The Affluent Team of Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated foodstuff to the Demonstration School for the Deaf at Mampong in the Eastern Region. The delegation from the bank spent time engaging with the students and presented food items and a cash donation of GH¢5,000 to support the maintenance of school facilities.
Margaret Obimpeh, Head of Affluent Clients, led the Stanbic team and explained that the donation was part of their efforts to give back to society and drive national growth through education.
She said: “Stanbic Bank Ghana is an organisation that believes in giving back to society toward driving national development. As a member of this bank, we – at the Affluent Clients Unit – firmly believe in contributing to the realisation of this vision by supporting the communities we operate in and beyond. An essential growth driver for any country is quality education. Regardless of your disability, every child deserves access to proper education. That is why we have come to support the Demonstration School for the Deaf.
“Last year, we constructed a fully equipped ultra-modern place of convenience for students on campus. We saw how committed the staff of the school were to caring for the students and we pledged to return to contribute once again to the success of the school. Today, we are here to provide these food items to the school. These items will assist in providing the students with the nourishment they need. We believe that this will lessen the financial burden on the school and help the students thrive and focus on their studies. We remain committed to supporting this institution as it continues to care for these brilliant children. We commend the entire staff and management of the school for their hard work and dedication to these children.”
The headmaster of the school, Setumte Ametewee, thanked the members of the Affluent Team for the kind gesture, saying:
“We are truly grateful to the Affluent Team from Stanbic Bank. They have brought joy to Mampong. Running an organisation that aims to support hearing-impaired children comes with several challenges. Recently, we celebrated our first Speech and Prize-Giving Day, where we rewarded deserving students and appealed to the public for support. We are, therefore, grateful to the Affluent Team for answering our call with this act of generosity”.
The Demonstration School for the Deaf currently has 531 students studying programmes such as leather works, hairdressing, sewing and beadmaking at the vocational level. Last year, the Affluent Team from Stanbic constructed and handed over a fully equipped ultra-modern place of convenience. The team also donated assorted items, including detergents, soft drinks and foodstuffs to support the day-to-day running of the school.
