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
UK – School governors
Each school in England has a governing body made up of teachers and volunteers (often parents), which provides support to the school and helps with direction.
Volunteers usually commit a few hours a month and bring transferable skills to help the school, promoting high standards in education, assisting with planning budget allocation and appointing senior staff, among other duties. In return, they have the satisfaction of helping young people get the best education and develop new skills of their own. The School Governors' One Stop Shop (SGOSS) is a charity that coordinates the recruitment and placement of governors across England.
HSBC recognises the importance of volunteer governors and supports SGOSS financially as well as supplying staff volunteer governors. HSBC is the largest single provider of governors through SGOSS, with 535 volunteers - 10% of all SGOSS governors - in place at the end of 2006. Some HSBC employees also serve as governors independently of SGOSS.
To read about one governor's experience, click here.
