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Back to School

Supplies Campaign 2022

“Every child should have the opportunity to re- an eco-friendly environment it must be high-
ceive a quality education” – Bill Frist lighted that the lunch bags distributed were once
water bottles which have now been recycled and
epublic Bank Limited Power to make reproduced into lunch bags; advocating our posi-
a Difference and the Bank’s align- tion for responsible consumption and production
ment to the Principles of Responsible (SDG#12).
RBanking, Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG#2 Quality Education) were truly Staff came out in true RBL spirit and began dis-
embodied when our Business Support Services tribution of lunch bags (including food contain-
Unit embarked on a Back to School Supplies ers and water bottles) and stationery (including
Campaign 2022 to assist children in their journey pencil cases, notebooks, pens and pencils) to var-
CORE VALUES for the new school term. ious families and orphanages. The children were

incredibly grateful and all smiles receiving their
Staff at the Shared Services Division began essential back to school supplies.
working assiduously in identifying homes and
families in need of assistance. Additionally, RBL Recognizing our children are our future genera-
teamed up with the W.I.S.H (Women in Science tion and that each child needs an equal opportu-
for Hope) Foundation, an NGO who works with nity to have the right tools required to succeed,
various orphanages throughout the country such this campaign was conceptualized as one “small
as Christ Child Convalescent home in Diego step” intended to assist these children with a bet-
Martin, Swaha Vishok Bhavan home in Penal, Is- ter path for overall educational success. It is an
lamic Home for Children in Gasparillo and Am- opportunity for them to begin the new school
ica House in Curepe which aims to inspire and term with simple basic necessities essential for
empower children through science and technol- their day-to-day functions.
ogy.
Therefore, in light of the challenges faced by the
From this humanitarian campaign the Bank was world today, Republic Bank Limited still offers
able to aid Two Hundred and Fifty (250) under- hope by making a difference in the lives of chil-
privileged students ranging from kindergarten dren, parents and our communities’ one step at a
to secondary school ages. Coupled with the time.
Bank’s firm stance on recycling and promoting

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