Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz H&M will invest US$8m in implementing its latest All for Children initiative in Bangladesh, where it is working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
“The social impacts resulting from H&M’s investment will improve the lives and futures of the children and the communities in which they live.” – Tim Hunter, UNICEF
In 2012, H&M extended its collaboration to support children and their families in and around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The country is home to one of the largest garment industries in the world which contributes to a continued strong economic growth. But despite this growth still half of the 60 million children in Bangladesh continue to live below the international poverty line.
H&M’s six year All For Children project works to holistically improve access to education and social protection and to raise awareness on children´s rights for about 1 million people in the poor areas of Dhaka. Special attention goes to about 40,000 children who will be enrolled in play group learning, education and get support to proceed to higher education.
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