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45 Events maltatoday SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2017 Hundreds of Prince's Trust International Achieve students ready to excel in life IT'S the season of graduations, but hundreds of young students in Malta are celebrating a different kind of milestone after success- fully re-engaging with education through the Prince's Trust Inter- national Achieve programme. To date, a total of 320 students from 19 schools and education centres have benefitted from the programme and the turnaround in their life was celebrated during an elaborate ceremony at the Mal- ta Aviation Museum. Representa- tives from 13 additional schools and centres entering the pro- gramme were also officially wel- comed during the same ceremony. The Achieve programme is a per- sonal development and employa- bility skills programme which was first delivered in Malta in 2015 by Prince's Trust International in partnership with the Ministry for Education and Employment. The programme enjoys the financial support of HSBC Malta Founda- tion which has allocated a grant of €300,000. At the time, Malta became the first country in the world outside the UK to introduce the Achieve programme, which has been de- livered by The Prince's Trust in the UK where it has helped over 70,000 young people since it start- ed in 1998. The programme was originally intended to be rolled out within state secondary schools in Malta, but was later expanded to church and independent schools. Achieve supports young people aged 13 to 19 to re-engage and succeed in education. The modu- lar programme provides a flexible approach to learning and develop- ment. This offers young people the chance to work on creative enterprise projects while also de- velop core employability skills. Learning projects are designed to help young people boost their confidence, improve behaviour, attainment and attendance. Furthermore, apart from all the students benefitting from the pro- gramme and acquiring new skills, 30 Achieve students have achieved MQF Level 3, six students have achieved MQF Level 2 whilst an- other 23 students have achieved MQF Level 1 over the last two years. The event was attended by HS- BC Malta CEO Andrew Beane, Prince's Trust International CEO Jonathan Townsend, programme delivery partners, educators, stakeholders, students and others. Education Minister Evarist Bar- tolo said that 'Achieve' had be- come the bedrock of the silent revolution that was now underway in education. "It opened pathways for young people previously not available to them," he said. "Today's ceremony passes the baton on to these young people to carry on the revolution." Andrew Beane said the bank be- lieved that investing in young peo- ple today builds a brighter future for all of society tomorrow. "We are proud to be supporting the Prince's Trust Achieve pro- gramme which is helping these young people see just how much talent and potential they have and to develop greater self-confidence in order to seize the opportunities in front of them," he said. With aircraft in the background, the Achieve students said they can't wait for their life to take off Malta's largest beverage firms join GreenPak Co-operative Nectar supports 'Tetra ghall- Istrina' campaign THE trend for major organisa- tions to join GreenPak Coop- erative Society, Malta's largest Waste Recycling Scheme, con- tinues to gain momentum with the recent addition of Farsons Group and GSD Marketing Ltd. As part of their environmental commitment to operate at the most sustainable level, the two largest beverage firms in Malta are now using GreenPak 's waste recovery systems which already provide services to over 70% of Malta's population. Working for many years in close associa- tion with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and In- dustry, GreenPak 's cooperative provides an open, transparent and trustworthy setup. The collaborative power of the two largest beverage firms in Malta will further strengthen the holistic waste management approach needed to address Malta's unique needs and chal- lenges. Year on year, GreenPak has shown that its cooperative model, administered by a com- mittee of management elected annually, is capable of achiev- ing superior environmental performance, notwithstanding that it operates at the least pos- sible cost, making it the leader in Malta for the collection and re- cycling of packaging waste. GreenPak CEO, Ing. Mario Schembri said that the coop- erative's agenda was to provide Maltese companies with the best solution to fulfil their Extended Producer responsibility (EPR). "GreenPak has a track-record of working with both industry and policy makers to strengthen the framework within which eco- nomic progress, diversion of ma- terial from landfills, and emis- sion reductions can be achieved simultaneously," he said. "Farsons Group's and GSD Marketing Ltd's participation will significantly consolidate further our efforts in contribut- ing towards improving Malta's recycling efforts." Engaging in public aware- ness campaigns, selective waste collection education and anti- littering campaigns, GreenPak provides effective education and awareness to more than seven out of ten consumers in Malta. For more information one can visit the website: www.greenpak. com.mt or contact GreenPak on telephone: 2166 0233. GreenPak Coop Committee for 2017 (from left) Edward von Brockdorff, Norman Aquilina, Ing. Mario Schembri, Victor Galea (President), Denis Zammit Cutajar, Peter Martin, Lionel Cassola and Brian Galea standing in for Maria Micallef NECTAR Limited has endorsed Green MT's 'Tetra ghall-Istrina' campaign, part of the European Week for Waste Reduction. The ini- tiative aims to collect milk and juice cartons of any brand or size and di- vert them from landfilling. The campaign aims to raise funds for the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation. Nectar Ltd has affixed specially-designed wobblers at over 900 shops, whereby Nectar used its extensive distribution net- work to spread more public aware- ness of this campaign. Established in 1991, Nectar has one of the largest sales forces in Malta with 50 sales personnel, rep- resenting over 50 renowned brands spread over six sales divisions. Its extensive portfolio of food, bever- age and confectionery products is widely stocked in all leading super- markets, hotels, restaurants, bars, canteens, groceries, pharmacies and health shops, apart from other outlets. In recent years, ISO-certified Nec- tar won awards for equality, learn- ing and development, performance orientation, technology, job satis- faction, and health and safety. The public in general is encour- aged to dispose of recycling Tetra Pak cartons of milk and juices at all the locations listed on the Green MT Facebook Page. All empty Tet- ra Pak cartons collected during the campaign, which runs up until the week of l-Istrina, will be exchanged for a monetary donation to the Mal- ta Community Chest Fund. After the campaign, the public is encour- aged to dispose of these cartons in recycling bags for the weekly collec- tion. Further information can be ob- tained by phoning Green MT on free phone 80074444, or on their Facebook page. The campaign wobblers urging consumers to return their empty cartons of juice and milk