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Together, L’Occitane and UNICEF are working to prevent childhood blindness, by funding and implementing Vitamin A supplementation programmes throughout the developing world.

90% of people with visual impairments live in developing countries and 80% of all cases of blindness are avoidable.

Blindness has multiple causes, the main one being vitamin A deficiency, which particularly affects children and women in developing countries. To make sure every child in need gets its necessary doses of vitamin A, UNICEF implements supplementation programmes in low-incomes countries.

Every Child. Every dose. Every year.

In developing countries, 250,000 to 500,000 children become blind each year due to a lack of vitamin A.

Vitamin A can prevent blindness and is also vital for the development of a child’s immune system. Increasing the vitamin A intake of a child who suffers from a deficiency can reduce their mortality rate by approximately 23%.

UNICEF plays a leading role in the effort to reach all children between the ages of 6 months and 59 months with life-saving supplements every 4–6 months.

L’Occitane’s support allows UNICEF to provide additional Vitamin A doses to children in Myanmar, Bolivia, Papua New-Guinea and recently in Niger, four countries with a particular prevalence of vitamin A deficiency, and therefore a higher risk of visual impairment for the most vulnerable children.

children washing hands
Children practise washing their hands with soap and clean water.

L’Occitane Keeps on Supporting UNICEF 

Committed to fight avoidable blindness with UNICEF since 2016, L’Occitane set the following goal: to prevent blindness for 10 million people worldwide by 2020. In this context, the partnership will allow L’Occitane to reach more than 2 million children in 2020.

In order to renew its commitment to support UNICEF, L’Occitane is launching a new solidarity soap in 96 countries. For each soap sold, 3 children will receive vitamin A supplementation for one year in Myanmar, Bolivia and Papua New-Guinea*.

“L’Occitane’s support to UNICEF is essential as it will allow us to accelerate the deployment of vitamin A supplementation programmes and efficient prevention strategies”, declared Sébastien Lyon, Director General of UNICEF France.

*UNICEF does not endorse any brand, product or service.

girl being given vitamin a supplement
A girl is being vaccinated during a vitamin A supplementation campaign
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