Bank lends hand to vulnerable children in a Dar orphanage
BancABC Tanzania Head of Risk Management Saleh Geva (left) hands over assorted food stuff to the Director of New Faraja Orphanage Centre Zamda Idrisa during an event held in Dar es Salaam on March 29, 2024. PHOTO | COURTESY
What you need to know:
- The bank also hosted Iftar to children cared at the orphanage where BancABC staff had a rare opportunity to socialize with children cared at the Orphanage.
Dar es Salaam. BancABC Tanzania, has on Friday, March 29, donated humanitarian assistance to New Faraja Orphanage Centre located in Mburahati, Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam.
Apart from the donation, the bank also hosted Iftar to children cared at the orphanage where BancABC staff had a rare opportunity to socialize with children cared at the Orphanage.
Speaking after handing over the donation to the management of New Faraja Orphanage Centre, the head of risk management department Saleh Geva said that the bank has supported the at the Orphanage Center during this Holy Month of Ramadan is a way of appreciating children specifically those living in orphanage and in vulnerable environment as a way of showing love and care to them.
A section of children cared at New Faraja Orphanage Centre, which is situated in Mburahati, Dar es Salaam keenly follow words of advice from BancABC staff after the bank donated assorted food stuff as well as hosting Iftar to children cared at the orphanage as a sign of extending love and care during this Holy Month of Ramadhan. PHOTO | COURTESY
‘Today is an important day to BancABC Tanzania and especially the staff as apart from giving these donations which was in form of food stuff, but we had very rare opportunity to socialize together with children who are being raised and taken care of here. It was very emotional sharing happy moments together. They looked happy and our target was to make them feel loved and cared and at the same time show that they are living the same society just like others’, said Geva.
He added: Giving something to smile it’s our way of showing them that we care and give them hope to believe in the future. Our visit to these orphanage Centre has clearly stated why BancABC Tanzania has been embarking on supporting our surrounding communities in different ways. We will continue supporting our communities as believe they are part of what makes our business keep on growing’.
In his opinion the bank’s biggest pride and joy has always been the ability to change the lives of others and empower people to transform their own lives through different initiatives.
‘BancABC Tanzania, just like any other financial institution has been working tireless in delivering financial services close to Tanzanians, whereby now the bank has over 700 agents and 100 satellites in different districts in the country’, said Geva
The bank has loans for civil servants through the satellites which are available countrywide.
New Faraja Orphanage Director Zamda Idrisa said that it was important to recognize the efforts which are being made by private institutions in supporting the less privileged in the society.
She added, ‘Your support has come at the right time as these children living at orphanage centers also need to celebrate just like others. We really appreciate and call for your continued support on our center.
‘We call other institutions and individuals to continue supporting us we have children here who need clothes, school fees, food and medication and our center does have sponsors rather relies on well-wishers’, she said.
