Nestle to bring Project WET to schools

LAHORE: Nestle Pakistan has announced to bring Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) to Pakistan in the second quarter of this year, a statement said on Saturday.
Nestle has partnered with Project WET, a US-based non-government organization, to incorporate water conversation training in the Nestle Healthy Kids (NHK) Programme, a global initiative through which children are introduced to a healthy lifestyle.
The duo will publish educational material on water resource for different age groups that comprehensively cover the broad topic of water. The joint program will be piloted in Lahore and will train teachers to enable children to understand the importance of water conservation and hydration. This, in turn, will empower communities to play their part in helping reduce the stress on water, a finite resource.
Pakistan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world with fewer than 1,000 cubic meters of water available per person.
Waqar Ahmad, the Head of Corporate Affairs at Nestle Pakistan said Nestle has been improving its water efficiency every year but we realise that the water crisis can’t be tackled by working in silos alone and all of us have to work together.