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[Kenya] Colgate invests $12,000 in scholarship to 16 learners
Sixteen learners have received $ 12,000 in scholarship prize money courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive. The money will go to tuition fees, stationery and textbooks in all school phases for the children of ages seven to 18 years.
The scholarship campaign is part of Colgate's ongoing Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program, which has been reaching millions of children around the world with oral health education for the past 25 years.
Colgate launched the scholarship campaign in June 2017, giving Kenyan families the opportunity to win a scholarship to help the financial costs of educating children. To enter, consumers had to buy any Colgate toothpaste and SMS the last four digits of the barcode to the number, 20332. More than 21,000 entries were recorded during the campaign that ended in July, 2017.
The scholarship winners are Jane Wanjiku, Sylvia Namukana, Naomi Mungundu, Felider Kwamboka, Victoriah Mbatha Musila, Maurine Obaye, Racheal Granny, Mary Gathoni, Esther Kulei, Laura Alisha Malala, Nancy Wairimu Irungu, Leonard Mulangai, Francis Githinji, Magdalene Wairimu Murungu, Hussein Otieno and Julius Odhiambo
Through long-standing partnerships with governments, schools and communities, Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures , are among the most far-reaching, successful children's oral health initiatives in the world.
Initiativet har nått over 900 millioner barn og deres familier i 80 lande. The program delivers oral health education and will continue to do so in the future.
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Colynos, Elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet, Hill's Prescription Diet and Hill's Ideal Balance.
