Children from the OASI Kids Club took part in fun activities while they improved self-development at a five-day live-in, as part of their summer programme sponsored by the HSBC Cares for Children Fund. The Gozo-based OASI Foundation is well known for its preventive education, crisis intervention, treatment of and rehabilitation from drug abuse.
The 2009 Summer OASI-HSBC Learning Experience (SOHLE) was organised at St Joseph Retreat House in Ghajnsielem, Gozo by the organisation’s Primary Prevention Team.
“Thanks to the annual financial assistance of the HSBC Cares for Children Fund, SOHLE was able to give its young participants aged between 9 and 14 the opportunity to have a live-in experience and learn basic social skills together with other children,” said OASI’s Director General Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Cordina. “Children who participate in this programme have a golden opportunity to learn how to stand firm in front of peer-pressure and consequently avoid becoming victims of harmful lifestyles such as substance abuse at a later stage.”
Photo shows Paul Curmi, HSBC’s Area Director for Gozo presenting the sponsorship to OASI’s Director General Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Cordina in the presence of Andrea Saliba (left) and Daniela Spiteri, SOHLE organisers.