Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently held community activities for public school students and teachers in Pateros under its Alay sa Kinabukasan program. The bank distributed free eyeglasses to over one hundred (100) teachers and students.
These beneficiaries were part of the first group who participated in the bank’s eye screening activity during the first run early this year. SCB also held the second instalment of its program at the Captain Francisco Elementary School in Pateros.
More than six hundred (600) students, teachers and parents benefited from campaign. SCB employee volunteers helped check the visual acuity of grade school students and facilitated information sessions on financial education and HIV/AIDS awareness amongst students, teachers and parents. Standard Chartered also invited a partner bank to facilitate opening of savings account among grade school students as part of its financial education for the youth campaign.
The program seeks to reach 3000 beneficiaries.