As part of stand4her, a global initiative to
improve the lives of women worldwide, Avon partners with Malala Fund to create more
opportunities for girls to learn and upskill
LONDON, July 25, 2019
/CNW/ -- Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP), today announces that
the Avon Foundation for Women is donating $100,000 to Malala Fund – a charity that
champions every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe, quality
education. The donation will be channelled directly to
advance education for girls in Brazil, Avon's largest market.
Breaking down the barriers holding women and girls back, to
create a better world for everyone, is a common goal for
Avon and Malala Fund.
Avon's global programme,
stand4her, aims to improve the lives of 100 million women by
creating opportunities to build success on their own terms. The
plan includes initiatives such as the Avon Academy, a training
platform to enable Representatives to learn beauty and business
skills and the Global Scholarship Programme, offering financial
support to Avon's beauty
entrepreneurs and their families to continue their studies.
Malala Fund was founded by Malala
Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education and
the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and her father,
Ziauddin. Malala Fund works towards a world where every
girl can learn and lead, breaking down the barriers that hold girls
back. With a focus on the 130 million girls out of school
worldwide, Malala Fund invests in local education activists known
as Gulmakai Champions, amplifies girls' voices and advocates to
hold leaders accountable at local, national and international
levels.
The donation from the Avon Foundation for Women will be directed
towards one of Malala Fund's Gulmakai Champions who is working to
advance girls' education in Brazil
by sparking social and systemic change for girls. In Brazil, 1.5 million girls are currently denied
an education as a result of racism, exploitation and poverty.
Patricia Eisner, Chief
Development Officer of Malala Fund, said:
"Like Avon, Malala Fund aims to break down the barriers keeping
girls from achieving their full potential. We share a vision to see
a world where all women and girls can learn, and Malala Fund is
grateful to the Avon Foundation for Women for investing in our
work. Unlike countries with millions of out-of-school girls,
Brazil could see every girl in
school relatively soon."
Malala Yousafzai, Co-Founder,
Malala Fund adds:
"In Brazil, indigenous and Afro-Brazilian girls are
disproportionately marginalised and struggle to complete their
education. Malala Fund's Gulmakai in Brazil are fighting for their future and we
are grateful to the Avon Foundation for Women for investing in
their work."
Amy Greene, Chair of the Avon
Foundation, said:
"Avon has been supporting women
for 130 years, it is part of our DNA. Research shows again and
again, that when one woman's life improves, it benefits her family,
her community and the wider world we all live in. That is why
opening up Avon to partner with
organisations like Malala Fund, is so important – it's how we
maximise our impact to make the biggest difference. We're so proud
to be working with Malala Fund, it's an incredible organisation,
and Malala is an inspiration around the world in championing
opportunity for women and girls."
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About Malala Fund
Malala Fund is working for a world
where all girls can learn and lead. Malala Fund advocates for
resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary
education, invests in local education leaders and amplifies the
voices of girls fighting for change. Learn more at malala.org.
About Avon Foundation for Women
The Avon Foundation for Women is committed to supporting issues
that matter most to women. Since its inception in 1955, the Avon
Foundation has promoted or aided charitable, scientific,
educational, and humanitarian activities, with a special emphasis
on activities that improve the lives of women and their families.
Through 2018, Avon Products, Inc. and the Avon Foundation have
contributed over $1 billion in over
50 countries. Today, Avon global
cause programs focus on breast health awareness and prevention
through the Avon Breast Cancer Promise, and to help end
gender-based violence through the Avon Promise to Help End
Violence Against Women and Girls.
About Avon Products Inc.
For 130 years Avon has stood
for women: providing innovative, quality beauty products which are
primarily sold to women, through women. Millions of
independent sales Representatives across the world sell iconic Avon
brands such as Avon Color and ANEW through their social networks,
building their own beauty businesses on a full- or part-time
basis. Avon supports women's
empowerment, entrepreneurship and well-being and has donated over
$1billion to women's causes through
Avon and the Avon
Foundation. Learn more about Avon and its products at
www.avonworldwide.com. #stand4Her
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