Stanbic IBTC launches signature CSI activity‎

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, has launched its signature corporate social investment initiative tagged ‘Out for a Limb’.

The logo for the initiative was also unveiled at the launch, which took place on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, in Lagos during a dinner Stanbic IBTC organized for its customers.

The official unveiling of the logo was performed by Chairman of Stanbic IBTC, Atedo Peterside, assisted by Sola David-Borha, the CE, and Mr. Alasdair Peach of Reckitt Benckiser.

At the launch, Stanbic IBTC Holdings reiterated its readiness to champion the cause of providing prosthetic limbs to disadvantaged children who suffer limb loss. The financial institution also promised to take care of the educational needs of such children.

David-Borha, while thanking the clients for their support and patronage, assured that Stanbic IBTC will, through its CSR initiatives, continue to explore opportunities to impact lives, in line with its pledge to move individuals and businesses forward.

It will be recalled that Stanbic IBTC had pledged during a charity walk on 14 November 2015, tagged ‘Out for a Limb’, which it organized as part of activities to raise awareness for children without limbs. The charity walk, which was flagged off by the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, attracted a large turnout of participants, including Stanbic IBTC top management, staff, government officials, clients, and other interested individuals.

The initiative is in line with Stanbic IBTC’s commitment to value-driven corporate social investment, designed to make positive impact on the society. David-Borha, who presented cheques towards the education of each of the five beneficiaries at the charity walk, said 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.

“Stanbic IBTC, as part of our corporate social investment, has three areas of focus: health, education and economic empowerment. We wanted to have a flagship cause that people will identify us with and we did a survey among the staff and arrived at health for children, which was then narrowed down to prosthesis. We are focused on children who are not well-supported so that we can make a real difference in their lives,” David-Borha said. She added that the organisation’s support for children suffering limb losses will be in two folds, provisioning for prostheses for them and ensuring they acquire qualitative education.

While flagging off the walk, Ambode said Stanbic IBTC has been known over the years for its laudable corporate social investment projects, particularly in education. “The event (the charity walk) will go down in history as one of those with the most profound impacts on the children of this country,” Ambode said. She assured that Stanbic IBTC can count on her support and that of Lagos State for such a worthy cause. “Stanbic IBTC deserves profound commendation for the diligent and consistent execution of its corporate social investment projects,” Mrs Ambode added.