Flip Charity Project An Effort To Repay The Society

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FLIP Project

The FLIP Project stands for Future Leaders in Philanthropy, and is simply a joint project between Credit Suisse and the Bonita Trust which encourages young people of today to face up to their social responsibility and become involved in charitable ventures. It involves 16 to 19 year olds who attend school in Gibraltar. They believe that ‘today's young talent will be tomorrow's future leaders', so it's important to improve teenagers' mind sets to ultimately make the world a better place. The aim is for them to give something back to society and encourage them to also go on and become business leaders and entrepreneurs.

The FLIP Project takes place over three years and teaches teenagers the value and benefits to society of philanthropic giving and also how to manage their own charitable funds. For example, they will be given the chance to manage a £5 million virtual philanthropic investment portfolio as well as a charity fundraising project. This gives a real insight into everything about charity organisations and how they work.

Various students may be chosen to take part in certain charitable ...
... and financial assignments during periods of the course, where they can also select a charity that they will support and donate their funds to.

The Department of Education and Training fully supports The FLIP Project and invites all current year 12 students from any Gibraltar school or college, who have at least 5 A's at GCSE, to attend the launch and apply for the project. Only twenty applicants will be selected to participate each time.

FLIP Charity

Some of the charities which have benefitted from the FLIP Project include Association for Kids in Need, Cat Welfare Society, A Pathway Through Pain, Breast Cancer Support Gibraltar, British Red Cross (Gibraltar Branch), The Calpe House Charitable Trust, ChildLine Gibraltar, Women In Need, St John Ambulance, Downs Syndrome Support Group Gibraltar, Friends of Mount Alvernia, GibMission Africa, The Happy Faces Charitable Trust and Environmental Safety Group. They have also supported the Gibraltar branches of Alzheimer's and Dementia Support Group, Cancer Research UK, Save The Children, Leukaemia Research Fund, Community Association, Diabetic Association, Disability Society, Dyslexia Support Group, Scout Association, Society for Cancer Relief, and the Society for the Visually Impaired. They have also helped Gibraltar's SSAFA which stands for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association.

The Bonita Trust is a philanthropic foundation that matches all funds raised by the students, so that they have even more to give to their chosen charity. It also encourages them to work harder as whatever they achieve will be doubled and make a real difference to those in need.
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