HSBC donates £1m to SOS Children's Villages for Haiti
Howard Lake | 20 January 2010 | News
HSBC is making a Group donation of £1 million to help SOS Children’s Villages in its work caring for orphaned children in Haiti.
HSBC has worked closely with SOS Children over a number of years through its Future First programme. SOS Children has operated in Haiti for roughly 30 years and has two Children’s Villages in the country.
SOS Children CEO Andrew Cates said “we are delighted that HSBC, with its longer term perspective on helping children through education and building futures, has made such a strong commitment to children suffering from the terrible earthquake.”
In addition to the Group donation, other HSBC offices are raising funds for disaster relief in Haiti. HSBC France, for example, has raised 34,305 euros through donations from employees and customers.
www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk
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