Access Bank,Firm to Train 90,000 Youths on Leadership, Enterprenurship
In a bid to sustain the sustainability culture embedded in the Bank, Access Bank’s Retail Banking Division is embarking on a CSR project that will impact over 90,000 youth across across the 36 states and Abuja.
Project L.E.A.D (Leadership, Enterprise, and Academic Development) as it is fondly called is carried out in partnership with Revamp Africa Foundation (formerly Project Revamp Africa), a non-profit organisation focused on youth development with specific emphasis on youth education, leadership and enterprise development.
The bank in a statement said this CSR initiative by the Retail Banking Division primarily fosters development in areas of academic and moral excellence, financial literacy, reading culture, personal leadership and infrastructural upgrade amongst secondary school students and over 90 schools across the nation.
“ It will comprise of high impact mentoring sessions, distribution of free educational materials and structural renovation projects in selected schools to enhance a better learning environment for the children.
“ Over 1,000 volunteer employees of the Retail Banking Division will team up with thousands of volunteers of the technical partner, REVAMP Africa championed by the community development expert, Kelechi Anyalechi to impact young people across the nation”, the bank said.
Access Bank is reputable for carrying out high impact CSR initiatives across different communities across the country and beyond. The Employee Volunteering Scheme enables members of staff of the bank to participate in charitable programmes that impact members of the society.
