Global Tire Companies Back Healthcare for Rubber Farming Households in Ivory Coast
Photo credit: Elucid
The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) has entered a three-year partnership with Berlin-based social enterprise Elucid to provide healthcare access to 1,800 rubber farmers and their households, benefiting around 9,000 individuals in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The initiative is funded through GPSNR’s Shared Investment Mechanism (SIM) by 13 tire and rubber companies: Aeolus Tyre Co, Ltd., Apollo Tyres Ltd., Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Hankook Tire & Technology, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., Maxxis International, Nokian Tyres plc, Prometeon Tyre Group, Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Toyo Tire Corporation and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
Photo credit: GPSNR/FINCA International
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