FCMB shows commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility

In line with its commitment to continually empower and impact lives in all segments of the society, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has handed over a hostel it renovated and equipped with modern facilities to the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind (FNSB) at its Vocational Training Centre (VTC) located at Oshodi, Lagos state. In addition, an automated water system constructed by the Bank has also been donated to the Society.

The gesture forms part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, which focus on poverty alleviation, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. It is aimed at effectively supporting the efforts of the FNSB towards enhancing the standard of teaching, as well as learning of the visually impaired students of the VTC. This is coming on the heels of FCMB’S donation of 15 Braille machines to the Society two and half years ago. The Braille machines (comparable to a typewriter) are designed to aid the visually impaired in reading and writing, with a view to ensuring they have unfettered access to sound education.

The FNSB was established 63 years ago. So far, over 2,000 visually impaired men and women have benefitted from the various training programmes at the centre.

Speaking at the commissioning and handover ceremony of the hostel and water system to the Society on January 9, 2019 in Lagos, the Group Head, Corporate Affairs of FCMB, Diran Olojo, said that the Bank recognises the importance of every segment of the society.

He added that: ‘’As a corporate organisation, we believe that it is necessary to constantly extend the hand of fellowship, support and love to the physically challenged and other less privileged groups through CSR programmes of this nature. We will continue to champion and execute initiatives that will help and empower a wide spectrum of people, communities and other stakeholders to ensure the emergence of a sustainably progressive society’’.

Olojo further assured that: ‘’We will continue to do our best to help remove barriers, give new hope, provide resources and expand possibilities as well as opportunities, so that people with vision impairment and other challenges can achieve their full potential.