Unilever : From empathy to action

Now working in Unilever's Supply Chain function in Procurement, Eve has turned her empathy into action. She has revitalised her team's community investment programme and led a visit of Supply Chain colleagues to Mukuru. 'On our first visit, most of us shed tears when we heard some of the horrific things that the children in the slums go through,' she says.

In collaboration with the non-profit, faith-based organisation, the Ruben Centre, Eve mobilised the Supply Chain management team to sponsor some of Mukuru's children through high school by contributing to their school fees. These educational opportunities mean the youngsters are less likely to drop out of school early to a bleak way of life, often involving theft and drug dealing. With education, they are given hope for a brighter future.