The four projects that the
AkzoNobel Peace Fund and
KidsRights will consequently
be supporting, are initiatives to
foster education in four different parts
of Pakistan - Khpal Kor Foundation,
Roots for Equity/Sojhla for social
change, the Primary Education Project,
and Children First.
Khpal Kor Foundation is an organization that focuses on the education of
vulnerable children and the promotion
of children’s rights in the Swat District,
where Malala grew up.
The Primary Education Project (PEP)
puts the emphasis on education for girls
and education for everyone, without discrimination. Teacher training is also at
the core of several programs. The organization concentrates wholly on the Sindh
Province in Pakistan, where education
falls short in many cases, particularly in
the remote and poor areas.
Roots for Equity and Sojhla are
jointly implementing the Ilm Mera Haql
(Education is My Right) project. This
project aims to increase awareness about
girls’ right to education, with a focus on
the education of disadvantaged children
in Pakistan’s three large religious communities (Hindu, Christian and Muslim).
Children First operates in the Layyah
District and Punjab Province, where
many children work in the cotton industry. Aside from the scarcity of good
schools, this is considered to be the most
important reason why children do not go
to school. It is possible to break out of
this vicious circle by providing education.
Three education and development centers
will be set up where girls can learn.
“Education for young people is es-
sential, for their own development and
for the development of society as a
whole,” said Marten Booisma, mem-
ber of the Executive Committee with
responsibility for AkzoNobel’s hu-
man resources and organizational de-
velopment. “Without education there
is no innovation and no progress.
We are proud to support this initia-
tive through the AkzoNobel Peace
Fund together with our partner the
KidsRights Foundation. Education is
one of the most important pillars of
our Human Cities initiative, through
which we want to improve communi-
ties worldwide.”
Marc Dullaert, chairman and found-
er of the Dutch KidsRights Foundation,
says, “KidsRights is very pleased about
AkzoNobel’s involvement with the
Children’s Peace Prize. Thanks to this
contribution KidsRights can support
even more vulnerable children through
local partners.”
Every year the KidsRights Foundation
organizes the award of the International
Children’s Peace Prize. The prize is pre-
sented to a child for his or her special
dedication to children’s rights world-
wide. This November the International
Children’s Peace Prize will be awarded
for the tenth time
PPG Awards More Than
$340,000 Through National
Merit Scholarship Program
The PPG Industries Foundation is sponsoring more than $340,000 worth of
undergraduate college scholarships for
U.S. students in communities where PPG
Industries operates through National
Merit Scholarship Corp. in 2014, including 54 new four-year scholarships.
The new scholarships include 35
awards for PPG employees’ children,
17 awards for other students who live
in communities near PPG facilities and
two National Achievement scholarships
recognizing outstanding Black American
high school students. Scholarship winners are selected by National Merit
Scholarship Corp. based on test scores
and additional criteria, and they receive
awards of $1,500 annually for up to four
years of undergraduate study.
“Through the National Merit
Scholarship Programs, the PPG Industries
Foundation has been helping academic
dreams come true for students in our
communities for five decades,” said Sue
Sloan, executive director of the founda-
tion. “It’s quite an honor to know we’re
making a difference for so many young
For consideration for the program,
students must take the Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/
NMSQT) in their junior year of high
school. More information about PPG
Industries Foundation’s scholarship pro-
grams is available at www.ppgfounda-
tion.com/Employees-Retirees.aspx.
Established in 1951, the PPG
Industries Foundation demonstrates the
values of PPG Industries by enhancing
the quality of life in communities where
the company has a presence. Interests of
the foundation, in order of priority, are
education, human services, culture and
arts, and civic and community affairs.
PPG also supports charitable causes by
encouraging employees’ volunteerism
and board service with nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit
www.ppgfoundation.com.
Kelly-Moore Paints Forms
Retail Alliance with Rodda
Paints
Kelly-Moore Paints, a leading manufac-
turer and retailer of premium paints in
the western U.S., and the Rodda Paint
Co., the largest family-owned and oper-
ated paint and coatings company in the
Pacific Northwest, based in Portland
Oregon, have formed an alliance under
which Rodda Paint Co. will acquire five
Kelly-Moore company-owned stores,
four located in Idaho and one on the
Oregon border.
“Kelly-Moore is excited to announce
this alliance with Rodda Paints,” said
Steve DeVoe, CEO and president of
Kelly-Moore Paints. “These five Kelly-
Moore owned retail stores will join
Rodda Paints’ retail group of forty-eight
locations and its network of twenty-three
independent retailers. And they will con-
tinue to distribute Kelly-Moore paint
products and colors, with Rodda Paint
providing the strong customer service for
which both companies are renowned.
“Our customers at the four locations
in Idaho – Caldwell, Meridian, Boise,
Twin Falls – and in Ontario, Oregon will
have a seamless buying and service experience as Rodda takes the helm,” noted
DeVoe. “The stores will have the same
great people, same products, same exceptional service, and even more choices as
new product lines of Rodda paints and
coatings are made available over time.”
