For the seventh consecutive year, HSBC supported the Office of the Commissioner for Children to organise its annual ‘Rights 4U’ course for teenagers to learn about their rights.

This year, 35 participants between the ages of 13 and 15 were selected to participate in the Malta Rights 4U course held at the Archbishop’s seminary in Rabat. Another course is held in Gozo. This year is the European year dedicated to voluntary organisations, therefore the theme for this year’s Rights 4U Course was voluntary work.

The interactive programme of the Rights 4U course included various activities in which children not only learnt about their rights, but also actively explored and engaged in discussions on their rights. Visiting the participants, Mrs Catherine Gonzi, chairperson of the HSBC Malta Foundation, said that through such an initiative teenagers engage in discussions with their peers and make new friends.