Heritage Bank Pledges Continued Support for Women Empowerment
Heritage
Bank Plc has said it will continue to lend support to causes that
promote women empowerment as this will impact positively on the nation’s
socio-economic development.
Also speaking at the event, a former “Miss Nigeria”,
Helen Prest-Ajayi, stated that if the girl-child is better educated, the
country would be a better place for all Nigerians.
Managing
Director, Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, stated this at the “Raising Girls
Summit ‘19” which held in Lagos last Friday as part of activities to
commemorate the International
day of the Girl-Child.
Sekibo, who was represented at the event by the
Regional Executive, Lagos & South-West, Heritage Bank, Dike Dimiri,
disclosed that the lender sponsored the “Raising Girls Summit ‘19”
because as he put it: “At Heritage Bank, we are committed
to anything that represents women empowerment.”
According to him, the Bank has been in the vanguard
of promoting financial literacy and financial inclusion especially among
women because it believes that this is key for advancement in today’s
dynamic world.
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| L-R: Fidelis Anosike, Chairman Folio Group; Dike Dimiri, Regional Manager, Lagos and South West, Heritage Bank and May Ikeora, Green Girl Company Limited, during the “Raising Girls Summit “19” which held in Lagos, sponsored by Heritage Bank, as part of activities to commemorate the International day of the Girl-Child. |
He said: “If we can start promoting financial
inclusion especially among the girl child, then we can stand a better
chance of having our children growing up to help build a strong
financial system. Heritage Bank has been in the fore front
of trying to ensure that financial inclusion is not just for adults but
for children and more so at a very early age.”
Sekibo, who noted that Heritage Bank actively
participates in financial literacy programme organised by the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in different parts of the country every year,
assured organizers of “Raising Girls Summit ‘19” of Heritage
Bank’s continuous support
Organsied by
The Green Girl Company Limited, (organizers of the
Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant), the Raising Girls Summit, is part of a global effort to empower, and deliberate on issues affecting the girl-child in
Africa.
It is also aimed at influencing social change and
policies to ensure the better life and the future prospect of girls in
Africa.
In her remarks at the event, the Green Girl Company
Limited CEO, Dr. May Ikeora, thanked Heritage Bank for its support
for the summit, adding that with the lender’s support, the organisation
was making valuable contribution to Nigeria and
the world.
She advised young girls not to focus on what society can do for them, but on what they can contribute to the society.
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