For the past four years, the bank has been supporting the Foundation’s Summer Youth Camp organised at Ve-Agbome in the Afadjato South District.
About 50 volunteers from Stanbic Bank also spent the day mentoring and inspiring the over 3000 teenagers hailing from deprived communities in the Volta and Greater Accra regions.
They advised the youth against social vices that usually interrupt their education.
Patrick Asiamah of the Human Capital Department of Stanbic Bank said the Bank’s support for the Nneka Foundation was at the backdrop of the bank’s vision to ensure that the youth of Ghana had the best and highest level of education possible.
“We believe very strongly that every child has the potential to grow and become a great national asset if given the right support,” he said.
“We shared with them the challenges and hurdles we had to surmount as youth before becoming who we are now. We believe that will inspire them to strive for excellence in spite of their current circumstances,” Mr Asiamah said.
Since 2012, Nneka Youth Foundation had taken giant strides in changing the lives and mindsets of the youth in the Volta and Greater Accra regions.
Cecelia Fiaka, the Manager of Nneka Foundation, said the Foundation intended to resolve issues bedeviling the youth in rural areas.
These include teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, gambling, the high rate of school dropout and unemployment.
“In my small village, you will always find at least five children of about 12 or 13 years who are either pregnant or nursing mothers,” she said.
“Boys of the same age are seen openly smoking Marijuana and most of the young men are unemployed. We want to break that mindset and convince the youth that there is life beyond Senior High School,” she said.
Mrs Fiaka lauded Stanbic Bank for its consistent support over the years.
“When we started this programme in 2012, nobody believed in what we stood for but Stanbic Bank’s consistent financial help has helped our operations a lot.
“The annual visit from the staff of Stanbic is always the highlight of the camping period as the teenagers learn a lot from them,” she said.
Source: GNA/News Ghana
