StanbicIBTC: Seven children beneficiaries to undertake charity walk
Seven children with limb difference from different parts of Nigeria will be fitted with prostheses this year as Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC undertakes its annual charity walk to raise awareness about supporting limbless persons.
Coming under its flagship corporate social investment initiative, ‘Together 4 A Limb,’ this year’s figure will bring to 20 the number of recipients since the initiative was launched in 2015. Five persons benefitted last year.
The Lagos charity walk is slated for Saturday, October 28, during which Educational Trust will be handed to each beneficiary. The event will kick-off at 8am, with participants wearing Stanbic IBTC’s deep blue corporate colours, walking a distance of eight kilometres. The activity is part of the corporate social investments of the Group, which is focused on three key areas of human life: health, education, and economic empowerment.
Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Yinka Sanni, said a cardinal objective of the walk is to raise awareness about the importance of supporting the vulnerable in society, especially indigents and the youth. “We understand how challenging it must be for the parents and guardians of these children, especially considering the high cost of acquiring these prostheses and of course the value it would bring to the daily lives of these children,” Sanni stated.
The signature corporate social investment initiative of the Stanbic IBTC Group was formally launched on December 2, 2015, amidst great expectation and enthusiasm. The launch was preceded by a charity walk on November 14, 2015, flagged off by Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, wife of the Lagos State governor, who commended Stanbic IBTC for its laudable corporate social investment projects, particularly in the area of education.
“We feel particularly passionate about this initiative knowing that we are able to take off from the parents the burden of not just the initial fitting of the prostheses but also maintaining the prostheses until the children are 18 years old. Our long term goal is to help these children reach their possible potential,” Sanni added.
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, is a full service financial services group with a clear focus on three main business pillars – Corporate and Investment Banking, Personal and Business Banking and Wealth Management.
Standard Bank Group is the largest African financial institution by assets. It is rooted in Africa with strategic representation in 20 countries on the African continent. Standard Bank is focused on building first-class, on-the-ground financial services institutions in chosen countries in Africa; and connecting selected emerging markets to Africa by applying sector expertise, particularly in natural resources, power and infrastructure.
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