Unilever is collaborating to help families in São Paulo’s favelas

Unilever Brazil is working with Heineken, the country’s second-largest brewing company, to manufacture a special batch of Cif household cleaner. This is being donated to people who live in some of São Paulo’s most socially vulnerable shanty towns, or favelas. The virus is capable of surviving for several days on some surfaces, particularly those that can be easily contaminated such as door handles, tabletops and kitchen counters.

We are producing a run of 270,000 bottles of the alcohol-based sanitizer to distribute to families in 210 favelas. It is hoped the product will benefit around 2 million residents in total, helping them protect their homes against the spread of Covid-19. The alcohol-based sanitizer is designed to clean and disinfect all types of surfaces, and the on-pack instructions encourage people to take the necessary preventive measures in the home.