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Executive
Director, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Ayoku Liadi; CEO, UBA
Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta; Head, Brand Management, UBA Plc, Mr. Lashe Osoba,
flanked by students of various schools.
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UBA
Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for
Africa (UBA) Plc, on Friday held the 2019 edition of its annual Each One, Teach
One initiative, hosting a huge impact day in Nigeria and across all its
subsidiaries in Africa.
The
Each One, Teach One initiative is part of UBA Foundation’s activities where the
bank’s staff members give their time and skills to the communities around them.
All across the continent, staff of the pan- African bank were seen within their
communities, teaching and assisting the less privileged, especially students
and people living with disabilities.
The
Executive Director, Lagos and West Bank, Marketing, Mr. Ayoku Liadi, who
represented UBA’s Group Managing Director, and the Chairman of UBA Foundation,
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, at the event in Lagos, expressed his excitement over the
initiative, adding that as a corporate entity, UBA, through its Foundation has
decided to give back as a family, starting by impacting knowledge and skills to
students and participants.
Liadi
said, “Our goal with this initiative which is in its second year, is to help
the under privileged and young children learn vocational skills that will
assist them along the path to financial freedom as they start businesses of
their own. We have therefore, created a platform to encourage people who have
various skills and talents to pass this on to the younger generation.
Liadi
also seized the opportunity to give the participants a short lecture about
financial literacy, noting that it is important for students to embrace the
culture of being financially cautious from a tender age.
He
said, “At UBA, we want students to inculcate the habit of savings, especially
for the rainy day. It is important that you are cautious about the future, because
nothing is guaranteed.
Therefore
ensure that you bear this in mind when you receive your pocket money and
allowance no matter how little; because when you save today, it will go a long
way to help you tomorrow, “Liadi told the students who filled the Onikan Youth
Centre.
Students
from Modupe Cole Memorial Childcare and Treatment Home; Standard Hallmark
College, Mushin; Child Life-Line,Lagos and Moyin Rainbow Foundation, Lagos;
were some of the students who participated at the event.
The
Chief Executive Officer, UBA Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta, who threw more light
on the initiative stated that it is aimed at helping to impact lives positively
and in a very meaningful way. She added that the initiative, which was going on
simultaneously in 20 countries across Africa, was being driven by UBA staff
members who were very happy to give back to the society.
“At
UBA Foundation, we are constantly being asked by other staff members how they
can help. A lot of people are genuinely interested in doing good. With the Each
One Teach One initiative, you don’t need a huge sum of money, you just need to
give of your time and talent to at least one other person.
It is simple. It is
effective and the impact is ginormous imagine how many people across 20
countries in Africa benefitted today from someone just taking a little time to
help them acquire new skills or hone old ones. There is something really
gratifying about giving back. It helps the communities and helps you grow as an
individual.’ Said Atta
Thousands
of UBA staff members across Africa voluntarily committed their time today to
teaching youths various activities such as foreign languages, photography, tae
kwon do, fashion design, martial arts, first aid, coking, hair dressing,
mathematics, reading, music and much more.
UBA,
Africa's global bank, is committed to being a socially responsible company and
role model for all businesses in Africa. UBA recognises the need for a social
contract between the bank, the community and its people.
As
the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA Group, UBA Foundation is
committed to the socio-economic improvement of the communities in which the
bank operates, focusing on development in the areas of Environment, Education,
Economic Empowerment and Special Projects.
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