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Mizuiku Program - I love clean water announced a new cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Education and Training in 2023-2025

On December 2, 2022, in Hanoi, Suntory Group and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage (Suntory PepsiCo) held a ceremony to summarize the 8-year journey of the program "Mizuiku - I love clean water". in Viet Nam. 

Based on Suntory's "Sustainable Water Philosophy", Suntory Group is always committed to creating activities that promote water protection, and "Mizuiku" is an educational initiative about nature and water created by Suntory Group in Japan since 2004.  


Receiving a strong support in Japan and with the desire to influence widely to people around the world, from 2015, the program "Mizuiku - I love clean water" has been officially deployed in Vietnam, Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam is proud to be the first company that Suntory Group chooses to deploy the Mizuiku program outside of Japan. Together with all the sustainable development of Suntory PepsiCo and commitment to contribute to the community where Suntory PepsiCo operates, “Mizuiku – I love clean water” program is now under the pillar “Water”, which is one of the key sustainability focuses of Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam.   

Throughout the 8-year journey of implementing "Mizuiku - I love clean water” program in Vietnam has gain significant results and made a huge social impact to the communities. The program has 137,000 primary students participate in water conservation training courses, 4.203 classes on educating water resources are widely disseminated. The program also contributes to improving facilities for more than 131 clean water installation in primary schools. 

 Mr. Shigeaki Kazama - Deputy General Director of Sustainability Suntory Group said “The success of the program in Vietnam reaffirms our decision to roll out this program to other countries around the world such as Thailand, China, Indonesia, France, and Spain. I am very grateful to see that the program Mizuiku – I love clean water has been supported by society and made positive impact on Vietnam over the past 8 years. As a beverage company, we understand the important and positive influence in raising awareness of water protection and conservation to the community. I hope with the new model, the program will be on a new heigh of success.” 


“Growing for Good” is the vision that both Suntory Group and Suntory PepsiCo aim toward in production and business activities. Understanding that environment as well as water protection are knowledge and skills that need to be extensively disseminated, especially among young generation. Therefore, from 2023 to 2025, the program wishes to expand nationwide, bring up new initiatives, enhance the responsibility of saving clean water in children. And to those points, for the first time, Suntory PepsiCo signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Training to get the program scaled up to more and wider number of pupils and children – the future of the country.  
 
Speaking at the event, Dr. Ngo Thi Minh - Deputy Minister of Education and Training said: "The Ministry of Education and Training recognizes and highly appreciates the effort of Mizuiku - I love clean water program run by Suntory Group and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam for many years. Now with the new partnership model that MoET involves and the support from other Ministries, I hope the program will help to achieve important goals of education on water resources, raising awareness of water protection, health, and environmental hygiene for young generation in Vietnam” 


Mr. Jahanzeb Khan – CEO and GD of Suntory PepsiCo Việt Nam shares: “I am delighted to see that the program is widely accepted, and its success is a testament to Suntory PepsiCo's commitment to sustainable development. Moreover, with the companionship of the Ministry of Education and Training in the future, the program will be escalated to a new level, creating more meaningful activities to help the program spread out strongly and make a positive influence in Vietnamese society” 


With the comprehensive cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Training, "Mizuiku - I love clean water" program will be directed and organized nationwide, contributing to building a safe and sustainable living environment and creating the necessary conditions for children to grow healthy. Accordingly, in next 3 years, the program will raise awareness for 100% of primary school students in grades 3 and 4 in 63 provinces and cities about the importance of water resources, water saving and conservation. The program will support school health service, improve physical health and environmental hygiene, and bring opportunities to use clean water for students and the community.