Ecobank staff observe annual charity day

Saturday November 17th was the sixth annual Ecobank Day, an internal initiative where employees turn their attentions away from servicing customers’ financial needs and towards showing compassion and care for the welfare of their local community.

Each year the activities are devoted to a specific theme and this year the theme was Support for Orphanages in Africa.

Ade Ayeyemi, Group CEO, Ecobank said Ecobank Day demonstrates the strong culture of the bank. “Many of the orphanages in Africa are underfunded and under-resourced and they deserve all the support they can get so it was an easy decision to make them the beneficiaries of this year’s Ecobank Day. I was humbled by the eager willingness to volunteer, the hard work and the much evident compassion of all at Ecobank in helping such a worthy cause and making a real difference.”

In Lomé, where Ecobank is headquartered, it’s supporting a local SOS Children’s Villages orphanage, where more than 100 orphans between 8 and 15 years live. It’s investing in a new water hole to ensure potable water is easily available and equipping a digital room with 17 computers, internet access and a video projector.

Employees in each of Ecobank affiliates across 33 African countries have now given up their free time to volunteer and/or fundraise on six annual Ecobank Days. Since the first Ecobank Day in 2013, its staff have supported a variety of causes including improving cancer screening, education, maternal healthcare, safer water supply and malaria prevention.