In celebration of this year’s World Water Day observed on Monday, March 22, a leading financial institution, Heritage Bank, said it plans to assist a community in dire need of clean water with the installation of a borehole.
The theme for this year’s WWD 2021 is “Valuing Water,” which
focuses on the importance of freshwater and presses for sustainable management
of water resources.
According to the United Nations, the day is aimed at raising
awareness about 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water
resources globally.
“The value of water is about much more than its price. This
day is celebrated keeping in line with Sustainable Development Goal number 6
which is aimed at achieving water and sanitation by all for 2030,” UN stated.
It further explained that global water demand is likely to
rise by over 50 per cent by 2040.
To this effect, as part of efforts to implement the Central
Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) sustainable banking principle, Heritage Bank Plc has
instituted a Corporate Social Responsibility’s (CSR) campaign project to assist
a community in dire need of clean water by installing a borehole.
This campaign project, according to the bank will be
executed in two phases; the first involves nominations call for community that
is in dire need of water will be put on its social platforms from 22nd March
2021, which will run for 30 days.
The bank in a statement signed by the Divisional Head,
Corporate Communications, Fela Ibidapo, disclosed that thorough research will
be conducted on communities that put up for nominations and the most in need
will be chosen.
In furtherance, the community leaders would be engaged,
which will herald commencement of the project and handing over the borehole to
the community.
Speaking on WWD 2021, Ifie Sekibo managing director/CEO of
the bmank, said the adoption of the campaign project shows how Heritage Bank
values water and making clean water accessible to the under-privilege, living
in urban slums and rural areas.
According to him, to access safe water resources globally,
higher value must be given to protecting the ecosystem in ensuring good quality
water supply.
Sekibo, who further canvassed for the implementation of
Sustainable Banking Principle, tasked stakeholders to continually promote the
need for more productive value of water, which would bring about developmental
impact to society, while protecting the communities and environment in which
financial institutions and their clients operate.
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