€10,000 has been committed by the HSBC Malta Foundation towards the Nature Trust – Foundation for Environmental Education FEE Malta’s EkoSkola programme.
The Foundation also donated another €13,000 for the Water Explorer programme and various water projects carried out in schools. This it said, is in line with its commitment to actively promote education for sustainable development.
Besides the Water Explorer Programme and the HSBC Water Programme Scheme, the HSBC Malta Foundation’s contribution supports the Young Reporters for the Environment Programme (YRE) – an international programme, including the YRE Award Ceremony.
The Foundation’s donations also cover Eco-School 9th Young People’s Summit, the 14th EkoSkola Parliament Session as well as the Learning About Forests Programme (LEAF).
The Eco-School programme, known in Malta as EkoSkola, was introduced in Malta in 2002, with six pilot schools.
Today, the number of participating schools in Malta and Gozo stands at 123. Eco-Schools, an international programme run by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) amongst over 19.5 million students in 68 countries worldwide, aims to mobilise schools to encourage students adopt an active role in environmental decision-making in their school and community
In 2015, the Eco-Schools programme has been recognised by UNESCO as the Programme for Education for Sustainable Development in the world.