2009 Annual Report and Financial Statements - UBA Plc

Corporate social responsibility report (continued)
Staff of UBA Foundation, recruited to maintain gardens developed and managed by the Bank
UBA REWARDS WINNERS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES AT THE U-CARE
PROMO DRAWS
The UBA U-Care promo was organised by the Bank to reward its customers for their loyalty. At the grand
draw of the promo held at the UBA corporate head offi ce in Lagos, some customers benefi ted from the
one million, fi ve hundred thousand naira (N1.5mn) scholarship, while others were awarded bursaries of
fi fty thousand naira (N50 000).
In another promo/campaign (UBA Gunners Promo), customers were rewarded for their patronage. Prizes
won included brand new car, all expense paid trip to watch Arsenal play and so on.
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS
UBA continued to support the healthcare sector. In 2009, the Bank’s corporate social responsibility arm,
UBA Foundation engaged in a number of activities to drive initiative. It donated N.5 million towards
assisting one year old Abel Chukwu, who underwent neurosurgery at the University of Nigeria Teaching
Hospital (UNTH), Enugu. The money was presented to the parents Mr. and Mrs. Christian Chukwu by
the Education Programme Manager, UBA Foundation, Mrs. Gloria Braimah-Imoukhuede. Little Abel
Chukwu fell from a building and suff ered some haemorrhaging which caused damage to his brain. UBA
Foundation was touched by little Abel’s plight and committed to assist him. The Management and Staff
of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, where Abel will undergo the surgery, were elated
and in turn pledged to do their best to ensure that little Abel’s surgery was successful.
In a similar vein, it donated two dialysis machines to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)
amongst others.
There are other projects that UBA Foundation has been engaged in:
• Infrastructural Development – the ongoing University of Lagos Leisure Park Project.
• The Aqua-Vita Projects – This is a Pan-African initiative that is to provide ‘Water for Life’ for various
communities where UBA operates.
Some customers benefi ted
from the one million, fi ve
hundred thousand naira
(N1.5mn) scholarship
Prizes won included brand
new car, all expense paid
trip to watch Arsenal play
and so on
Donated two dialysis
machines to the Lagos
University Teaching
Hospital (LUTH) amongst
others
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