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 – Rural teacher training course
HSBC organised a rural school teacher training course in July 2006, to provide a forum for rural teachers in China to learn new techniques and share best practice.
China has revolutionised its education system in the past two decades, but accurate communication and distribution of resources is difficult due to the large number of schools in rural and disadvantaged areas. Such schools often have fewer resources, less well-trained teachers and less chance to learn about new ideas or teaching techniques. The HSBC training course was designed to support these disadvantaged schools by enhancing the quality of teaching.
Organised by China Charity Federation, more than 100 teachers from 22 provinces and municipalities took part in the two-week training programme in Beijing. Fifteen course instructors from prominent Beijing education institutes taught on the course, which included visits to Beijing schools. A survey showed that the teachers also shared their learnings with an additional 18,000 teachers in their communities within six months of their return.
