The world's local bankCleaning up the Kali Besar river
HSBC is working in partnership with The Jakarta Old Town Kotaku Foundation to help improve, restore and conserve Jakarta old town. The Jakarta government and the Central Bank of Indonesia also support the Foundation, a non-profit organisation. A vital part of the project is to clean up the Kali Besar river, one of the largest of the 13 rivers that run through the capital.
Since 2005, HSBC has donated US$10,900 annually to the river clean up. Eight Foundation staff work daily to clean the Kali Besar river, which is an important water reservoir for Jakarta. Not only is this process important for flood prevention in the rainy season, but it will also help the area create more job opportunities, education, tourism and the development of the local industry.
As part of the programme, more than 300 HSBC staff volunteered to take part, not only in the river clean up, but also at historic sites in the old town.
HSBC staff volunteer to help clean up
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