Fidelity Bank Extends Aid Efforts to Eti-Osa Group with Meals Financial institution Initiative

As a part of its unwavering dedication to lowering meals insecurity and supporting susceptible communities, Fidelity Bank Plc, a number one monetary establishment, has distributed meals packs to residents of Victoria Island within the Eti-Osa Native Authorities Space of Lagos as a part of its nationwide Constancy Meals Financial institution initiative.

This initiative, which attracted beneficiaries from various backgrounds, types a key pillar of the financial institution’s Company Social Accountability (CSR) technique and reinforces its dedication to driving significant affect throughout Nigerian communities.

Talking in the course of the distribution occasion, Mr. Adebayo Adeyinka, Govt Technical Assistant to the Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, emphasised the long-term affect of the initiative. “The Constancy Meals Financial institution was established to handle the urgent challenges of poverty, starvation, malnutrition, and toddler and maternal mortality inside our communities,” he mentioned.

“It aligns with Aim No. 2 of the United Nations Sustainable Growth Objectives – Zero Starvation – and displays our long-term dedication to enhancing lives throughout the nation. From IDP camps to flood-affected areas like Niger State, it is a nationwide outreach that we’re proud to proceed,” Adeyinka added.

Additionally current on the occasion was the Divisional Head, Operations, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Henry Asiegbu, who highlighted the rising assist and affect of this system.

“This intervention has been positively obtained in any respect ranges – from group members to authorities and accomplice organizations,” he famous. “The assist has been overwhelming, and it encourages us to maintain and broaden the initiative additional.”

For lots of the group members, the gesture supplied extra than simply nourishment – it restored dignity and hope. Victoria Olubiyo, resident and consultant of the members of the group, expressed her gratitude, saying, “Fidelity Bank has introduced pleasure to our lives. Even in the course of the no-cash disaster, their ATMs had been all the time working. They’ve offered boreholes, fulfilled their guarantees, and proven real care. At this time, folks – males, girls, youngsters, even these dwelling with disabilities – are supported. I urge different banks to comply with their instance.”

One other beneficiary, Jerome Igbe, echoed this sentiment, saying, “This implies a lot to struggling households. I truthfully didn’t count on this type of assist. Might God bless them and replenish their assets.”

By initiatives just like the Constancy Meals Financial institution, the financial institution continues to display its function as a socially accountable company organisation dedicated to impacting Nigerians positively.

Ranked among the many finest banks in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc is a full-fledged Business Deposit Cash Financial institution serving over 9.1 million clients via digital banking channels, its 255 enterprise workplaces in Nigeria and United Kingdom subsidiary, FidBank UK Restricted.

The Financial institution is a recipient of a number of native and worldwide Awards, together with the 2024 Excellence in Digital Transformation & MSME Banking Award by BusinessDay Banks and Monetary Establishments (BAFI) Awards; the 2024 Most Progressive Cellular Banking Utility award for its Constancy Cellular App by World Enterprise Outlook, and the 2024 Most Progressive Funding Banking Service Supplier award by World Manufacturers Journal. Moreover, the Financial institution was acknowledged because the Greatest Financial institution for SMEs in Nigeria by the Euromoney Awards for Excellence and because the Export Financing Financial institution of the Yr by the BusinessDay Banks and Monetary Establishments (BAFI) Awards.