One of the leading global
integrated supply chain managers and processor of agricultural products, Olam
International is partnered some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to give
vital information and healthcare support to rural Africans.
The partnership, according to a
press statement made available to NaijaAgroNet is to support the year's United
Nations' World AIDS Day for December 1, 2012.
The NGOs in the partnership include
GIZ, Engender Health and Action Health incorporation.
In Nigeria, the partnership targets
students in the fight against HIV and AIDS in supporting the national effort.
A community focused campaign was
also created to prevent new HIV infections among young people by mobilising
them as community change agents for development, of which Osun State is one of
the states that has witnessed the campaign.
NaijaAgroNet gathered that the
campaign is to serve as a challenge for the youths for the year's World AIDS
Day them, 'Getting to Zero.'
Commenting on the partnership, Ms.
Temitope Ijiwole of Action Health Incorporated said the initiative contributed
to the national response of reducing new HIV infections to zero.
Also speaking, Olam Head, East and
Southern Africa Region, MD Ramesh revealed that the company depends on 3.4
million small scale farmers across Africa and that the initiative as part of
their corporate social responsibility in the sensitive agricultural sector of
the continent with a belief of supporting healthcare programmes.
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