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Investing in communities
€152m
€13.5m
Growing with communities
H €36m*
The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation
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140 Annual Report 2020
Introduction
Report of the
Executive Board
Report of the
Supervisory Board
Financial
Statements
Sustainability
Review
Other
Information
Our contribution
to the SDGs:
3.1
Reduce the global
maternal mortality
3.2
End preventable
deaths of newborns
and children under 5
6.1
Achieve universal
and equitable access
to safe drinking water
Around the world, more than 60 of our
operating companies supported their local
communities and the front line COVID-19
response in 2020.
Their actions included donating water and
non-alcoholic beverages, producing hand
sanitiser at breweries and making financial
and in-kind donations towards personal
protective equipment, meals and hygiene
awareness campaigns.
We donated €15 million to support the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC) relief efforts for the
most vulnerable people affected by COVID-19
in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
invested in community
projects since 2015
Our operating companies contributed over
€36 million to local communities in 2020,
including cash and in-kind donations,
employee time and management costs.
More than 2,300 employees in 26 markets
gave over 15,000 hours to volunteering.
Total direct contributions
by our operating companies
2020
2019
€24m
2018
€22m
2017
€24m
2016
€23m
2015
€23m
This includes a one-off donation of €15m to the Red Cross
Learn more about this topic on our website
Helping families in Brazil's favelas
We joined forces with Unilever and other partners
to produce and deliver 550,000 bottles of disinfectant
cleaner to 210 favelas in Sao Paulo and Amapa to
help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Brazil.
The cleaner was developed using alcohol donated
from our breweries to disinfect all surface types.
We also donated over 500,000 bottles of mineral
water and 6,000 basic food baskets to communities
in Brazil.
Many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa lack
access to basic healthcare and clean water.
The HEINEKEN Africa Foundation supports
projects that improve the health of people who
need it most. It has strong expertise in Mother
and Child Healthcare and Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH).
Since 2007, the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation
has committed over €13.5 million to 128
projects, of which 44 were running in 2020.
In 2020, the Foundation committed €5 million
to support the fight against COVID-19 in Africa.
WASH plays a crucial role in reducing the
spread of the virus. We joined forces with
NGOs WaterAid and World Vision and
provided an initial €2.5 million grant to
set up hand-washing facilities and hygiene
information at health centres, markets and
community settings in eight countries. We will
review progress and identify actions for the
next phase of the partnership in early 2021.
committed to 128 health
and water projects
since 2007
Learn more about our projects on the
HEINEKEN Africa Foundation website
Providing access to water
and hygiene in Mozambique
In Maputo and Nampula, the HEINEKEN
Africa Foundation supported WaterAid
to install 320 handwashing facilities at
marketplaces and healthcare facilities
to protect people from COVID-19.
Around 350 community mobilisers have
been trained to support the maintenance
of the equipment.
