Eid El Kabir: Fidelity Bank Doantes Food Items to Kano Residents

Fidelity Bank organized a two-day feeding program for the Kano residents through its food bank initiative. It has been reported that more than a thousand residents of the state comprising women, children, widows, physically challenged, and the elderly have benefitted from this program.

The program was organized in partnership with Misnoory Foundation and the bank stated that the event took place in Kabuga Satellite Town in Kano state where the beneficiaries got food items like rice, gari, tomato paste, and meat to celebrate Eid el Kabir.

The Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Meksley Nwagboh, said that the event was an enterprise of the social welfare group of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pillar built to support the hungry and alleviate hunger in society.

He explained that the event took place nationwide with the help and support of the Fidelity Food Bank initiative.

Fidelity Food Bank Initiative

Leading financial institution in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank launched a CSR program called the Fidelity Food Bank in April as a means to alleviate hunger and reduce poverty in the country. It is to partner with selected charity organizations to donate food monthly to society.

The launching event of the Food Bank Initiative was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Lagos. The MD/CEO, of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe during her speech said,

 “According to the Global Hunger Index, an estimated 2.4 billion people, which represents more than 30 percent of the world’s population, faced severe food insecurity in 2022. In Nigeria, data published by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2022, stated that over 133 million Nigerians are multidimensional poor and the major issue is hunger.

We recognize that one of the ways we can continue to touch lives and give back to the communities we serve is by the introduction of The Fidelity Food Bank initiative.”

“It is often said that if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go with people. This is the philosophy behind our partnership with Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and other Fidelity Food Bank Partners across the country. Our Partners will assist in the distribution of food items to people across their various locations.”

This project comes under the welfare group of the CSR initiative. There are other projects under the initiative which are Youth Empowerment and Education.