Milliman Giving Fund expands access to clean water and hygiene
17 Septiembre 2024 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm,
announced today that the Milliman Giving Fund has awarded a grant
to Splash International. The $750,000 grant is for a three-year
period to fund Splash’s Project WISE (Wash in Schools for
Everyone).
Project WISE started in 2019 to provide comprehensive water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure, combined with
behavior change and menstrual health programs in 100% of government
schools in major growth cities.
From 2021-2023, the Milliman Giving Fund granted $750,000 to
help provide safe water, clean hands, and child-friendly toilets in
Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, and Kolkata, India.
This grant funds Phase 2, a multi-country expansion to improve
WASH conditions at schools in strategically located cities in East
Africa. Splash aims to demonstrate that their model is
cost-effective, replicable, adaptable, and scalable in nearly every
geography. Plans include training local partners to take the lead
on building and maintaining facilities to create sustainable
impact.
”I was fortunate to be part of a Milliman group that travelled
to Ethiopia in 2023 to witness the incredible impact Splash is
making in schools,” said Milliman Giving Fund Co-Chair John
Meerschaert. “Supporting Project WISE in Phase 2 was an easy
decision.”
“It goes beyond clean water and toilets and extends to
cultivating respect and support for girls through menstrual health
education for all students,” said Milliman Giving Fund Co-Chair
Deborah Wolf.
Splash’s partnership with the Milliman Giving Fund has been
critical to transforming safe water conditions for the thousands of
kids that Splash serves, said Splash Founder and CEO Eric
Stowe.
“This new grant from Milliman will help us to ensure that 100%
of public schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have safe water, kids
washing their hands, and dignified toilets by the end of 2024,”
Stowe said. “Beyond this, our partnership will allow us to begin
implementing Project WISE in new countries, benefiting hundreds of
thousands of kids across new cities in East Africa.”
The employee- and retiree-funded Milliman Giving Fund amplifies
Milliman’s mission by supporting transformative programs to improve
communities’ health, education, and economic development worldwide.
Since 2019, the Giving Fund has donated more than $5 million to
partners worldwide.
About Milliman
Milliman is among the world’s largest providers of actuarial and
related products and services. The firm has consulting practices in
healthcare, property & casualty insurance, life insurance and
financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947,
Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around
the globe. For further information, visit milliman.com.
About Splash
Splash is a social justice organization committed to the poor,
an international development agency disciplined around urban
economies, a social enterprise dedicated to putting ourselves out
of business, and a safe water company focused on children.
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