Learn about Guusto’s commitments to providing access to clean water, supporting mental health, and other social impact initiatives.
Guusto is proud to partner with One Drop to help provide access to clean water and sanitation to 17 communities around the world. One Drop's projects will soon have improved the living conditions of more than 2.1 million people in 13 countries.
The Lazos de Agua Program seeks to provide sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to around 200,000 Latin Americans by December 2022. To date, Lazos de Agua has benefitted more than 108,000 people in rural and peri-urban areas in Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico and Paraguay.
The Integrated Pathways for Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (InPATH) project contributes to the reduction of maternal and child mortality. It is part of the Government of Canada's Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. By the end of 2021, the project benefits 280,000 people.
Project Rajasthan aims to improve the quality of life of vulnerable communities in 200 villages in Southern Rajasthan, through sustainable and equitable access to WASH initiatives led by community and institutional partners. By the end of 2021, the project benefits 240,000 people.
More than 50% of people will be diagnosed with a mental illness at some point in their life.
So our co-founders, Skai and Joe, have pledged 1% of their equity to the Canadian Mental Health Association through the Upside Foundation.
In the event that the company sells, part of the proceeds will go towards running programs to support mental health.
Instead of redeeming your Guusto gift for a merchant gift card, you can donate the funds to any charity of your choice. Our team would make the donations on your behalf.
If you have a charity in mind that you would like to support, we will give the charity:
FREE access to the Guusto platform
FREE access to all of Guusto's essential-tier features, including the Peer-to-Peer Nomination Box
Guusto would match 10% of your first funding and donate it to fund your charity’s Guusto Account. (Up to $500)
Sources: National Retail Federation (NRF), Mastercard International & Trucert Ltd, United Nations Data, US EPA Greenhouse Gas Calculator, One Drop Foundation
Single-use plastic gift cards generate 5.8 million kilograms of PVC waste in landfills and consequently, a carbon footprint of 24 million kilograms every year in the United States! This is equivalent to greenhouse emissions from 5,220 passenger vehicles driven for 1 year or CO2 emissions from 318 tanker trucks of gasoline!
