Education
 

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. Our longest-running educational program launched in the United States in 1987. Brief descriptions of this program and other educational programs are listed below.

United States
The Coca-Cola Scholars Program has been a premier provider of scholarships for a quarter of a century. Created in 1986 as a joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers and The Coca-Cola Company to commemorate the 100th anniversary of our flagship brand, the program celebrates young people who are committed to making the world a better place through civic engagement, community service and enlightened leadership.  The Scholars Foundation awards $3 million annually to high school seniors through its ‘Four-Year Award for Seniors' program.  Including the 2012 Class of Scholars, the Scholars Foundation has provided more than 5,000 Scholars nationwide with nearly $48 million to date.

The Scholars Foundation also supports 350 outstanding, civic minded students attending Two Year Colleges through the Coca-Cola All-Academic Team and Leaders of Promise Scholarships administered by Phi Theta Kappa with another $350,000 awarded annually.

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.

Generations of Coca-Cola Scholars are now leaders in a host of professions in government, law, education, financial services and health care.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Pakistan
The Coca-Cola Export Corporation (TCCEC) has set-up an endowment fund at Pakistan's premier university, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The fund, donated by The Coca-Cola Foundation, will be used for funding entire education of 02 students for 4 years of Bachelors program at LUMS's School of Science & Engineering. These students belong to underprivileged areas of Pakistan but their educational record is extremely impressive and they are called Coca-Cola Scholars.

In 2005, TCCEC started ‘Adopt-a-School' program, under which we adopted 05 government schools and supported them by building classrooms, parks, providing free books, furniture etc. Also, TCCEC has long supported CARE Foundation for providing free education to underprivileged children of Punjab province.

Philippines
The Little Red Schoolhouse (LRS), the flagship education program of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc. (CCFPI), was launched in 1998 to support the Department of Education's Multi-Grade Program for public elementary schools in remote areas of the Philippine countryside. The LRS is designed to improve access to elementary education by constructing three-classroom buildings fully equipped with chairs, tables, blackboards and comfort rooms. A holistic developmental approach is also applied through workshops to upgrade the quality of instruction and equip the teachers with the special skills required to handle multi-grade classes. Parent-Teacher-Community Associations (PTCA) also undergo training on simple strategic planning, leadership development, and organizational and facility management. In 2010, the 80th LRS was successfully inaugurated, marking thirteen years of bringing quality education to elementary students all over the country.