Famine & Disease Alleviation
Global Famine Alleviation
In April of 2009, LGE signed an agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help the neediest people in Africa achieve self-sufficiency. As part of this agreement, we founded LG Hope School in Kenya and LG Hope Village in Ethiopia.
CRO(Chief Relations Officer) gave an African Child corn soup at LG Hope School in Kenya. (Feb. 2010)
In cooperation with the UN WFP, in 2009 LG Electronics selected 13 schools in Kenya to be "LG Hope School", and 12 districts in Ethiopia as "LG Hope Village". The schools provide meal assistance and an improved education environment, while the villages receive assistance geared toward promoting self-sufficiency and environmentally-sustainable agriculture.
A total of 72,700 people have so far benefited from these programs.
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Global Disease Alleviation
Vaccination
LGE is a sponsor of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI),
in support of its work to prevent environmental disease and distribute vaccines for cholera and Dengue fever in poor countries.
We also fund R&D programs that target vaccine development in Africa and Southeast Asia.
To date, about 50,000 Tanzanians have received vaccinations as a direct result of our involvement with IVI.
LG Electronics signed an MOU with the IVI(International Vaccination Institute) on Apr. 1. 2010.
to distribute vaccines for cholera and Dengue fever in underdeveloped countries.
