Standard Chartered celebrates International Men’s Day with adolescent boys

…celebrates day with clients too

Staff of Standard Chartered celebrated International Men’s Day by engaging 100 adolescent boys. The boys, aged between 12 and 17, are students of the Kanda Cluster of Schools and Islamic Basic School. The students were engaged by staff who volunteered their time in a speed mentoring and coaching session dubbed ‘Men Mentoring Men’ in the bank’s head office.

The focus was to expose these boys who live in underserved communities to the opportunities available to them through education and hard work. The opening session was a talk on Adolescent Reproductive Health and Personal Hygiene. This was an eye-opener for the young men.

The boys expressed their gratitude for the session and shared their key take out being the session on cleanliness.

Standard Chartered further marked International Men’s Day by engaging male clients in a Pizza masterclass at Bella Afrique Authentic Italian Restaurant. The session was to honour and celebrate the male clients. Chef Claudio ran the masterclass, teaching the clients how to prepare Italian pizza with original and traditional recipes in a special wood fire oven. The clients came along with their families, who cheered them on during the session.

The clients expressed their appreciation to the bank for doing something special and different to mark the day, demonstrating ‘here for good’ in all interactions.

International Men’s Day is celebrated worldwide and focuses on the positive values men bring to the world, their families and communities. It also offers the opportunity to showcase and highlight men as positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being.

At Standard Chartered, our unique diversity drives our purpose and business success. Through Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, we’re championing economic inclusion for young people from low-income backgrounds.