Accra, Jan. 8, GNA – Standard Chartered as
part of its activities and in fulfilment of the Bank’s global initiative
“Futuremakers”, has organized an outreach to the Autism Awareness Care and
Training Centre at Kokomlemle, Accra.
Led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mrs
Mansa Nettey, the staff voluntarily assisted caretakers and students at the
Centre in various educational and recreational activities, which included painting,
reading, bead making and paper art.
The Autism Awareness Care and Training
Centre was established 21 years ago with six children and currently has about
30 students.
It aims to train and support children with
autism, by providing them with independent living skills through training to
facilitate their re-inclusion into mainstream society whiles creating awareness
about the disorder which has no known cause or cure.
Mrs Serwaa Quaynor, Founder and Director of
the Centre, praised Standard Chartered for their visit and called for more
support for people living with autism in the country.
She used the visit to call on more corporate
bodies to emulate the example of Standard Chartered.
“Futuremakers” by Standard Chartered is the
Bank’s new global initiative aimed at tackling inequality and seeks to promote
greater economic inclusion for young people in the communities in which the
Bank operates.
The initiative aims to raise funds between
2019 and 2023 to empower the next generation to learn, earn and grow and is
built on the three pillars of Education, Entrepreneurship and Employability.
Standard Chartered has an employee
volunteering programme where each employee has three days paid leave to support
social causes in selected communities by contributing with their skills set and
expertise.
Under Employee Volunteering, the unique
skills of the Bank and employees are used to share skills and build the
capacity of young people to access jobs and economic opportunities that will
help close the inequality gap.
Standard Chartered has a long history of
contributing to social and economic development and supporting communities in
the countries where it operates. Investing in communities is one of the three
priorities of the Bank-wide sustainability strategy along with contributing to
sustainable economic growth and being a responsible company.
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