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
China – HSBC China Charity Federation Fund
The HSBC China Charity Federation Fund announced in June 2007 the launch of a new, three-year education and development programme for rural children in China. The fund has committed over US$700,000 for the next three years.
The programme will focus on three areas:
- Training for caregivers at street children centres in urban areas;
- Training for rural village school teachers;
- Facility improvements for street children centres and rural schools.
By 2009, the programme should have trained over 800 teachers and caregivers, benefiting around 400,000 children.
This new programme was announced in the tenth year of collaboration between the China Charity Federation and HSBC. Since 1997, the fund has given over US$3 million to more than 120 projects focusing on various community issues, such as:
- Rural education;
- Elderly care;
- Vocational training for the unemployed and rural migrants;
- AIDS education.
Jiang Yanfang from Hebei Province attended a rural migrant training programme on how to care for the elderly. She now works at a care home for the elderly and is able to support her children's education.
