NewCo supporting schools and clinics

NewCo, with the help of its India-based partner, S.B. Impex, last year provided financial assistance to two schools in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, that cater especially for blind children and those who are mentally and/or physically disabled.

The money for this and other projects has been raised following a decision by NewCo a year ago to donate $50 per container of tobacco shipped in support of good causes.

Another project has seen the construction and equipping of a polyclinic that provides acute medical care in Bangladesh.

The NewCo financing pays also for a doctor and medicines.

The clinic, in the region of Kushtia, has been built next to the factory operated by NewCo’s partner, Biswas Tobacco.

NewCo’s third project has been undertaken in the south of Malawi, where the company has built on the property of its partner, R.W.J. Wallace, a wellness clinic and crèche, where the focus is on health and education.

The existence of the crèche allows mothers to go to work while leaving their children in a safe environment.

NewCo says that this year will see it focus on completing these projects while continuing to support them.

More information is at www.newco-online.com, under the social responsibility section.