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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 23 JULY 2014 16 Events Vodafone's Outbound team gives teenagers privacy at Fra Diego Home Emirates to launch fourth daily flight to Johannesburg VODAFONE'S Outboud team re- cently headed for Fra Diego Home in Hamrun to help out in the cleaning of an empty flat. The Vodafone Mal- ta Foundation also presented funds to the home to help in the transfor- mation of the empty flat. The funds went towards the build- ing of six cubicles with bathroom facilities for teenagers living at Fra Diego Home, with the main aim of helping children and young people who find themselves in serious dif- ficulties with their family during their upbringing to obtain the pri- vacy they so much yearn for. "Through this CSR day we could understand and appreciate how the Home always extends its support to those children who are experiencing some form of deprivation or abuse and who, as a consequence are ex- posed to the risk of various aspects of poverty and social exclusion," said James Vidal, Supervisor at Vo- dafone's Call Centre. "It was surely a day to remember, the whole team bonded while we gave some of our time to such a great team. We are hopeful that through our help and the funds presented by the Foundation the children will get some moments of respite in their troubled lives." The Outbound team was divided into teams and every team had dif- ferent tasks including cleaning the kids rooms, the kitchen and the liv- ing room and playing with the kids. The flat will now welcome those children who are in the waiting list to find a shelter at the home. Today Fra Diego Home welcomes children coming from families with a diverse range of needs or those who have passed through some kind of abuse, experienced domestic violence and have been exposed to situations where the parents have mental problems and disorders. The Home also runs a Day Care Centre, which caters for children aged be- tween 1 and 10 years. Moreover the Home continues to host elderly women who have been in care since their childhood. Today, another wing of this home is being renovated to host teenage girls who have spent time at Fra Diego Home and have nowhere to go. Close to 1,000 pupils participate in HSBC's Catch the Drop art competition AWARENESS about water con- servation is on the increase espe- cially among primary and second- ary students. This is evidenced by the strong participation of 963 pu- pils who took part in a children's drawing and painting competition themed on water shortage in Malta organised by the HSBC Water Pro- gramme - Catch the Drop Cam- paign. These submissions were exhibited in the Art Zone at Il-Fiera l-Kbira at Montekristo Estates. The art ex- hibition was organised as part of the Catch the Drop campaign be- ing implemented in Malta by the Ministry for Energy and Health, in collaboration with HSBC Water Programme. Pupils aged 5 to 14 years from vari- ous primary and secondary schools were offered the opportunity of hav- ing their work exhibited during Il- Fiera l-Kbira.. The Catch the Drop art competition attracted a strong participation making it one of the largest children's exhibitions ever held in Malta. The students were invited to high- light water shortage in Malta and to show ways on how to prevent water shortage, what brings about water shortage, and why is water so im- portant. Judged by a panel of artist profes- sionals, a selection was made of the best four entries in each of the three categories. The winners were: Category A (5-7 years) - Luca Sali- ba (De La Salle), Alessia Finocchiaro (Sacred Heart), Anthea Camilleri (St Nicholas College - Baħrija Pri- mary School), Emma Vella (Sacred Heart). Category B (8-10 years) - Alana Fava (St Margaret College - Zabbar Primary A), Aimee Grech Bonnici (Chiswick House School), Loryana Mallia (St Benedict College - Mqab- ba Primary School), Matthew Xerri (St Edwards). Category C (11-13 years) - Mariah Amber Busuttil (St Thomas Moore College – Girls Secondary School Santa Lucija), Gabriel Bonnici (De La Salle), Matthias Bugeja (De La Salle), Alexia Cortis (St Ignatius College - Handaq Secondary School). During the prize-giving ceremony, Glenn Bugeja, HSBC Water Pro- gramme Coordinator and Anna Maria Gilson, Service Manager Projects & Initiatives Section, Di- rectorate for Educational Services, presented the prizes for the best creative works. All participants were presented with a certificate of participation. HSBC Water Programme Coordi- nator Glenn Bugeja said: "The Catch the Drop educational campaign, has been designed to generate awareness among school children on the issue of water shortage while encouraging better use of water for