Finnish textile services company launches Mumbai operations

23 Jun '10

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Lindström has also signed a multi-year cooperation contract with UNICEF. The project is aimed at preservation of water resources and improvement of hygiene awareness in the driest and poorest regions of the world, particularly among schoolchildren. Help has also been channelled at increasing the number of water sources near schools and construction of sanitary facilities, key factors when one tries to prevent girls from dropping out of school.

The objective of the three-year WASH project, which started in 2008, is to increase access to clean water, build more sanitary facilities and raise hygiene awareness in the state of Bihar in India. Help is directed particularly at pupils in the 550 schools located in the Vaishali and Gaya regions of Bihar. The goal of the WASH project was to cover 250 schools and 50,000 pupils, but by the end of the first year the programme had reached 550 schools and more than 150,000 pupils. In all, 453 schools received a place where pupils could wash their hands, water fountains and sanitary facilities were installed in 56 schools, and hygiene education was started in each of the 550 schools.

Lindström is a global business-to-business partner that strengthens the corporate image of its customers by means of textiles and cleanliness. Founded in 1848, Lindström is the market leader in the field and one of Europe's leading textile service companies. Lindström has operations in 19 countries with almost 2400 staff and the year 2009 turnover was 242 million Euros.

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