Husky Injection Molding Systems have presented the Luxembourg NGO SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde with a cheque for €15,000 with money raised from the participation of 81 employees in the ING Night-Marathon Luxembourg which took place on 30 May 2015.

The participation of Husky in the Night Marathon represented the ninth year that its employees have run for the SOS organisation, constituting a sum of €132,256 in funds raised overall. This year, the money will be allocated to a reconstruction programme in Haïti, with particular focus on the educational component of the project.

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your renewed trust and real commitment to this important project towards particularly disadvantaged students in Haïti where aceess to equitable quality education remains a challenge," stated Director of SOS Villages d'Enfants, Sophie Glesener, who was present for the cheque ceremony along with Head of Partnerships, Anne Schweizer.

Gerardo Chiaia, President Beverage Packaging, and Stefano Mirti, President Hot Runners and Controllers, presented the association with the cheque, with the former praising the runners for their involvement in the fund-raising inititative and emphasising "the importance of engaging all around the world to promote access to quality education to break the vicious cycle of poverty and inequality and to hopefully give younger generations the mean of building a better future, to find decent work and to form real plans for the future".

The poorest country in the Americas and one of the most susceptible to natural disasters, Haïti is still vulnerable five years after the earthquake. In the field of education, challenges persist with serious structural problems and persistent disparities. Haïti represents one of 14 countries where the adult literacy rate is below 50%.

After having rehabilitated a community school for 500 pupils, expanded an SOS school and constructed a sports ground in Port-au-Prince, SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde is financing the rehabilitation of nine public schools damaged in the earthquake to the benefit of 7,000 students, of which 50% are girls, and 405 teachers. The project was set up with the Episcopal Church of Haïti which rebuilt sustainable and resilient infrastructure by utilising recovered materials and renewable energy, as well as the general community.

 

Photo by SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde