How HERproject Works
HERproject partners include 13 companies, 50 factories, 10 local organizations, and multiple clinics, hospitals, and public-sector population and health departments. Each play a role in making HERproject a success.
The map below illustrates active or completed HERproject projects around the world. Click on the dots in the map for more information on each location.
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Mexico
Number of Factories
2
Company Participant
Hewlett-Packard
Local Partner
Health and Community Development in Ciudad Juárez (Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario de Ciudad Juárez, SADEC)
Number of Women
2,000
Project closed
Egypt
Number of Factories
3
Company Participant
Levi Strauss & Co.
Local Partner
Center for Development Services
Number of Women
4,045
Pakistan
Number of Factories
3
Company Participant
Li & Fung and Levi Strauss & Company
Local Partner
Aga Khan University
Number of Women
1,450
India
Number of Factories
9
Company Participant
Columbia Sportswear, Li & Fung, Levi Strauss & Co, Talbots, Timberland, Abercrombie & Fitch
Local Partner
St. John’s Medical College, Department of community Health, Division of Workplace Programmes
Number of Women
7,491
Viet Nam
Number of Factories
11
Company Participants
Abercrombie & Fitch, Talbots, Li & Fung, Marks & Spencer, Columbia Sportswear, Timberland, Clarks
Local Partner
Aga Khan University, Faculty of Health Services
Number of Women
14,695
China
Number of Factories
19
Company Participants
Nordstrom, Columbia Sportswear, Timberland, HP, Marks & Spencer, JCrew, Microsoft, Talbots, Li & Fung
Local Partner
Quining, Marie Stopes International
Number of Women
50,400
Bangladesh
Number of Factories
12
Company Participants
Primark, Marks & Spencer, Talbots, Li & Fung
Local Partner
Awaj Foundation, Phulki, Momota
Number of Women
9,979
Indonesia
Number of Factories
2
Company Participants
Columbia Sportswear, Talbots
Local Partner
YBS
Number of Women
3,602
How HERproject Improves the Lives of Women
One: Promoting investment by international companies in workplace programs that link women’s health to business value
Companies
Companies provide access to factories, cover initial implementation costs, and enable program replication and expansion. They benefit from subsidized participation in a quality-controlled program.
NGO’s
Local NGOs implement locally relevant workplace training programs. They benefit from access to factories, support from international companies, and access to HERproject’s network of peers and tools.
Two: Creating local networks between health training service providers and supplier factories to create cost-effective, relevant, and sustainable interventions
Factories
Factories provide access to workers and support worker participation and clinic improvements. They benefit from healthier workers who are less absent, more productive, and less likely to leave.
Three: Engaging female workers in workplace health education and access programs
Workers
Workers spread health information to their co-workers and communities. They benefit from opportunities to improve their health and preventative health behavior.
Hospitals and Clinics
Public and private hospitals and clinics partner with NGOs or factories to expand awareness and use of their services by female workers. They benefit from the generation of increased demand for their services.
The Big Picture
BSR spurs private-sector participation, fosters partnerships, ensures quality control, maintains low implementation costs, and supports sustainability.
