At the beginning of March Romina Waschke, Product manager for SCA’s Tempo toilet paper, handed over a 200,000 Euro check to Andrew Cook, Deputy chief executive of the non-profit organization WaterAid. The money was collected by the Tempo Hygiene-Initiative and will be used to improve the sanitary conditions in Uganda.
Romina Waschke, Product manager for SCA’s Tempo toilet paper, handing over a 200,000 Euro check to Andrew Cook, Deputy chief executive of the non-profit organization WaterAid |
Consumers in Austria and Germany could from mid-November 2009 until the end of February 2010 participate in the initiative as 10 cents from every sold Tempo toilet tissue campaign pack went to the WaterAid partnership.
“With WaterAid we have made the perfect choice: The organization has been working for 28 years for better hygiene conditions in the world. And we know exactly how our donations are used,” says Romina Waschke.
"We are delighted to partner up with Tempo toilet paper. Because of the valuable financial support, we can help people in Uganda directly and generate additional awareness of hygiene issues and our work," says Cook, Deputy chief executive of WaterAid.
The 200,000 Euro go to 19 local WaterAid project partners in Uganda. Together with local authorities they will build water sources and latrines. Approximately 30,000 people will have safe access to clean drinking water. Additional 25,000 people will get hygiene training.
Special year for Tempo
2009 was a very special year for SCA’s brand Tempo: The most successful handkerchief brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland was extended to a new category – toilet paper.
Since the beginning of this year, the Tempo toilet paper assortment also includes Tempo moist toilet tissue.
Text Konstantin C Irina Source SCA press release More information Laura Kolm ()