By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT.
ALEBTONG: Stanbic Bank has donated 100 Mama Kits to assist expectant mothers during birth in Alebtong health center lV on Friday.
Tich Makonese, Executive Head IAM stanbic bank Uganda, said over the course of the past years, stanbic bank Uganda has donated over 600,000 Mama Kits in partnership with a lot of health centres and other providers.
But not just that,they also donated adjustable bed that can be used during delivery so that the surgeon are not working bend over.
“We believe that in supporting mothers and helping safe delivery ,we are driving Uganda growth.
According to Tich,Stanbic bank has a special packages for health workers as well as for women, there are particular accounts with particular interest rate packages that l think it is worth your while to look at so that you can stand with us and we stand with you.
And one of the thing that we have launched during this week is what we call ‘the greening campaign of Uganda running of trees’ echoed Executive Head IAM.
There is a high rate of Deforestation , calling for a greening campaign whereby,Stanbic bank are intending to plant over 10,000 tree seedlings this week.
He added that ,October is a special month in stanbic bank. “October is what we call love month”, quoted Tich.
As stanbic bank, we live within the community ,and also we hope with the little donation we have brought, it can make life a little bit better to help the community and stand with community, as they stand with us.
“We stand with you because you stand with us”Concluded Tich.
The Alebtong District Health Officer,Dr Odung Tony, encouraged the people of Alebtong district to stand with the bank that stand with then (stanbic Bank).
He requested for a reliable source of power, including lamps to the theatre which has made the health center to recently lost some mothers during referral.
The Alebtong district LCV chairperson DK Odongo, confirmed to walk to stanbic bank and officially open his personal bank account with stanbic Bank next week in appreciation for their support to the district.
“Community let us make the best use of this support that we got from Stanbic bank”, Noted the chairperson.
Jillian Akullu Omara the Alebtong Resident District Commissioner (RDC) ,urged the mothers to go and talk about stanbic Bank since they are standing with them in the health sector in the district.
She continues that as the saying goes, ‘scratch my back so that l scratch your back’ promising to advocate for stanbic bank whole heartedly.
Earlier on in the day,according to the the Lira City Deputy Resident City Commissioner, Enock Wandera,he commended stanbic bank for initiating Love Market day in Mayor’s garden Lira City .
He noted that gone are the days that we use to have banks that would even deter you from opening an accounts with them.
“We had a situation where you find somebody keeping money in socks and Bags and they don’t want to associate with bank ,but these days we are living in an atmosphere where bankers share with the customers or Wanahinci hence things have been made more easier today with Stanbic bank.
“For the time l have been in the security circles,we have not registered much complaints or any slight complain about stanbic bank.
Enock said as government ,the president has been struggling so much to campaign inorder to educate Ugandans a lot on the issue of financial inclusion and this is great for us all.
Wandera thanked Stanbic Bank for always remaining professional and walking the talk in the course of their work.
l would therefore like to appeal to all the guests or people in Lira City to open their bank accounts with Stanbic bank because they are the right partner since they have chosen to give back to us today by initiating Love market day and sharing with the Wanahinci on the range of activities that they have”Said Deputy RCC Enock.
He remembers the slogan of Stanbic bank ‘moving forward’ sometimes back when he was still working with one of the TV stations in Kampala ,as he officially declared the market day opened before the stanbic team rushes to Alebtong district to perform another function.
Several Staff of Stanbic banks, political leaders,stakeholders and business fraternity joined Lira City Stanbic market day from several parts of the country gracing the” market day” in a colourful way at Lira Mayor’s garden.