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SOS Children’s Villages Phillipines Expanding With HSBC Trust

November 1, 2007

What would SOS Children’s Villages Phillipines do if awarded a $75,000 donation from HSBC? Fortunately, it’s not a hypothetical question, it is a reality under HSBC’s Global Education Trust, which has funded the Future First project, an initiative to support street children in realizing a better future. As part of the Future First project, HSBC country coordinators submitted a bid and SOS Children’s Villages was awarded one of the grants. The money will be split three-ways. Twenty-five thousand dollars each will go to:

  1. The SOS Preschool Education Program in Lipa,
  2. The SOS Family Strengthening Program  in Iloilo, and
  3. A Preschool and Pre-nursery Education Program, also in Iloilo.

Mark Watkinson, CEO of HSBC in the Philippines said projects were evaluated based in part on the vision driving the project, its sustainability, and the quality and creativity of the projects. Congrats to HSBC and SOS Children’s Villages Phillipines!

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