Opera in unusual places in South Africa
The land surrounding the Cape of Good Hope is not known as an opera lover's paradise. Nonetheless, there are many young people in the area who regularly belt our arias from Mozart and Verdi.
The interest in opera can be traced back to the country's highly developed choral tradition. Whether big or small, almost everyone sings in a choir and singing is almost as popular as soccer.
New cooperative partners
One of the six focal points that Hilti Foundation is committed to is "disaster relief."
Since the outset of 2012, Hilti Foundation has counted among its cooperative partners both "Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)" as well as "@fire – International Disaster Response Germany" as two additional globally recognized relief organizations.
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra visits Los Angeles
The Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) was founded in 2009 by Gustavo Dudamel, the conductor of international renown and ambassador for the Venezuelan music school movement El Sistema. Similar to the Venezuelan model, American children and youths with disadvantaged social backgrounds are provided with instruments at no charge. In addition to musical training, they are also given an opportunity to be positively engaged, integrated into an association and they can also aspire to a profession in music.
Gustavo Dudamel ─ Gramophone’s Artist of the Year 2011
On October 6, 2011 Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel has been named Gramophone's Artist of the Year, in Gramophone's only publicly-voted award.
Celebratory event to welcome START scholarship holders
On October 12, 2011, together with family members and friends, countless representatives from the political scene, various companies and from society, including President of the Austrian Vorarlberg Parliament, Dr. Bernadette Mennel and representatives of the Department of Information Technology (IT) at Hilti Corporation celebrated the official enrollment of the ten new START scholarship holders. The climax of the event in the WIFI Dornbirn, Austria, to which more than 140 guests were invited, was the awarding of the enrollment certificates by founder of the Piz Buin Foundation and initiator of START-Vorarlberg, Bill Dearstyne.
“Physicians for Human Rights-Israel” win award
On September 18, 2011, "Physicians for Human Rights-Israel" has received this year's Parents Circle's 2011 Reconciliation Award to honor the organization's exceptional contribution towards the reconciliation and mutual understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.
Columbia ─ Petition to finance a Construction Information Center
With more than two million inhabitants, Barranquilla and Soledad make up Columbia's fourth largest conurbation. Some 25 percent of the population are subject to abject poverty. Most of the slum dwellers live in confined spaces and their houses often lack sanitary facilities, drinking water and electricity.
Taking Stock ─ Disaster Relief in Haiti
Almost two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, many people still live under disastrous conditions. Reconstruction proceeds slowly. More than a million people still have to rely on temporary housing.
Interview with Cicero Chaves
In July 2011 the Hilti Foundation met with Cicero Chaves inFortaleza,Brazil, a city of almost 2.5 million people in the country's northeast. Between February 2010 and May 2011, he worked as a construction technician with the Housing for All initiative. Together with three other colleagues he advised and supported some 434 families and business owners on renovation projects. In this interview he talks of his work and the experiences he made.
Hilti Staff give a start to START
The START initiative is a scholarship scheme for talented immigrant youth affording access to higher education and providing support up to the high school diploma. InGermanyandVienna, this scheme has been in successful operation for several years, and in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, START has granted ten scholarships per year since 2009.
Strong Partnerships for Success
In June, Egbert Appel, Managing Director of the Hilti Foundation, Bruno Walt, Project Manager of the Hilti Foundation, and representatives of the Foundation's partner organization Ashoka teamed up to visit the Housing for All projects in Latin America.
Information Event for Hilti Staff
From March 31 to April 5, 2011, the Hilti Foundation will present its activities and projects to Hilti staff at the Hilti Corporation’s Head Office in Schaan, Liechtenstein. Michael Hilti, President of the Foundation Board, Egbert Appel, Managing Director of the Hilti Foundation, and representatives of the Hilti Foundation’s partner organizations will present interesting background information about the projects under promotion and will discuss the requirements and challenges of their work.