ECOBANK MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ECOBANK DAY

Charles Asiedu, Managing director of Ecobank Tanzania, handing over the tables to Mr. Mathew Mchome; Headmaster of Mugabe Secondary School.

Group picture of Ecobank Tanzania staff, Mugabe Secondary School teachers and Students.

Charles Asiedu, Managing director of Ecobank Tanzania leads renovation of the computer laboratory at Mugabe Secondary school in Sinza, Dar es Salaam.

Dar es Salaam, 21 October 2023 – Ecobank Tanzania, an affiliate of Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, in partnership with Shule Direct has donated one-year subscription fee for the Shule Direct online learning platform, 13 tablets for the use of students and provide funding for renovation of the computer laboratory to Mugabe Secondary school in Sinza, Dar es Salaam at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its annual Ecobank Day. 

Ecobank Day is Ecobank’s flagship corporate and social responsibility event in which Ecobank and its employees give back to their communities.

This donation aligns with the launch of a new three-year Ecobank Day campaign launched across Ecobank’s 33 affiliates. The theme of this tri-annual campaign is: ‘Transforming Africa Through Education’. The first year of the campaign will focus on digital education and creating opportunities for children and youth so that they will receive the digital skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow. 

Ecobank, seeks to construct 33 IT labs across its footprint as part of its 10 years of Ecobank Day initiatives. Charles Asiedu, Managing Director, Ecobank Tanzania, said: “Tanzania’s population is forecast to reach 129.4 million by 2050, and it is vital that we equip our youth with the best possible set of skills that will set them up for the tomorrow’s jobs. We are in era of rapid technological advances with digital skills increasingly in demand by employers. 

We are particularly proud to be part of the new digital education narrative in Tanzania through this donation. I want to thank our partners who made this day a reality for our youths.”

Ecobank Day has supported and furthered a wide range of important causes every year since 2013. These have been Education for young people in Africa (2013); Malaria prevention and control (2014); Every African child deserves a better future (2015); ICT education in schools and improving maternal health (2016); Safe water management (2017); Orphanages (2018); Cancer (2019); Diabetes (2020); Mental health (2021) and financial literacy and financial inclusion (2022).

Media Contact

Furaha Samalu
Head; Brand and Communications
Ecobank Tanzania
Email: fsamalu@ecobank.com
Tel: +255 754 387669
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About Ecobank Tanzania

Ecobank Tanzania was established on 20 January 2009. It is licensed and supervised by the Bank of Tanzania. Ecobank Tanzania has its Head Office at Plot number 84, Kinondoni road, Acacia Building, Dar es Salaam, and has five Branches, Seven ATMs, 684 Xpress Point agents. It serves numerous individuals, schools, churches, sole traders, SMEs, local, small and medium corporates, regional companies, NGOs, financial institutions, international organisations, multinationals, public sector entities, governments and government agencies through its Consumer, Commercial and Corporate banking divisions. The Bank is 99.9 per cent owned by Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the pan-African financial conglomerate headquartered in Lomé, Togo, which operates in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

For further information on Ecobank Tanzania please visit www.ecobank.com/Tanzania

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