Corporate Social Responsibility

Crown Berger Donates To Sinai Victims (14th Sep 2011)
Leading paint manufacturer Crown Berger has donated 500 blankets to the victims of the Sinai fire admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital following a fire that gutted down part of the slum on Monday after a leak from Kenya Pipeline Company’s oil supply system.

Speaking while visiting the patients at the hospital, Mr. Rakesh Rao, the Chief Executive Officer, Crown Berger expressed sympathy with the victims as the country went through a national day of mourning.

“This is a very unfortunate scenario in the country, we should always ensure safety first when in contact with any hazardous situations,” he said.

While receiving the donation, Corporate Affairs Manager at the Kenyatta National Hospital Mr. Simon Ithai said that he was humbled by the response.

“We made an appeal to the public to donate blood, blankets and other medical supplies that would help us take better care of the patients. We are humbled and appreciate the overwhelming support,” he said.

He confirmed that the hospital had admitted 97 casualties; about ten of them require intensive care. Five people have succumbed to fatal injuries since Monday. The current number of those confirmed dead is about 100.

A counseling centre and a missing persons unit has been set up at the Tom Mboya Social hall in Makadara to help manage the aftermath of the fire tragedy. The centre will also coordinate information on burial arrangements and manage the identification of people who either died or were admitted to various hospitals.

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Staying Green
We at Crown Paints aim to develop and incorporate sustainable business practices in everything we do. Protecting the environment is one of our key focuses and to this end, we have launched the “Rudisha Kopo – Ulinde Mazingira” program.

With this program, we are rewarding users of our products as well as the general public with instant cash for every empty four-litre Crown tin they return to our designated drop centres. Consequently we are able to sustain the environment for future generations as well as fight counterfeiters and counterfeit products.

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Crown Sponsors Underprivileged Children
Crown has sponsored a group of 16 underprivileged children from Dagoretti to attend football training every weekend at BSS football academy (ages 7-16yrs).The sponsorship value of Kshs. 600,000 includes; coaching, branded with Crown uniforms, kits, bags, transport to and from the football field, meals during training days for one year.

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