ACCESS BANK & UNICEF


Access Bank PLC has built 60 classroom blocks to accommodate 12,000 children in Northern Nigeria and is also constructing recreational spaces and resource centre among others to help improve the cognitive process of learning. Pictured right is Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director at Access Bank PLC visiting these school projects


emergencies support in three conflict- affected states (Borno, Yobe and Adamawa). In these states, at least 802 schools remain closed and 497 classrooms are listed as destroyed, with another 1,392 damaged but repairable. Access Bank PLC and its partners advocate for education to be prioritised, targeting children who are least likely to receive quality education. The expectation from the partnership is that all children can access quality education, delivered within a


safe learning environment, to help them gain skills and knowledge for their lifelong career pursuit. In the 11 years of the Access-UNICEF fundraising tournament, the Bank has focused mainly on the most in-need communities and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Northern region of Nigeria. The Bank has built 60 classroom blocks to accommodate 12,000 children in Northern Nigeria and is also constructing recreational spaces and a resource centre among others, to help improve the cognitive process of learning. At the 2019 Access Bank UNICEF


Charity Shield Tournament, the Bank raised an additional 350 million Naira (USD$970,000) to fund the school project. This is in addition to the infrastructural support it gives to the


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communities surrounding the school, such as providing boreholes to improve accessibility to clean water, as well as empowering the locals with the necessary tools and trainings needed to start up small businesses in a bid to increase employment and stimulate economic and social development.


A LARGE FOCUS HAS BEEN PLACED ON IMPROVING CHILDREN’S ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH THE REFURBISHMENT AND BUILDING OF


SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA – ONE STATE AT A TIME


These educational projects, initiated by the Bank and other stakeholders, are paying immediate dividends, as the Federal Government of Nigeria reported a reduction in the number of out-of-school children from 13.2 million to 10.2 million in 2019. The number is expected to reduce further as Access Bank and other stakeholders continue to support education. In a move that adds credence to the impact of Access Bank PLC’s initiative, the Kaduna


State government under Governor Nasir El-Rufai, pledged to match every project executed by Access Bank PLC. The Bank is happy with the government’s decision to match its effort and calls on other private and public organisations to join the move to provide quality education to the vulnerable and displaced people of Northern Nigeria. The Bank also acknowledges the support of organisations like UNICEF, Guards Polo Club, Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club and others who contribute towards providing quality education in Northern Nigeria.


GUARDS POLO CLUB OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 2020


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