HSBC Vietnam in partnership with the Office of Education and Training of District 1 launched a water saving campaign at eight primary schools in HCMC on Monday.
The organizers hope to raise the children’s awareness with a fun competition called Water Saving Heroes. The launching ceremony was held at Hoa Binh Primary School on Monday where hundreds of students and teachers participated in an interactive day with lots of water educational activities.
Around 8,300 students and more than 700 teachers of eight primary schools in District 1 will participate in the three-month project, teaching the importance of water and good water saving practices in the local community.
Each student will be presented a Water Saving Diary so that they can keep track of their water saving activities during the three-month campaign. Students’ parents will also be encouraged to participate by saving water at home and sending their monthly water bill to school for a family competition. After the campaign, the family with the highest average saving ratio over two months will win a shopping voucher valued at VND3 million for either an eco trip or a water saving washing machine.
HSBC’s Water Saving Campaign is part of the HSBC Climate Camp held earlier this year and is one of the action plans built by HSBC Climate Ambassadors to cope with climate change.
Every year, HSBC Vietnam Corporate Sustainability organises and sponsors many innovative community-oriented initiatives related to education, the environment and social issues and encourages bank staff to become actively involved. HSBC’s Water Saving Campaign will run from December 2010 until March next year with a closing event at Thao Cam Vien Park.
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