Johnson & Johnson and Relieve the Children

Johnson & Johnson has been a long-time partner of Relieve the Children. Our shared vision is a world where no child dies from preventable causes and every kid has the opportunity to reach their total potential.

Johnson & Johnson and Salve the Children are working side past side throughout the world, building the resiliency of children through innovative approaches to health and development, while serving as the leading vocalism for those who need it the nigh.

A Ugandan baby's tiny hand is wrapped around his mother's thumb. The baby was born a twin and born prematurely – at 7 months – with a birthweight of 1.13 and .95kgs each. The mother is being taught Kangaroo Mother Care, a lifesaving technique that encourages skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding for premature babies. Photo credit: Juozas Cernius/Save the Children, March 2018.

Partnership Overview

Edifice on a strong relationship of more ii decades, in the fall of 2014, Johnson & Johnson announced an ambitious delivery to amend the survival and healthy development of children under historic period 5, especially newborns. As a event, Save the Children was named the starting time-ever enterprise-broad global partner of Johnson & Johnson. This visionary multi-yr commitment from Johnson & Johnson supported all the work of Save the Children, with particular accent on newborn survival and addressing the needs of refugee children.

In add-on, Johnson & Johnson connected to support Save the Children across budgetary means, including advocacy leadership, in-kind donations and employee engagement. In 2018, Johnson & Johnson and Save the Children launched the renewal of this bold pledge, building on historic successes and leveraging each other's expertise, attain and influence to affect hereafter generations, wherever they may live.

In honor of Save the Children's Centennial twelvemonth, Johnson & Johnsonmade a multi-meg dollar commitment directed to humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and resilience. This comprehensive programme is the beginning of its kind, defended to improving the psychosocial wellbeing and resiliency for children, their families and communities in times of crisis, in the U.South. and globally.

A kindergarten teacher leads her students in a music activity at a Save the Children Rainbow Kindergarten for refugee children. Every classroom runs a Healing and Education Through the Arts (HEART) activity daily. Photo credit: Susan Warner/Save the Children, December 2016.

Investing Locally and Globally

In the U.s.a., Johnson's, office of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies, invested time and talent in Relieve the Children's community and abode visitation early on babyhood evolution programs to help provide a stimulating start for children from ages 0-3. Additionally, in the U.Southward. and around the earth, when natural disasters, such as hurricanes or floods devastate local communities, Johnson & Johnson partners with Save the Children to respond to the needs of affected children. Their support enhances Salvage the Children's capacity to better the resiliency of children after emergencies, increasing the opportunity to accomplish their full potential, too as immediate disaster support via Johnson & Johnson product and hygiene kits.

Globally, in partnership with local Ministries of Health and other stakeholders, we are collaborating with frontline health workers to increment effective coverage of loftier bear upon newborn interventions through strengthening essential newborn care and the management of birth asphyxia, preterm births and small and sick newborns. This arroyo aims to prevent and manage the life-threatening conditions that lead to newborn deaths and is designed to target the most vulnerable mothers and babies in the world. Our approach has seen measurable results in Bangladesh and Guatemala where it is proving to be a powerful tool to effectively reduce newborn deaths.

Johnson & Johnson businesses around the world engage with Save the Children members at the local level. Strategic investments in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa demonstrate Johnson & Johnson's support of Save the Children in maternal and child wellness, early childhood development, mental health and psychosocial support, emergency response and comeback of wellness care delivery systems. Through public-private partnerships, Johnson & Johnson has generously contributed to efforts to further our work in preterm birth prevention in Mali.

Save the Children Trustee and Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President speaks on stage during the 6th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on November 14, 2018 in New York City. Photo credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Save the Children.

Mission Support, Advocacy and Innovation

Johnson & Johnson recognizes that non-governmental organizations often need financial flexibility to reach strategic milestones and deliver impactful programs. As a trusted partner, Save the Children receives significant mission back up from Johnson & Johnson to invest annually in the disquisitional services that we provide children worldwide. This includes the underwriting of our annual fundraising outcome and other agency initiatives. We are grateful to Johnson & Johnson for their wholehearted conventionalities in our vision and capabilities to produce measurable results for children and their families.

Together, Save the Children and Johnson & Johnson often share a public stage to bring existent life successes and learnings to global audiences – from health practitioners to midwives, media influencers to consumers. We too combine forces to dilate our shared vocalisation on central issues for children through joint op-eds, thought leadership in panel discussions and moments such equally the Advancement Summit and Presidential Nominating Conventions.

Two Save the Children staff members hold red signs that read, Advocacy Summit: while standing in front of a white mural with Save the Children's logo and the hashtag #InvestinKids printed on it. Photo credit: Rachel Couch/ Save the Children, March 2019.

Engaging Consumers and Employees

Johnson & Johnson and Salve the Children recognize the inherent link betwixt the values of J&J consumers and Save the Children supporters. Their shared values have driven innovative cause marketing campaigns to help consumers connect their everyday experiences to a powerful cause, such as Donate a Photo, which allows consumers to donate a personal photo and trigger a donation to Save the Children. Johnson & Johnson employees also go along to be potent supporters of our work, whether past writing messages to children from our sponsorship programs or by leveraging their specialized skills and talents through volunteer assignments that aid strengthen our work and maximize the impact of our programs for children.

We look forrard to continuing to build on our joint commitment to inspire innovation for children most in need. Johnson & Johnson is committed to helping every child in the world alive a long, healthy and happy life. The vital work that Salvage the Children does is the basis for a improve world and ameliorate future. We are tremendously excited about helping to advance this noble mission together.