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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 JUNE 2024 6 COMMERCIAL HSBC Malta's 2024 student campaign launched HSBC Malta have just launched their annual Student Campaign, offering all students who intend to continue their studies after 16 years of age, an HSBC Stu- dent Account that comes with a cashback offer and the chance to participate in a competition with some great prizes to be won. Starting from the 3rd June 2024 and running till the end of Octo- ber 2024, all Students who open an HSBC Student Account and arrange to have their first sti- pend deposited to their account will receive a €60 cashback to welcome them on board. Additionally, newly onboarded students during the campaign period, will also automatical- ly enter a competition with the chance of winning some great prizes during a final, fun filled, event in which 10 lucky students will be drawn to participate. The event will be held at the newly refurbished HSBC's Innovation Hub in Qormi. HSBC student account is avail- able to all full-time students up to the age of 30 studying in Mal- ta or abroad at secondary or ter- tiary level. Students will benefit from competitive interest rates, easy access to their accounts via desktop or smartphone, a con- tactless debit card which allows payments and cash withdrawals worldwide. All this without any monthly fees. Opening a Student Account has become a much simpler pro- cess with students starting the process online and then visiting a branch to finalise the appli- cations during a short appoint- ment. HSBC Malta Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Fichte said: "Our Student Account is a tes- tament to HSBC Malta's deep commitment to supporting the academic journey of young scholars. Education is a critical investment for the future, and we are proud to provide bank- ing solutions that address the unique needs of these future professionals." Students invited to create cover for zero waste recipe book STUDENTS aged 8 to 14 have the opportunity to design the front cover of a zero waste reci- pe book for children which will be published later this year. The competition, organised by NWAMI International Malta (NIM) as part of its Foodwise Families initiative, invites stu- dents to create an A3 artwork which captures the essence of global f lavours and zero waste cooking while ref lecting on the beauty of cultural diversity in cooking and creative ways to eliminate food waste. Participants are to send or de- liver their entries to the RMHC Learning Centre, Triq Wileg, Qawra, SPB 1922 by Friday 28 June 2024. The winning entry will then be used in the design of the cover of a children's rec- ipe book featuring dishes that are being created during the multicultural zero waste cook- ing workshops which NIM is also currently organising as part of its Foodwise Families initia- tive. Maria Gabrielle Doublesin, President at NWAMI Interna- tional Malta, said, "Through our ongoing workshops, the Foodwise Families initiative is already helping children and their parents or guardians to acquire valuable culinary skills and learn about the food tradi- tions of different people in our communities. Our workshops, which are designed to help foster cultural understanding and appreciation also focus on avoiding food waste. Our wish is for this experience to be shared with an ever wider audience, hence the idea to also create a recipe book with the dishes that are created during these activi- ties." NIM's Foodwise Families pro- ject is supported by APS Bank. More information on the art competition is available at h t t p s : / / n w a m i i n t e r n a t i o n - al-malta.org/project_outtakes/ cookbook-for-kids-competion/ Invitation to students to participate at our NIM Foodwise Families Student Art Contest themed "Global Flavors, Zero Waste: Let Your Art Tell the Story!" Our Foodwise Families Project team is inviting 8 to 14-year-old students to create an A3 artwork that vividly captures the essence of global flavours and zero waste cooking. Your artwork should reflect the beauty of cultural diversity in cooking, alongside creative ways to eliminate food waste. The winning artwork will be the face of our Foodwise Families Zero Waste Fusion Cooking cookbook for kids. Contestants are required to send their artwork to: RMHC Learning Centre, Triq Wileg, Qawra, SPB 1922 by Friday 28 June2024 end of office hours. Only A3 format artwork will be accepted. Fostering Multicultural Harmony Trough Zero Waste Cooking Together for a Brighter Tomorrow SUPPORTED BY Sliema street art raises awareness on domestic violence support NO fewer than 14 artists have left their mark on the benches along Tower Road, Sliema, in a collaborative project, 'Me- morial Benches – Faces of Re- silience', unveiled on Monday 20th May 2024. The impactful project, organ- ised by the Eastern Regional Council, which is the Region of Culture 2024, was done in collaboration with the Sliema Local Council and the Com- mission on Gender-Based Vi- olence and Domestic Violence which forms part of the Parlia- mentary Secretariat for Equali- ty and Reforms in the Office of the Prime Minister. Led by Artistic Director of the Sliema Arts Festival, James Micallef Grimaud, this artistic initiative is aimed at honouring the lives of women lost to vio- lence in Malta and has trans- formed these benches into vi- brant street art. Over the past few weeks, Mr Micallef Grimaud conducted a series of workshops, both in- doors and outdoors, in which artists and community mem- bers came together to paint and prime the benches, creat- ing spaces that inspire reflec- tion and awareness. The artists who participated in this project were selected following a rigorous open call for applications on 7 March, which attracted numerous talented individuals eager to contribute to this meaningful cause. Each artist brought their unique vision and skill to the project, working harmoniously under the guidance of Mr Mi- callef Grimaud. The artists are Jack Stewart, Kristina Znakina Andonova, Saima Murtaza, Yuexin Kong, Hun Sun, Andrea Farrugia, John Schembri, Jarek Nalewa- jk, Aurora Invonne Mario, Ma- tas Statulevicius, Jackie Fritz, Marilouis Guy, Sophia Guy and Rhys John Meredith. 'Memorial Benches – Faces of Resilience' is a prelude to the upcoming Sliema Arts Festival, being held from 19 to 21 July 2024. Throughout 2024, the East- ern Region is holding a diverse array of events and activities, including art exhibitions, out- reach programmes, and perfor- mances that showcase the re- gion's unique cultural identity.