Yerevan/Mediamax/. 500 underprivileged children from Armenia’s Armavir region have been granted an opportunity of getting lifeskills education under HSBC’s Global Education Trust “Future First” program.

“Armavir Development Centre” received AMD 9.5 million for implementing the “Life can be changed” project in November 2011, HSBC Armenia’s press-service informs, adding that, thus, HSBC’s total investments in education programs in Armenia has increased to AMD 65 mln. Since the launch of “Future First” program in 2007, 2400 children from underprivileged communities in Armenia have benefited from HSBC Global Education Trust’s “Future First” program.