9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB)
and the Lagos Food Bank Initiative (LFBI), have partnered to give curated food
boxes to the elderly and widows in the Lagos areas of Isolo, Alimosho, Mushin,
and Lagos Island as part of activities to commemorate the bank's third
anniversary.
In Kano, 9PSB presented educational
supplies to two primary schools, while it made a similar contribution in the
Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, where it gave food and relief supplies to physically
challenged pupils.
The partnership is aimed at providing
families experiencing food insecurity with carefully selected food boxes filled
with necessities and staple foods. The programme is consistent with the
corporate social responsibility and community engagement as part of the key
values of 9PSB.
The Chief Executive Officer of 9
Payment Service Bank, Branka Mracajac, speaking during the outreach, expressed
her excitement about the partnership, saying, "As we celebrate our third
anniversary, we are honoured to work with the Lagos Food Bank Initiative to
give back to the community, especially those in need. This programme
demonstrates our dedication to upholding social responsibility and improving
the lives of individuals who are struggling."
“In our quest to stay committed to driving financial inclusion by collaborating
and providing innovative and tailor-made financial products and services to the
underserved on our mission to bank9ja, our team deemed it fit, not to limit the
anniversary celebration to an internal affair but to also reach out to the
vulnerable in the society, which has birthed the outreach with LFBI.” Mracajac
remarked.
The Executive Director of the Lagos
Food Bank Initiative (LFBI), Micheal Sunbola, while felicitating with 9PSB on
its third anniversary, thanked the bank for the partnership and highlighted the
importance of such in addressing hunger, especially in the light of the present
economic realities in the country. He commended 9PSB for the bold and laudable
initiative and expressed the desire for more areas of collaboration in the
future.
Dedicated to combating hunger and
malnutrition in Lagos State, Lagos Food Bank Initiative is a non-profit organization.
Through various programmes, the charity feeds underprivileged communities and
supports their nutrition.
Over three hundred elderly, widows
and physically challenged individuals benefitted immensely from the outreach,
in terms of food boxes, cash gifts and educational materials in Lagos, Kano and
the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja respectively.
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