Kimberly-Clark & UNICEF: Driving Change for Babies, Girls and Women Around the World
Partner since 2001
Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF have worked together to help babies, girls and women thrive. Together, we have improved health and well-being for nearly 14 million people across 26 countries — and we’re not stopping there.
Partnership History
In 2019, Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF launched a three-year partnership in Latin America through Huggies’ global No Baby Unhugged initiative, through which children and caregivers in the region have been reached with quality early childhood development (ECD) services, including neonatal care.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly-Clark donated $2.5 million to UNICEF to support the global COVID-19 response. The funds supported prevention programs, provided hygiene and medical kits to schools and health facilities, and increased children's access to education, health and social services during the pandemic. Kimberly-Clark also contributed over $2.2 million to UNICEF’s response in India during the country’s peak outbreak in April 2020.
Since 2021, Kimberly-Clark has supported UNICEF in China through its Huggies brand to improve health and development outcomes for children up to age 3 and their caregivers in underdeveloped central and western areas of the country.
Our impact
With an investment of $12.8 million, this partnership is reaching:
- 5.8 million adolescent girls, women and infants with lifesaving and life-enhancing services
- 9.5 million people with education and behavior-change programs that improve menstrual, maternal and newborn health
How we make change
Together, Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF are:
- Supporting girls through puberty with education, menstrual products and safe spaces to manage menstruation with dignity
- Strengthening health systems so every birth is safer and every newborn gets the best possible start
- Promoting maternal mental health and providing critical care for young mothers
- Training health workers and improving facilities to meet the needs of girls, mothers and infants
- Elevating girls’ and women’s voices so their experiences shape better policies and programs
Where we work
- Brazil: Expanding adolescent-responsive health services, reducing maternal mortality and supporting breastfeeding and early childhood care
- India: Providing menstrual health education, strengthening newborn care and supporting adolescent-friendly health centers
- Indonesia: Improving menstrual health and hygiene in schools, engaging families and boys, and training health workers
- Peru: Delivering prenatal and postnatal care to remote Amazonian regions and supporting caregivers with tools and information
- Vietnam: Ensuring menstrual-friendly schools, improving maternal health care for ethnic minority girls and promoting early childhood development
Why It Matters
When girls are supported through puberty, they stay in school longer. When mothers receive respectful, high-quality care, more babies survive and thrive. When health systems are strengthened, entire communities benefit.
Together, Kimberly-Clark and UNICEF are helping break cycles of inequality — so that every girl can grow up healthy, every mother can give birth safely and every baby has a chance to reach their full potential.
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