HSBC community grant applications open

From now to the end of this month, HSBC Vietnam is accepting applications for the bank’s Future First program.

International and local non-governmental organizations, which provide education and life skills for street children, orphans and children in care, as well as vocational training for underprivileged young women in Vietnam are invited to apply.

“What we are looking for is those initiatives that will have a long-term benefit for Vietnamese youths, giving them the chance of a brighter future,” Matthew Martin, Chief Technology and Services Officer and chairman of the Corporate Sustainability Committee of HSBC Vietnam, said in the statement.

The key areas of focus for Future First projects are formal education, basic early childhood, primary and secondary education, informal education, and vocational training to help individuals achieve their goals, as well as offer access to counseling.

Educational projects will benefit children below 18 years, and life skills and vocational training projects will target youths aged from 15 to 24 years.

Tenders for projects should be submitted by February 28. HSBC will announce and release funding to successful applicants by the end of March.

Over the past four years, 22 projects benefiting disadvantaged children in Vietnam have been funded by Future First Global and HSBC Vietnam totaling over VND10 billion. Over 51,000 underprivileged children from shelters and children’s villages nationwide have benefited from the program.

The total budget estimated for 2011 is VND700 million.

One key project for 2011 is an audio book library, originally funded by Future First local scheme, which will have 18,000 copies of audio books produced and available for public through visual impaired association offices nationwide from April 2011.

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School kids learn to conserve water

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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School kids learn to conserve water

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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Bao Viet, HSBC fund mobile school libraries in Danang

Pupils of Ngo May Elementary School in Danang read books of the mobile library. - Photo: Courtesy of HSBC

BaoViet Holdings Insurance Corporation and HSBC Vietnam have launched a VND1.5 billion mobile library project for primary pupils and disadvantaged youngsters in Danang City of Vietnam.

“Bearing in mind the local conditions, the mobile library project is highly effective in giving children access to reading materials which helps to improve individual literary and their educational achievement overall,” said Matthew Martin, chief technology and services officer and chairman of the corporate sustainability steering committee for HSBC Vietnam. 

Mobile libraries would visit 136 schools during the 2010 - 2011 school year. Around 58,000 students across eight districts in Danang City would benefit from the scheme. The project has been organized by Global Village Foundation in cooperation with Danang City’s Department of Education and Training.

A library containing 275 books on a variety of subjects, including Vietnamese literature, culture, reference, and fun reading material, would be delivered to each school reading hall for children aged to 12 from that area. Every semester, the library would rotate to other schools so that each school gets access to the four different sets of books over a two-year period.

“HSBC Vietnam is committed to investing in Vietnam’s most valuable asset – its children,” Martin said in a statement.

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Bao Viet, HSBC fund mobile school libraries in Danang

Pupils of Ngo May Elementary School in Danang read books of the mobile library. - Photo: Courtesy of HSBC

BaoViet Holdings Insurance Corporation and HSBC Vietnam have launched a VND1.5 billion mobile library project for primary pupils and disadvantaged youngsters in Danang City of Vietnam.

“Bearing in mind the local conditions, the mobile library project is highly effective in giving children access to reading materials which helps to improve individual literary and their educational achievement overall,” said Matthew Martin, chief technology and services officer and chairman of the corporate sustainability steering committee for HSBC Vietnam. 

Mobile libraries would visit 136 schools during the 2010 - 2011 school year. Around 58,000 students across eight districts in Danang City would benefit from the scheme. The project has been organized by Global Village Foundation in cooperation with Danang City’s Department of Education and Training.

A library containing 275 books on a variety of subjects, including Vietnamese literature, culture, reference, and fun reading material, would be delivered to each school reading hall for children aged to 12 from that area. Every semester, the library would rotate to other schools so that each school gets access to the four different sets of books over a two-year period.

“HSBC Vietnam is committed to investing in Vietnam’s most valuable asset – its children,” Martin said in a statement.

The mobile library program is a Global Village Foundation initiative that gives thousands of students and teachers a chance to appreciate the fun aspects and intellectual benefits of reading to improve the children’s aptitude and appetite for learning.

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Bao Viet, HSBC fund mobile school libraries in Danang

Pupils of Ngo May Elementary School in Danang read books of the mobile library. - Photo: Courtesy of HSBC

BaoViet Holdings Insurance Corporation and HSBC Vietnam have launched a VND1.5 billion mobile library project for primary pupils and disadvantaged youngsters in Danang City of Vietnam.

“Bearing in mind the local conditions, the mobile library project is highly effective in giving children access to reading materials which helps to improve individual literary and their educational achievement overall,” said Matthew Martin, chief technology and services officer and chairman of the corporate sustainability steering committee for HSBC Vietnam. 

Mobile libraries would visit 136 schools during the 2010 - 2011 school year. Around 58,000 students across eight districts in Danang City would benefit from the scheme. The project has been organized by Global Village Foundation in cooperation with Danang City’s Department of Education and Training.

A library containing 275 books on a variety of subjects, including Vietnamese literature, culture, reference, and fun reading material, would be delivered to each school reading hall for children aged to 12 from that area. Every semester, the library would rotate to other schools so that each school gets access to the four different sets of books over a two-year period.

“HSBC Vietnam is committed to investing in Vietnam’s most valuable asset – its children,” Martin said in a statement.

The mobile library program is a Global Village Foundation initiative that gives thousands of students and teachers a chance to appreciate the fun aspects and intellectual benefits of reading to improve the children’s aptitude and appetite for learning.

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