ZANACO DONATES TO NC'HWALA

(First published 22nd February 2009)

Zanaco recently donated to Nc'hwala in its bid to help preserve Zambia's cultural heritage as part its corporate social responsibility. The ceremony, prestigious not only to the Ngoni people of Eastern Zambia but to the entire nation ,is held every year at Mtenguleni Village in Chipata.

Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Caroline Handia explained that Zanaco attaches great importance to traditional ceremonies as they not only preserved our cultural heritage, but afforded the Bank the opportunity to be close to the communities it serves. She further added that traditional ceremonies were also platforms to highlight and share with people the importance of Financial Literacy which is one of Zanaco's agenda for its CSR programme.

"We saw the opportunity to educate the people of Zambia on financial matters because so many people attend the ceremony. The education sessions will take the form of sketches that will be performed by local dram groups of the province. We are confident that using such events as tools to educate the public on financial matters will go a long way in helping Zambia raise a nation of savers" she said.