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CNBC: Gap, Lyft, Barbie and Bud: Here’s what brands are doing for International Women’s Day

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CNBC included PepsiCo Foundation’s “She Feeds the World” partnership with CARE in a story about how brands celebrated International Women’s Day. The $18.2 million initiative will go towards providing five million female farmers and their families with access to education and economic support to help them increase their crop yields. The story also included Gap Inc.’s International Women’s Day Promotions with CARE as well as CARE’s work with DOVE chocolate brand. Read more here.

 

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