08/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/29/2024 09:58
School children from São Desiderio in Brazil enjoying clean water made accessible through a water tank and water treatment system installed by the Cargill Currents project (Photo supplied by ChildFund)
WASHINGTON D.C. (August 29, 2024) - During World Water Week 2024, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the expansion of their Cargill Currents partnership platform with a renewed investment of over $5MM USD over three years and new plans to tackle water-related challenges in communities and basins across five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Cargill Currents supports community health and livelihoods, promotes watershed health and advances water security around the world.
In its second phase, the partnership platform will build upon these achievements and continue to focus on prioritizing solutions that deliver multiple benefits, including increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), building climate change resilience, improving farmer livelihoods and empowering women, while also supporting watershed health and sustainable agriculture initiatives in water-stressed regions.
Cargill Currents uses a context-based approach designed to address the specific water needs of each region, including water access, availability and quality issues within priority communities or basins. This work supports Cargill's ambition of enabling a water-positive impact across its operations, supply chains, and communities by 2030, with an emphasis on improving access to safe drinking water in priority communities around the world.
Since Cargill Currents launched in 2021, the partnership platform has positively impacted more than 135,000 people with improved WASH access across 68 communities in Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast. Cargill Currents has built a solid foundation and is on track to benefit over 150,000 people by the end of 2024, significantly contributing to Cargill's goal of facilitating access to safe drinking water and sanitation for 500,000 people by 2030.
Here is a look at some of the positive impact Cargill Currents is having around the globe:
Brazil: South America
Bulgaria: Europe
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana: West Africa
India: Asia
United States: North America
"As water challenges around the world increase, we are making a positive impact through our catalytic partnership with Cargill. Addressing the complex nature of varying water issues in different regions requires specifically tailored and localized responses," said Monica Ellis, Global Water Challenge CEO. "This World Water Week and beyond, we celebrate Cargill Currents and its continued commitment to providing sustainable solutions that contribute to the safety and resilience of water scarce communities."
"At Cargill, we believe in the power of partnerships to drive meaningful and scalable impact. Through our collaboration with Global Water Challenge, we are expanding our reach to address critical water challenges around the world," said Pilar Cruz, Cargill's Chief Sustainability Officer. "Together, we are building resilient and sustainable ecosystems for the future."
Building on this solid foundation, the expansion plans of the partnership platform, managed by GWC, are designed to build community resilience, increase water security, promote economic development and deliver multiple socio-economic and sustainability co-benefits in addition to improving water access. Learn more about Cargill's global commitment to water here.
Media Contact:[email protected]
About Cargill
Cargill helps the world's food system work for you. We connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and families with everyday essentials - from the food they eat, to the ground they walk on. Our 160,000 team members worldwide innovate purposefully, empowering our partners and communities as we work to nourish the world safely, responsibly and sustainably raise feed. The possibilities are limitless, from feeds that reduce methane emissions to renewable fuels based on waste from feeds meal synergies. But our values remain the same. We put people first. We go further. We do the right thing. And that's how Cargill meets the changing needs of the people we call neighbors and the planet we call home - today and for generations to come. For more information, visit Cargill.com.
About Global Water Challenge (GWC)
Global Water Challenge (GWC) is a sector leader in mobilizing clean water access, advancing water security and community empowerment in high need regions around the world. Since 2005, GWC has positively impacted more than 3 million people across Africa, the Americas and Asia with improved WASH delivery while providing critical tools, data and best practices to reach millions more. With our 100+ multi-sector partners, we engage for action - catalyzing financial resources and driving innovative programming for sustainable, local solutions. For more information, please visit globalwaterchallenge.org.