the lives of children around the world. In this historic moment, donations from MSC charity campaigns have exceeded 12 million euros dedicated to funding UNICEF programs.
Support for 8,000 children in Brazil, Africa, China
By collaborating on six programs deployed in eight countries since 2009, the MSC Foundation has enabled UNICEF to support the education of 8,000 children in 126 vulnerable communities in Brazil, to fight against malaria in Africa, to help China in rolling out its food supplement program to prevent child malnutrition and providing ready-to-eat therapeutic meals to more than 115,000 severely malnourished children in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Malawi.
A program in Ivory Coast
In 2019, the MSC Foundation positioned itself as the first partner of the “Plastic waste for the benefit of schools” program in Côte d’Ivoire. This innovative initiative achieves a triple positive impact: the empowerment of women, the recycling of plastic waste and the education of children. Indeed, marginalized women collect plastic waste and recycle it into innovative bricks, which are then used to build modern and environmentally friendly classrooms.
Construction of a recycling plant
Thanks to its constant efforts, the MSC Foundation has enabled this program to transform the lives of thousands of children in a lasting way, giving them access to education for a better future. In addition, this program has helped remove tons of plastic waste from landfills, while empowering the most vulnerable women who have been trained in waste collection and recycling. MSC even played a key role in establishing UNICEF’s recycling plant, which turns waste into bricks.
At the same time, the MSC Foundation provides great public visibility to UNICEF…
…by involving it in more than 20 international events with participants coming from all over the world and with significant media coverage. By bringing UNICEF initiatives and their impact to the forefront, the MSC Foundation helps raise awareness and support missions to improve the lives of children around the world.
The MSC Foundation’s strong support of UNICEF for emergency response initiatives extends to many parts of the world. More recently, this emergency aid has assisted communities devastated by floods in Malawi, by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, by the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and by the Covid pandemic. -19 in the world.
MSC also committed to preserving the environment
MSC Cruises has a long-standing commitment to preserving the environment with a long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions across its operations by 2050. The Company is also making extensive investments in the latest environmental technologies. to support its development. To learn more about the Company’s environmental commitment, click here.
The MSC Foundation was created by the MSC Group to advance its commitments to conservation, both human and cultural. To learn more, visit mscfoundation.org.
