#JustAddWater
Buying Colgate helps build 30 water wells, changing 120 000 lives.
Water changes lives
Millions of Kenyan children spend hours everyday, fetching water from untreated water sources, containing dangerous water-borne diseases. Consequently, making children and their families sick, leading to more children being absent from school.
Access to clean water will help children not only attend school regularly, but it will help improve their regular hygiene and health, so that they can have a future they can smile about.
What we're doing
In 2018 Colgate-Palmolive, in partnership with WellBoring, started the journey to provide Kenyan people with sustainable water wells. We have recently impacted over 90 000 lives across Kenya with the water wells initiative.
Each year, Colgate and WellBoring will continue to commit in building 30 water wells at schools throughout Kenya giving over 30 000 Kenyans a reason to smile.
These water wells will provide access to clean, drinkable water to over 120 000 Kenyans by the end of 2022.
The water wells have a lifespan of 10 years and will touch the lives of school children, their families and even the surrounding communities, giving them A Future To Smile About.
90 wells
120 wells
What you can do
We’re asking all Kenyans to help us reach our goal. For every Colgate product purchased in participating Naivas stores , during the campaign running from 01/04/2022 to 31/05/2022 , Colgate-Palmolive will donate KSH 10 per purchase towards building 30 water wells in Kenya.
How to donate:
- Open M-Pesa and select “Lipa na Mpesa”
- Select “Buy Goods and Services”
- Enter 4071241 as the till number
- Enter amount
- Enter pin and press send
Donate
Just like clean water, every little drop makes a difference. To help even more to change the lives of Kenyan children, you can donate by following the steps below
Each donation goes straight to helping Colgate and WellBoring to provide more water wells in Kenya.
Thank you for your interest in helping Colgate to change the lives of Kenyan children.Please note that your submissions are subject to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
Bright Smiles,
Bright Futures
At Colgate we are committed to providing oral health education to children across the world, because we know that good oral care behavior leads to healthier lives.
Colgate’s Bright Smiles Bright Futures program has managed to reach over 30 million children across Africa, teaching them about good oral health.
However, these children need access to clean water to successfully adopt good oral health behaviours. That is why we have partnered with WellBoring, to deliver 30 water wells each year to schools in Kenya. Ensuring that more children have access to clean water and oral care education, giving them A Future To Smile About.
Contact WellBoring
Without access to water, education is hard. Follow the link if your primary school is in need of a well and you would like to register your interest with WellBoring.
Follow the link if you would like us to add a water well to your school.
https://wellboring.org/register-interest/
Please understand that at this stage we cannot guarantee a water well for your school.
Thank you for your interest. Submissions are subject to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
Testimonials
“The rate of absenteeism is reduced, because children are not attending to hospitals due to stomach ache problems.”
- Teacher
“The borehole will help us because it is near my home. I am able to wash my utensils using clean water. My children use the water to brush their teeth, and clean themselves and they go to school well groomed having bathed with clean water.”
- Resident in the Community
“For those who brought us the water, we have to thank them. The health of our children is okay. The community members are also using this water, it has helped the whole community .”
- Teacher