First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited has donated 15 Braille machines to the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind (FNSB) at its Vocational Training Centre (VCT), Oshodi, Lagos State.
The lender also restated its commitment to helping the underprivileged within the society.
The machines are designed to aid the blind in reading and writing.
The donation of the machines forms part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, which focus on poverty alleviation, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability.
The gesture is aimed at effectively supporting the efforts of the FNSB towards enhancing the standard of teaching, as well as learning of the blind, who are students of the VCT.
Group Head, Corporate Affairs of FCMB, Diran Olojo, said the bank recognises the importance of every segment of the society.
“As a corporate organisation, we believe that it is necessary to constantly extend the hand of fellowship, support and love to the physically challenged and other less privileged groups through charity programmes like this,”
“We will continue to support initiatives and programmes that empower people to fulfil their aspirations. We are committed to helping a wide spectrum of our stakeholders to ensure the emergence of a sustainably progressive society.’’
Divisional Head, Human Resources and Strategy of FCMB, Felicia Obozuwa, explained: ‘’As an institution, we will do our best to help remove barriers, give new hope, provide resources and expand possibilities, so that people with vision loss can achieve their full potential.’’
She urged the students not to see the physical challenge as an impediment to the attainment of their ambitions.
Chairman of Council, FNSB, Asiwaju Fola Osibo expressed “profound gratitude to FCMB’’.
