Social investments

Our Global School Program on Energy Efficient Lighting is designed to help schools save money on unnecessary electricity bills and teach children about living a more environmentally responsible lifestyle. The approach differs per country. In Hong Kong we?ve called upon students to adopt a more environmentally friendly lifestyle by making a simple switch to using more energy efficient lighting. At year end, more than 100 primary, secondary schools and universities had enrolled. In Malaysia, preschool children learned how to save energy with the Philips CeTree (Center of Education, Training on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency) Mobile Energy Efficient Show Home.

 
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We belief health education is essential in making healthcare accessible to medically underserved communities. In partnership with the Chinese Red Cross Foundation Philips launched in 2006 its Rural Healthcare program in China, educating 300 village doctors in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou during the next three years.
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As part of its social investment program Philips finances and manages a kindergarten in Malaysia where graduating youngsters learned about the importance of eye care. Awareness of eye conditions that can casue blindness or serious sight impairment is still relatively low, especially in rural areas. Personnel from the mobile eye clinic from the leading non-profit ophthalmic teaching hospital in Malaysia talked to the children about eye care and how to promote healthy eyes.
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Philips employees in Australia are supporting Red Dust Role Models, a newly established not-for-profit organization striving to improve the lives of Australia's most disadvantaged children by providing access to healthcare and health education. The organization uses the profile and influence of positive role models from the fields of sport, business, music, film and entertainment, as well as the medical professions, to bring health messages and inspire healthy lifestyle decisions to remote indigenous youth.

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We're educating people in mountainous Eastern Taiwan about preventing periodontal disease, a main contributor to heart disease and diabetes.
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To help HIV-affected children affected in Manaus, Brazil, the Support Association for Children with HIV established Life House (Casa Vhida). As nutritional food helps HIV-positive people stay healthier and productive longer, Casa Vhida?s nutritionist develops a food plan for each of the children.

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