Education
Our Company and leaders have supported education for more than 100
years. We believe
education is one of the keys to socioeconomic development, and we
create, build and
encourage educational programs for students of all ages. Our programs
focus on building
educational infrastructure; mentoring; school drop-out prevention;
reading and literacy;
scholarships; business-education partnerships; and other local needs.
Some highlights of
our education programs around the world are listed below.
United States
The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program has
awarded more than $19 million in scholarships to support students
who are the first in their immediate families to go to college. The
program has reached more than 1,000 students at approximately 400
U.S. campuses. Interested students should contact the school they
are planning to attend to ask whether a Coca-Cola First Generation
Scholarship is in place, and if so, how to apply.
Since its inception in 1986, The
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has awarded $35 million
in scholarships to more than 4,000 high school students to attend
college in the United States. The Foundation contributes $3 million
annually to students entering college in its "Four-Year Award for
Seniors" flagship program and another $400,000 in its "Coca-Cola
Two-Year Colleges Scholarship" program. Coca-Cola Scholars
(scholarship recipients) commit to a lifetime of leadership and service
in their communities upon receipt of their scholarship. Generations
of Coca-Cola Scholars are now leaders in a host of professions
in government, law, education, financial services and health care.
Learn
how The Coca-Cola Foundation supports Emory University's education
and sustainability initiatives.
Learn
how The Coca-Cola Foundation honors students at private colleges and universities who are the first in their families to attend college.
Learn about graduate and
undergraduate
internship opportunities
in North America.
Philippines
Through the Little Red Schoolhouse program, disadvantaged children
in remote areas
are provided access to basic education through school construction
and education
training since 1997.
China
Established in 2002, the Hope Star program provides opportunities
for underprivileged
primary and middle school students to continue their education into
middle and high schools
throughout China.
Chile
For more than 10 years, we have contributed to the teaching of natural
sciences at schools
through the donation of state-of-the-art laboratories for scientific
education. To date,
70 laboratories have been donated, benefiting 600,000 children throughout
the country.
Argentina
Our seven-year initiative with Cimientos Foundation seeks to reduce
school desertion
and child labor by providing scholarships and educational support
to high school students.
To date, the Near Future program has contributed to the graduation
of more than
1,000 students.
Egypt
In 2008, we invested $100,000 to help build six new schools for girls
in various rural areas
of Egypt. To date, more than 125 girls are receiving education in
these schools.
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