ECOBANK Women has joined the rest of the world in commemorating the international Wome’s day by donating K50 000 to Great North Road Academy Rehab Center.
The international day of Women will this year be observed on Tuesday 8th March, 2022. Under the theme, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.”
Speaking during the donation attended by the Zambian Business Times – ZBT, ECOBANK Zambia Head of Communications, Marketing and Media Glenda Masebe Kamalata, who spoke on behalf of ECOBANK women, disclosed that ECOBANK women are committed to initiatives that are progressive in positioning women in a much more equitable position.
She noted that the Center has helped a number of women who were at the stage of committing suicide by bringing them at the rehabilitation center and gave them psychosocial counseling which cannot be underestimated.
Ms. Kamalata applauded Great North Academy Rehab center for doing tremendous work in ensuring mental health is achieved across all genders and hoped that the donation of k50 000 by ECOBANK women will be put to good use.
She said the donation is aimed at ensuring that women have genuinely equal opportunities to men in achieving promotion, developing their careers and reaching their full potential adding that their aim is to achieve 50/50 equality by 2030.
“We hope to see a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. We the women of the ECOBANK Zambia came together to contribute an amount of K50 000 which is being donated to the Great North Academy Rehab Center,” she added.
Ms. Kamalata said ECOBANK has made tremendous progress over recent years in ensuring that there is quality between its men and women employees.
She hoped that the little contribution will go a long way to support the great works that the Center is doing adding that ECOBANK women looks forward to working with GNRARC on other great assignments that the Bank will be embarking on.
“We are looking for a relationship that will allow our ECOBANK women who could be undergoing stress to visit the Great North Academy Rehab Center – GNRARC and get helped.” She said.
And Great North Road Academy Rehab Center Manager, Precious Posta thanked ECOBANK women for the gesture and assured them that the donation will be put to good use.
Ms. Posta said ECOBANK Women have broken the barrier in this case for making the first donation to Great North Road Academy Rehab center.
She also encouraged women facing challenges, drug addiction and alcohol abuse or having suicidal thoughts to visit the center and get helped adding that there is healing in talking to someone.
