Barclays Bank Zambia Plc is Proud to announce a Scholarship Programme worth K3.2 Million that will positively impact more than 50 beneficiaries.
Barclays will work with the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare in identifying vulnerable young people to benefit from the programme.
The Barclays Scholarship Launch was honored with the presence of Hon. Prof. Nkandu Luo; Minister of Higher
Education, Hon. Emerine Kabanshi; Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare, Barclays Bank Zambia
Managing Director; Mzinga Melu, Vice Chancellors of different Institutions and Distinguished Guests.
Ms Mizinga Melu said the donation
was part of the Bank’s fulfillment of its recently launched “Shared
Growth” through education.
“As Barclays Bank Zambia, we are delighted to donate the K3.2 million through the Shared Growth Citizenship programme which recognizes the critical interlink between our success and society’s progress. As Barclays, we understand that life can be difficult and sometimes assistance is needed to reach one’s goals in life. And as an organization, we pride ourselves in helping to bring to life the many dreams of young people in our communities, ” she said.
“As Barclays Bank Zambia, we are delighted to donate the K3.2 million through the Shared Growth Citizenship programme which recognizes the critical interlink between our success and society’s progress. As Barclays, we understand that life can be difficult and sometimes assistance is needed to reach one’s goals in life. And as an organization, we pride ourselves in helping to bring to life the many dreams of young people in our communities, ” she said.
She said that the Scholarship programme was two fold,
comprising an internal component benefiting legal dependents of
Barclays members of staff and the external component that will
benefit the vulnerable young people.
Ms Melu added that Barclays believes that higher education creates
opportunities that can transform the lives of young people and the
future of Zambia.
She further said the Ministry of Community Development and
Social Services would help in identifying the vulnerable people in
society to be the beneficiaries of the donation.
And Minister of Community Development and Social
Services, Emerine Kabanshi said she was happy to be part of the
launch of the Barclays Bank Scholarship targeted at vulnerable
students for tertiary education sponsorship.
“We would like to state here that our Ministry cherishes the increase
in access to education among the poor and vulnerable. We also sadly
note that there has been an increase in the number of men and women
who have attended secondary or higher education, initiatives aimed at
increasing literacy levels in our society remain crucial,” she said.
She also said that her Ministry was currently involved in screening
students who wish to apply for government loans for the two highest
public universities: The University of Zambia (UNZA) and The
Copper Belt University (CBU) as well as assessments being done in
selected Technical Education Vocational and Entrepreneurship
Training (TEVET) colleges.
Speaking at the same function, Higher Education Minister, Nkandu
Luo reiterated that education was a vital component to the
development of any country and that Zambia was no exception.
She added that not only was education a basic human right, but
that every child should be given an opportunity to afford quality
education.
In her closing remarks, Prof Luo thanked Barclays Bank Zambia for
the K3.2 million it has given to the enhancement of education and
therefore implored other private partners to consider supporting the
education and skills sector through initiatives like the one by
Barclays Bank.
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