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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's Global CSR Program
Project Outcomes
2 million+
people reached with essential climate-health information
1,063
health facilities developed disaster preparedness plans
940
women and girls engaged as climate champions who devised climate solutions in their communities
Overview
Women and girls are at a higher risk for food insecurity, displacement, health complications, and exposure to violence when climate disasters strike. Around the world, we apply locally led solutions to climate and health resilience, delivering crucial services to women and girls while helping communities adapt to the climate crisis.
Our program, funded by Takeda Pharmaceutical Limited’s Global CSR Program, enhanced the resilience of communities in Bangladesh and Pakistan to withstand climate shocks and emergencies through women-led preparation, response, and recovery, and ensured health systems are equipped to deliver critical services to women and girls during climate emergencies. Our integrated approach engaged women and girls as change agents in strengthening access to equitable health services and building community resilience to climate shocks—ultimately helping women and their communities to forge their own paths to a healthier future.
Health Systems
- Strengthened the quality and resilience of health services that meet the needs of low-resource communities and withstand emergency shocks by enhancing the disaster preparedness of health systems.
- Ensured women and girls have access to quality sexual and reproductive health services, training health workers on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) to ensure continuity of care, including gender-based violence services, during climate shocks.
Women’s & Community Leadership
- Supported women and girls with the tools, knowledge, networks, and resources they need to advocate for equitable health services, engaging a cadre of women as climate champions who shared climate solutions with their communities.
- Connected women with green livelihoods and engaged youth with local government to reinforce climate preparedness at schools.
- Supported community champions, hosted gender-transformative trainings, and engaged community-based organizations to combat harmful social norms, including gender-based violence and child marriage.
Evidence & Learning
- Contributed to the global body of knowledge on health and climate resilience to ensure greater sustainability and future social good.
