Alexia Sant and Kate Oswald, two remarkable students who attend San Anton School have been awarded this year’s Achieve Sustainability Award in partnership with Prince’s Trust International for their outstanding initiative aimed at aiding the transition of migrant families to life in Malta.

The award recognises graduates of the Prince’s Trust International Achieve programme who have made significant contributions to enhancing sustainability in their community. Prince’s Trust International works to support young people in over 18 countries through employability, education and enterprise. Founded in 2015 by His Majesty King Charles III, then The Prince of Wales, the organisation has so far supported over 75,000 young people.

Through their project ‘Helping Migrant Youths’ Alexia and Kate demonstrated exceptional commitment to sustainability and community service. Their project involved the collection and donation of reusable items such as stationery, books, games, and clothes to a non-governmental organisation assisting migrant families.

In addition to offering such support to the migrant community, the project also focused on recycling and reusing as many items as possible in a bid to reduce waste. Students and teachers were urged to bring any items that might be useful to school for them to be sorted and eventually donated. The project proved so successful that it set to become a yearly school-wide initiative.

“We are incredibly proud of both Alexia and Kate for their remarkable achievement. Their initiative is a perfect example of the spirit we strive to foster through our partnership with Prince’s Trust International. Their project not only seeks to help people in the community, but it does so in a manner that is sustainable, a philosophy we at HSBC are strong believers in,” said Geoffrey Fichte, Chief Executive Officer at HSBC Malta.

Alexia and Kate have utilised the skills and resources they gained from the Achieve programme to make a significant impact on their local community and in so doing, they have shown how sustainability and altruism can be combined to create a project that benefits both the environment and others.

“We chose this project because it was the perfect way to combine two modules which we enjoyed and which helped us understand how important they are for everyone to be aware of,” said Alexia. Kate added, “collecting all these items, and seeing how many people are so willing to give, makes me proud to say I am one of the people who started this initiative!”

The Achieve Sustainability Award is a testament to the girls’ hard work, creativity, and dedication to making a difference in their community. Their achievement is a shining example of the impact young people can make when they are empowered with the right skills and opportunities.

Photocaption – Students and teachers from San Anton School together with Minister for Education, Clifton Grima (4th from left), HSBC Malta CEO Geoffrey Fichte (3rd from right) and Glenn Bugeja (1st left) Manager Corporate Sustainability at HSBC Malta