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The PepsiCo Foundation has announced expansion of its water access initiatives in India to impact 2 lakh people in communities around its plants.
The Foundation will provide a $4.26 million grant to WaterAid, a leading international non-profit, to provide safe water access to communities in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala by December 2020. The grant builds on investments worth over $17 million that the Foundation has made in India to date.
Over the next three years, WaterAid in India will focus on implementing solutions that will help increase access to clean water by helping improve water security for these communities and will also promote water conservation and recharge measures including rainwater harvesting.
“In India, we work on several programs that focus on water replenishment, livelihood enhancement. PepsiCo Foundation’s partnership with WaterAid supports our goal to improve water security for communities through Sustainable Access to Safe Water,” Ahmed ElSheikh, President & CEO, PepsiCo India, said in a statement.
VK Madhavan, Chief Executive, WaterAid India said, “Universal access to clean water is a collaborative effort. WaterAid is committed to positive engagements with the private sector in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – universal access to safe water and toilets.”
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