life. The art competition offered the pupils an opportunity to develop their creativity, appreciate the im- portance of natural water as well as offer solutions to environmental problems." At Il-Fiera l-Kbira, HSBC Bank Malta exhibited an information stand with 12 posters in connection with HSBC's Water Programme and Catch the Drop campaign. Various water projects are being organised throughout a strategic 3-year campaign in Malta, which is funded by HSBC Group and sup- ported by Ministry for Energy and Health. The programme encour- ages positive change towards the use of sustainable fresh water use in Malta. EMIRATES, a global connector of people and places announced that it will introduce a fourth daily f light between Dubai and Johan- nesburg effective 26 October 2014, lifting the number of daily f lights to South Africa to seven. The addition boosts Emirates' total number of scheduled f lights between the two countries to 49 a week, re-affirming its position as one of the largest f light operators into South Africa. In addition to Jo- hannesburg, Emirates also services the popular cities of Cape Town and Durban. Linking South Africa with Emirates' global network, the seven daily f lights demonstrate the importance of the South African market for Emirates. Emirates and South African Air- ways will extend its code-share partnership to include the brand new service between Dubai and Johannesburg – currently South African Airways code-shares on all Emirates f lights to and from South Africa. The expansion of the code- share agreement ref lects the suc- cessful and long-standing partner- ship between the two carriers. The Emirates experience across all cabins includes meals prepared by gourmet chefs, award-winning service from the airline's multi- national cabin crew recruited from over 120 countries, as well as ice, the airline's inf light entertainment system with almost 1,800 channels including movies, television pro- grammes, games, audio books and music. Emirates' footprint in 2014 will grow and include launches into Chicago, (5 August), Oslo (2 Sep- tember), Brussels (5 September) and Budapest (27 October) after Taipei and Boston were launched earlier in the year. Emirates serves 143 destinations around the globe with a young, technologically-advanced fleet of over 220 wide-bodied aircraft that are equipped with industry-leading features. Additionally, Emirates has the largest fleet of Airbus A380s with the 50th A380 added to the fleet this month. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights from Malta to Dubai using a Boeing 777 aircraft. Deloitte announces appointment of new Principals DELOITTE recently announced that Michael Bianchi, Ian Cop- pini and Paul Manduca have, with effect from 1 July 2014, been pro- moted to the position of Principal within the Audit Service line of Deloitte Malta. Michael Bianchi joined Deloitte in 2000 and during his time with the firm has worked on a varied client base of local and interna- tional clients. He is responsible for the statutory audits of a number of entities specialising in entities operating in the Financial Serv- ices Industry. In 2007 Michael was transferred to the Deloitte office in London where he worked on a number of multinational compa- nies in the Insurance and Invest- ments Management Practice for two years. Ian Coppini joined Deloitte in 2000 and has over 10 years experi- ence in audits of a number of pub- lic and private entities engaged in a variety of industries. Ian special- ises in entities operating in the Fi- nancial Services Industry, focusing particularly on clients operating in the Insurance industry. During his time with Deloitte, Ian has worked on overseas engagements with oth- er Deloitte offices, namely Luxem- bourg and New York. Since joining the Malta firm in 2002, Paul Manduca has worked on a number of local and interna- tional audit engagements with par- ticular emphasis on the companies operating in the banking sector. He has had experience on a number of overseas engagements within the Deloitte network, particularly within the Banking and Securi- ties Team of the Deloitte London office. He has also worked on a number of regulatory assignments assisting banks with the review of their business plans and license ap- plication process. Malcolm Booker, Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Malta said, "We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Michael, Ian and Paul to Principal. The collective skillset and experience that these three in- dividuals bring to the firm further reinforces our positioning as ex- perts in the Financial Services In- dustry and continues to strengthen the leadership of our firm." Children's exhibbition at Il-Fiera l-Kbira