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As a socially responsible organisation, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC is big on positively impacting lives within its host communities in Nigeria through its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives.
Stanbic IBTC’s CSI is hinged on three core pillars: education,
health, and economic empowerment, and aims to meaningfully contribute to
enhancing the wellbeing of Nigerian communities, especially at the grassroots.
One of such is the Together4ALimb initiative, where the company
provides support to enhance the quality of life of children with missing limbs.
Through the provision of prosthetics and educational trust funds worth millions
of naira, Stanbic IBTC ensures these young people can live a normal and
productive life like their counterparts.
The Organisation understands the need to make an impact in the
lives of children living with missing limbs, either by birth or via accidents,
and is determined to do so through its signature CSI. It is important to give
these children hope for the future, and enable them see the endless
possibilities for greatness in life, irrespective of societal prejudices they
face owing to their circumstances, which could pose a threat to the
achievement of their dreams and aspirations. The educational trust support
provides a platform for young people to access quality education needed to
enable them maximize their potential and become whatever they want to be.
The signature CSI comes with an awareness drive, “Together4ALimb
charity walk”, which is designed to draw attention to this health challenge and
hopefully garner financial and government support for survivors. The annual
Together4ALimb walk has recorded over 5,000 participants since inception.
Stanbic IBTC reiterates its commitment to empowering and
creating better narratives for communities in Nigeria. In 2021, the
Organisation took on several value-driven charitable initiatives such as
school renovations, orphanage, nursing homes and special needs centre
visitations, , all targeted at empowering and enriching the lives of less
privileged Nigerians.
A memorable CSI initiative taken on last year by the
organization was a visit to the Ketu Special Children Centre, where the
organisation presented medical and physiotherapy equipment to the facility. The
donations made will go a long way to help improve the wellbeing of children
living with cerebral palsy, a condition which causes other health issues like
vision impairment, hearing and speech problems, and learning disabilities.
Other CSI initiatives taken on by Stanbic IBTC last year include
the presentation of hospital equipment to Batagarawa Primary Health Care,
Katsina; presentation of a CT Scan room and other medical facilities to Mother
and Child Hospital, Kano State; the donation of medical items to Mother and
Child Hospital, Ebonyi State; the commissioning of a borehole donated to the
LEA Primary School FCT Abuja; renovation of the Antenatal Care Unit at General
Hospital, Mushin, Lagos, as well as empowering young people via financial
knowledge on the World Savings Day in various schools nationwide and mentoring
sessions for students at Estate Senior Grammar School, Ilupeju, amongst others
Stanbic IBTC is focused on delivering relevant and impactful CSI
projects in communities where development is most needed. In 2022, Stanbic IBTC
promises to deliver more social and economic initiatives to facilitate growth
and improve the welfare of the Nigerian communities, especially those in rural
areas.
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