MUFG Bank donates stationery to schoolchildren in Dodangoda, Kalutara

CAPTION: MUFG Colombo Representative Office staff and Assistant Divisional Secretary, and students

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG) banking entity, MUFG Bank, Colombo Representative Office presented brand new stationery items, including bags and shoes, to schoolchildren from low income families in Dodangoda.

The presentation ceremony was held yesterday at the Dodangoda Divisional Secretariat in Kalutara, where 50 children were each given a set of the stationery items. 

Speaking at the occasion, MUFG Colombo Representative Office Chief Representative Tatsuo Matsushita said: “It is a privileged to donate school stationery items for these children, and we were rewarded with their smiling faces. Through our annual ‘MUFG Gives Back’ global community outreach program, we hope we can motivate young learners to continue their quest for knowledge, while overcoming difficulties along the way.”

MUFG staff also conducted a fun quiz on finance and economics to encourage the students to learn more about the basics of money.

MUFG also invited members of the Alliance for Disaster Management, Sri Lanka (also affiliated to A-Pad Japan) to conduct a short yet educational segment on disaster management to teach the children and their parents about coping with disasters that may affect them. 

“We will continue to give back to the community and play an active role in nurturing the next generation here in Sri Lanka,” Matsushita added. 

Since 2013, MUFG has been actively involved in community work in appreciation of the outpouring global support for its home country during the Great East Japan earthquake disaster. The annual MUFG Gives Back global volunteer month encourages its teams across the globe to be agents of positive change and work with their respective communities to build an inclusive and supportive environment for a better future. 

MUFG’s Colombo Representative Office was set up in January 2016. It is the first representative office of any Japanese bank in Sri Lanka and aims to connect MUFG customers with licensed commercial banks and other corporate entities operating out of the country. As the only Japanese bank to operate in Sri Lanka, MUFG will also support Japanese companies seeking to invest or do business in Sri Lanka.