Polaris Bank, in collaboration with the non-profit organization Evolve Charity, has provided educational materials to over 400 students in the Lagos State communities of Ikeja and Surulere. This is just one more example of the bank's dedication to supporting the Girl-Child Education Project, which is a crucial component of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework.
The students of Opebi Junior Secondary School in Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, as well as Gbaja Junior Girls High School and Gbaja Senior Girls High School were given the donated materials, which included school uniforms, school bags, pens, sandals, and various books, at their respective schools in Surulere.
The three schools' initiatives were a part of the celebration of the International Day of the Girl (IDG) organized by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Adekunle Sonola, Managing Director and CEO of Polaris Bank, stated during the educational materials' presentation at Opebi Ikeja that the bank is dedicated to providing girls with a high-quality education. She continued, saying, "At Polaris Bank, we are of the firm belief that every investment on education, especially on the empowerment of the girl-child, leaves a lasting impact, not only on the child, but on the society."
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"For this reason, we launched the Support for the Girl Child Education Project in collaboration with Evolve Charity."
"We believe in education as an organization, and more importantly, we believe in identifying with the pupils in these schools," he said, restating the bank's belief in the value of education. We are dedicated to doing this and will keep doing so; we have been doing it for the past few years.
The owners of Evolve Charity, Umesh Amarnani, the Managing Director of Pacegate Limited, also acknowledged the importance of sustainable education intervention during the educational supply presentation. He stated, "We will continue to provide the students with school supplies, whilst focusing especially on the girls and their teachers value-based education that impact good manners on the students," acknowledging that "selected schools are now our responsibility by adoption."
"We're happy to partner with Polaris Bank and other institutions that have supported us in our cause," he said, praising the alliance with Polaris Bank. The most intriguing thing is that every Nigerian employee of the company performs all of the work on a voluntary basis.
Furthermore, we are working with 36 schools in six states. This initiative was launched four years ago, and we intend to continue and expand upon it annually.
Prior to this, the principals of the recipient schools conveyed their sincere gratitude on behalf of their respective school administrations and student bodies.
The principal of Opebi Junior Secondary School, Mrs. Omolara Awosan, expressed her happiness at the kind deed by saying, "I'm so excited, on top of the world." This, I believe, is my third visit as the school's principal, during which they have provided our kids with backpacks, uniforms, sandals, and additional writing supplies. I'm overjoyed.
Like their teachers, the students at all the beneficiary schools were unable to contain their excitement as they expressed gratitude and prayed for the thoughtful gift that would support their academic growth.
Ogunsanya Kemisola, a JSS 2 student at Opebi Junior Secondary School, said, "I have gained from the writing materials I was given and got a bag and school uniform, and I don't have to buy another uniform to sow aside this and this presentation, has been helpful."
A non-profit, Evolve Charity is the corporate social responsibility division of Pacegate Limited, a top producer of UN Certified Steel Drums and a distributor of chemical solutions and Adipro Lubricant Additives to different Nigerian economic sectors. Its 2021 partnership with Polaris Bank, the top digital retail bank in Nigeria, was finalized.
The Girl-Child Education in Nigeria initiative is among Polaris Bank's strategic CSR initiatives in the field of education. Apart from educating girls, the Bank has various other programs that are meant to enhance the quality of life for women. The Bank expanded its Feminine Hygiene Campaign, which promotes menstrual hygiene for girls and builds capacity in the process, to nine secondary schools in three states located in the North-Central and North-East geopolitical zones of the nation in 2021.
In a similar vein, the bank launched a values-based campaign to increase awareness of women-focused and other societal interventions in the nation. This campaign included the implementation of customized interventions, such as the free breast cancer screening program that the bank provided to over 20,000 women in Nigeria through partnerships with Care Organization Public Enlightenment (COPE), the top NGO in Nigeria dedicated to breast cancer awareness.
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