The three Nutricia business units in Zoetermeer (NV Nutricia / Baby & Infant Food division / Clinical division) jointly operate a local SupportingLives programme, supporting the Thai SOS Children’s Village of Chiang Rai. For 2007, €40,000 will be donated by Nutricia to help construct a Special House to host undernourished children.

About Chiang Rai

SOS Children's Village Chiang Rai is located in the north of Thailand, in one of the nation's most impoverished areas near the Burmese border. A hospital, a market, schools, a college and a university are all within a radius of about 12 km. The SOS Children's Village consists of twelve family homes, a community house, staff accommodation, and the necessary administrative buildings. There is also an SOS Kindergarten for about 100 children, both from the SOS Children's Village and from the local community. Children receive a hot meal at the kindergarten every day.

Two of the SOS Children's Village's family homes have been converted into a temporary SOS Social Centre. Children who suffer from malnutrition are admitted to these houses and they are treated there. This programme will be run until it is no longer necessary. Then the two houses will be turned into family homes again.

Creating Awareness

Nutricia launches several initiatives to create awareness and raise the necessary funds;

• SOS Children's Villages kick off information presentation
• Nutrilon Loyalty campaign; donate to SOS organisation
• Golf tournament entry fee donated to SOS organisation
• Amount donated for every business Christmas card sent
• Money box at cash register in company restaurant
• Hand in Dutch guilders, equivalent in € donated to SOS organisation
• Auction of promotional presents

Project Team

The sponsors of the Dutch Nutricia SupportingLives initiative are:

Anneke van der Duin
Project Leader, Clinical Division

Charlotte Maintz
Project Leader, Baby & Infant Food Division