{"id":26165,"date":"2024-10-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:18:16","slug":"starbucks-and-planet-water-foundation-partner-to-bring-clean-water-to-communities-in-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/asia\/stories\/2024\/starbucks-and-planet-water-foundation-partner-to-bring-clean-water-to-communities-in-asia-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks and Planet Water Foundation partner to bring clean water to communities in Asia Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured alignfull has-large-flow-space requires-no-top-page-spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__top-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/asia\/stories\/category\/news\/\" 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importance of personal hygiene to prevent diseases and save lives, Starbucks has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/planet-water.org\/starbucks\/\" class=\"is-external-link\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Planet Water Foundation,<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" width=\"13\">\n\t<path d=\"M13 .43v3.9a.43.43 0 1 1-.87 0V1.48l-6.19 6.2a.43.43 0 0 1-.61 0 .43.43 0 0 1 0-.62l6.2-6.2H8.66a.43.43 0 1 1 0-.86h3.9c.24 0 .43.2.43.43ZM11.27 11.7V6.5a.43.43 0 1 0-.87 0v5.2c0 .24-.2.43-.43.43H1.3a.43.43 0 0 1-.43-.43V3.03c0-.24.2-.43.43-.43h5.2a.43.43 0 1 0 0-.87H1.3c-.72 0-1.3.59-1.3 1.3v8.67c0 .72.58 1.3 1.3 1.3h8.67c.71 0 1.3-.58 1.3-1.3Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/a> a non-profit organization, to provide clean water access and hygiene programs to communities worldwide. Through this long-term partnership supported by The Starbucks Foundation since 2011, 73 AquaTowers\u00a0have been constructed globally, including seven\u00a0markets across Asia Pacific, providing more than \u00a0131,000 \u00a0people with access to clean water.<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n<body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, The Starbucks Foundation supported Planet Water Foundation to provide access to clean, safe drinking water and handwashing stations for communities in Asia Pacific including Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. \u00a0In addition, Starbucks Philippines and Starbucks Vietnam supported three additional towers in their markets, respectively.\u00a0 Starbucks partners (employees) in each market volunteered to help assemble and install the AquaTowers alongside Planet Water Foundation. 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