Commit to Change
The world's local bank- USA – Higher education support for students
- France – HSBC Education Foundation
- Korea – Island Watch for a Future Generation
- Malaysia – Reading and Writing Programme
- UK – Thriftwood school
- New Zealand – The Gifted Kids Programme
- China – Rural teacher training course
- UK – Kielder Challenge
- Singapore – Youth Excellence Initiative
- Australia – HSBCkids
- UK and Korea – Outward Bound
- USA – Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Global – Future First: Investing in our children
- UK – On-line mathematics
- South Africa – Disadvantaged schools
- Brazil – HSBC Solidarity Institute
- USA – Jumpstart
- Thailand – HSBC children's book
- UK – Tall Ships Youth Trust
- China and Hong Kong – Mainland/Hong Kong Exchange Programme in Special Education
- Malta and the UK – Eco-Schools
- UK – HSBC scholars
- India – Madhapur Mandal school
- UK – School governors
- Hong Kong, China, and Brazil – Zippy's Friends
- USA and UK – Teach for America/Teach First
- Canada – York University scholarship fund
- UK – Sailing Academies
- China – Soaring under the sun
- China – HSBC China Charity Federation Fund
Brazil – HSBC Solidarity Institute
HSBC Brazil has been supporting education and environment projects for several years in line with HSBC's global policy. To oversee these and future social investments, the HSBC Solidarity Institute (Institute) was launched in 2006. Working through this Institute allows HSBC in Brazil to increase synergies between local initiatives and organisations and to promote greater employee participation.
Brazil is the most densely populated country in Latin America with 180 million inhabitants, 63 million of whom are under 18. Government initiatives in 1990 helped push basic education attendance up to 97% - one of the highest among emerging countries. Education quality, however, suffered following this vast increase in the numbers of students and youth unemployment is almost double the adult rate at 16.1%
This is a major societal issue for the inhabitants of Brazil and thus a main focus for the HSBC Solidarity Institute's educational initiatives. 75% of the Institute's funding is focused on education and largely supports professional training for disabled people and improving the quality of rural education.
To read more about some of these programmes, follow the links below.
